What a VS Code verified publisher badge means, compared with Open VSX →
Extension for vscode-extension-tester which allow users to run, debug, list tests directly inside VS Code.
Daily readings on both stores, taken by us. As of 24 Sept 2026.
Each bar is one day’s change in the store’s own counter. Open VSX counts a download on every update, so a day includes updates by people who already had it. Days before 5 Sept are reconstructed from public archives rather than read by us.
Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.
| Search | Marketplace | Open VSX |
|---|---|---|
| vscode-extension | #475of 476↓4 7d | #120of 6,231↓3 7d |
| debug | — | #120of 466↓2 7d |
4 more searches, day-by-day history, and the extensions ranked above it. See plans | ||
VS Code Marketplace search ranking: measuring jitter and real movement →
8 releases · first published Jul 2025
Why the Open VSX download count looks inflated →
Downloads count every update, not unique installs.
ExTester Runner’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.