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By JetBrains s.r.o. (640 listings) · JetBrains Marketplace · Build

Allows you to automatically run a command-line tool like compilers, formatters, or linters when you change or save a file in the IDE. Features Predefined File Watcher...

View on JetBrains Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

File Watchers has 2,773,730 recorded downloads on JetBrains Marketplace.

It ranks #142 of 2,500 tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings by downloads.

It is rated 3.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Downloads
2,773,730
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#142
Among tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.82 / 5 from 22 ratings

About File Watchers

Allows you to automatically run a command-line tool like compilers, formatters, or linters when you change or save a file in the IDE.

Features

• Predefined File Watcher templates for a number of popular third-party tools (compilers, compressors, prettifiers, etc.) • Custom File Watcher that can be configured to run other third-party tools • Option to auto-save edited files to trigger the watcher • Advanced configuration options

Getting started

For information on getting started, head over to the documentation for your IDE. For WebStorm, you can check out this section in the documentation.

Description from the JetBrains Marketplace listing.

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Where File Watchers sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Downloads on a log scale. Placement is projected from downloads, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All JetBrains Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 8, #2 (overall #142)
All JetBrains Marketplace: every listing in downloads order
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Build67 listings · 4 pages · page 1, #1 (overall #1)
Build: every listing in downloads order
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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

File Watchers downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,773,730 downloads as of Oct 18, 2026.File WatchersDownloads on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days2,773,730downloads2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18downloadsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Watchers downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,773,730 downloads as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

File Watchers downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.File WatchersDownloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace2,773,730downloads now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
File Watchers downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

File Watchers JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #142 (by downloads).File WatchersJetBrains Marketplace ranking · by downloads · Last 90 days#142current rank#140#141#142#143#144Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
File Watchers JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #142 (by downloads).
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Ratings over time

File Watchers ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 22 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.File WatchersRatings on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days22ratings19202122232425Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Watchers ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 22 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Recent observations

Full history (3)
Recent downloads observations for File Watchers
Date (UTC)DownloadsChange vs. previous
2,773,730+66
2,773,664+200
2,773,464—

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Data source

Cumulative download counts come from the public JetBrains Marketplace API. JetBrains reports downloads, not active installs. Ratings are the mean of public votes.

Listing: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7177-file-watchers. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.