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Makefile Language downloads statistics

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

This plugin provides GNU Make language support: Syntax highlighting. Keyword and target name completion. Quick-doc for ## comments on a target line. Find Usages and Go...

View on JetBrains Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Makefile Language has 7,276,648 recorded downloads on JetBrains Marketplace.

It ranks #71 of 2,500 tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings by downloads.

It is rated 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings.

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

Downloads
7,276,648
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
#71
Among tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.20 / 5 from 45 ratings

About Makefile Language

This plugin provides GNU Make language support:

• Syntax highlighting. • Keyword and target name completion. • Quick-doc for ## comments on a target line. • Find Usages and Go to Symbol navigation for targets. • Prerequisites resolution. • Rules, variables, and conditionals folding. • Quick-fixes to create new rules from unresolved prerequisites and remove empty rules.

In addition, the plugin provides support for running Make targets using:

• Make tool window • Makefile run configurations • Gutter icons • Context actions

Plugin source code was previously located at https://github.com/kropp/intellij-makefile/

Description from the JetBrains Marketplace listing.

  • Code Editing
  • Programming Language

Where Makefile Language 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 4, #11 (overall #71)
All JetBrains Marketplace: every listing in downloads order
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Code Editing224 listings · 12 pages · page 1, #11 (overall #11)
Code Editing: every listing in downloads order
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Programming Language236 listings · 12 pages · page 1, #17 (overall #17)
Programming Language: every listing in downloads order
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

Makefile Language downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 7,276,648 downloads as of Oct 18, 2026.Makefile LanguageDownloads on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days7,276,648downloads7.3M7.3M7.3M7.3M7.3M7.3M7.3M7.3MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18downloadsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Makefile Language downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 7,276,648 downloads as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Makefile Language downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Makefile LanguageDownloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace7,276,648downloads 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
Makefile Language downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Makefile Language JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #71 (by downloads).Makefile LanguageJetBrains Marketplace ranking · by downloads · Last 90 days#71current rank#69#70#71#72#73Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Makefile Language JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #71 (by downloads).
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Ratings over time

Makefile Language ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 45 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.Makefile LanguageRatings on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days45ratings404244464850Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Makefile Language ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 45 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 Makefile Language
Date (UTC)DownloadsChange vs. previous
7,276,648+934
7,275,714+2.1K
7,273,639—

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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/9333-makefile-language. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.