C/C++ Include Guard installs statistics
By Akira Miyakoda · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Insert C/C++ Include Guard
C/C++ Include Guard has 239,223 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1339 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 6 ratings
About C/C++ Include Guard
Insert C/C++ Include Guard Macros
The C/C++ Include Guard extension enables you to add, remove or update include guard macros to your C/C++ header files in one go.
Thanks to contributors: @erkan-ozkan, @HO-COOH, @sleiner, @Philanatidae, @alexolog
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Automatically insert include guard when creating a new header file
Insert and Remove include guard
Update existing include guard
Automatically update include guard when renaming a header file
Features
• Generates include guard macros from GUID (or UUID v4), file name or file path. All non-alphanumeric characters are replaced with underscores. • Selectable comment style on #endif. Block, line or none. • Prevents GUIDs from starting with a decimal number. (Optional) • Adds a cusomizable prefix and/or suffix. (Optional) • Shortens redundant underscores. (Optional) • Removes the file extension. (Optional) • Selectable number of folders which should be used for include guard. (Optional) • Skips comment blocks at the beginning of a file. (Optional) • Inserts a blank line after the first comment blocks. (Optional) • Removes #pragma once when an include guard is added. (Optional) • Customizable number of spaces between #endif and its comment.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- c
- c++
- multi-root ready
Where C/C++ Include Guard sits in the listing
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Recent observations
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Data source
Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=akiramiyakoda.cppincludeguard. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.