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C/C++ Include Guard installs statistics

By Akira Miyakoda · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Insert C/C++ Include Guard

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

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.

Installs
239,223
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#1339
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

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

Screenshots

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

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

All VS Code Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 67, #19 (overall #1339)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 20, #5 (overall #385)
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Charts

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Adoption over time

C/C++ Include Guard installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 239,223 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.C/C++ Include GuardInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days239,223installs239.2K239.2K239.2K239.2K239.2K239.2K239.2K239.2KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
C/C++ Include Guard installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 239,223 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

C/C++ Include Guard installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.C/C++ Include GuardInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace239,223installs 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
C/C++ Include Guard installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

C/C++ Include Guard VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1339 (by installs).C/C++ Include GuardVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1339current rank#1337#1338#1339#1340#1341Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Include Guard VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1339 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

C/C++ Include Guard ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 6 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.C/C++ Include GuardRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days6ratings5.45.65.866.26.46.6Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
C/C++ Include Guard ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 6 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 installs observations for C/C++ Include Guard
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
239,223+30
239,193+25
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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.