PluginStatsMPEG-4 Preview installs statistics
By Analytic Signal Limited (4 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Preview MPEG-4 (.mp4) video files in VSCode.
MPEG-4 Preview has 172,280 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1691 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 4.64 / 5 from 11 ratings
About MPEG-4 Preview
MPEG-4 Preview in VSCode
Simple preview for MPEG-4 (.mp4) video files in VSCode. This extension aims to provide a preview for scientific videos and animations like those increasingly provided as supplementary information to journal publications.
Note: Audio is not supported due to limitations on VSCode webview extensions. This extension is for video preview only.
*MPEG-4 time-lapse of night-time traffic on New York's Fifth Avenue (with a nod to Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi).*
Usage
Click
To preview a file:
• Click on a (.mp4) file
A preview of the file contents should now be shown in an editor.
Open to the Side
To preview a file in a new editor (if other editors are already open):
• Right-click on a file with (.mp4) extension and choose *Open to the Side*
A preview of the file contents should now be shown in a new editor.
Open With...
To choose how to view a MPEG-4 file:
• Right-click on a file with (.mp4) extension and choose *Open With...* • A list of available options appears in the Command Palette, choose one of the options which will include:
*MPEG-4 Preview*, the viewer provided by this extension. Choose this option to preview the file.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- data science
- MPEG-4
Where MPEG-4 Preview sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Recent observations
Full history (4)Similar VS Code Marketplace Other plugins
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=analytic-signal.preview-mp4. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.