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By Chouzz · VS Code Marketplace · Formatters

Better vertical alignment with/without selection in any language for any characters or words.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Better Align has 363,220 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1025 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
363,220
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#1025
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 11 ratings

About Better Align

Better Align for Visual Studio Code

The MIT License GitHub ![Visual Studio Marketplace](https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/i/chouzz.vscode-better-align Github Actions

Better vertical alignment with/without selection in any language for any characters or words.

Features

  • Allow align code in any language
  • Smart align with or without selection
  • Auto align after you type enter

Usage

Place your cursor at where you want your code to be aligned, and use shortcut alt + A or invoke the Align command via Command Palette.

Screenshots

auto-align-characters.gif

Extension Configuration

betterAlign.surroundSpace

Default value:

betterAlign.surroundSpace : {
  "colon"      : [0, 1], // The first number specify how much space to add to the left, can be negative.
                         // The second number is how much space to the right, can be negative.
  "assignment" : [1, 1], // The same as above.
  "arrow"      : [1, 1], // The same as above.
  "comment"    : 2       // Special how much space to add between the trailing comment and the code.
                         // If this value is negative, it means don't align the trailing comment.
}
// Orignal code
var abc = {
  hello:      1
  ,my :2//comment
  ,friend:   3      // comment
}

// "colon": [0, 1]
// "comment": 2
var abc = {
    hello : 1
  , my    : 2  // comment
  , friend: 3  // comment
}

// "colon": [1, 2]
// "comment": 4
var abc = {
    hello  :  1
  , my     :  2    // comment
  , friend :  3    // comment
}

// "colon": [-1, 3]
// "comment": 2
var abc = {
    hello:    1
  , my:       2  // comment
  , friend:   3  // comment
}

// "colon": [-1, -1]
// "comment": 2
var abc = {
     hello:1
  ,     my:2  //comment
  , friend:3  // comment
}


// Orignal code
$data = array(
    'text' => 'something',
    'here is another' => 'sample'
);

// "arrow": [1, 3]
$data = array(
    'text'            =>   'something',
    'here is another' =>   'sample'
);

Issues/Contribution

If you've found a bug, please file at https://github.com/chouzz/vscode-better-align/issues.

If you'd like to help out, fork the repo and submit pull requests.

License

This work is licensed under Apache License 2.0

Credit

The codebase is based on this repository. Thanks @WarWithinMe.

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Adoption over time

Better Align installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 363,220 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Better AlignInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days363,220installs362.9K363K363K363.1K363.1K363.2K363.2K363.3KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Better Align installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 363,220 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Better Align installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Better AlignInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace363,220installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Better Align installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Better Align VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1025 (by installs).Better AlignVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1025current rank#1023#1024#1025#1026#1027Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Better Align VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1025 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Better Align ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 11 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Better AlignRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days11ratings9.51010.51111.51212.5Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Better Align ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 11 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 52, #5 (overall #1,025)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Formatters286 listings · 15 pages · page 7, #12 (overall #132)
Formatters: every listing in installs order

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.

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

Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for Better Align
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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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=Chouzz.vscode-better-align. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.