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By Clemens Peters · VS Code Marketplace · Formatters

Convert file to file type json and format content.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

JSON formatter has 701,162 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #687 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
701,162
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#687
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.32 / 5 from 19 ratings

About JSON formatter

JSON Formatting Extension for Visual Studio Code

Just run Format JSON to set the language of the current
file to JSON and format the content in one step.
Also works in new Untitled (not saved) files.

Usage

usage

Background

Before I always did

  1. Cmd + K and then M to complete the command
  2. Type JSON
  3. Hit Enter
  4. Option + Shift + F to format the content

Now it is just Cmd + Shift + P and then Format JSON.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

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Adoption over time

JSON formatter installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 701,162 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.JSON formatterInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days701,162installs700.4K700.5K700.6K700.7K700.8K700.9K701K701.1K701.2KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
JSON formatter installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 701,162 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

JSON formatter installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.JSON formatterInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace701,162installs 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
JSON formatter installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

JSON formatter VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #687 (by installs).JSON formatterVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#687current rank#685#686#687#688#689Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
JSON formatter VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #687 (by installs).

Ratings over time

JSON formatter ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 19 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.JSON formatterRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days19ratings1718192021Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
JSON formatter ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 19 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 35, #7 (overall #687)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Formatters286 listings · 15 pages · page 5, #14 (overall #94)
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

Full history (5)
Recent installs observations for JSON formatter
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
701,162+286
700,876+195
700,681+1
700,680+215
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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=ClemensPeters.format-json. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.