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Instant Markdown installs statistics

By David Bankier (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Instant previews of your markdown files as you type.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Instant Markdown has 164,367 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1754 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
164,367
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#1754
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.46 / 5 from 39 ratings

About Instant Markdown

vscode-instant-markdown

Simply, edit markdown documents in vscode and instantly preview it in your browser.

screencast

Note Version 1.0 is a complete rewrite and no longer works using instant-markdown-d.

This extension is build on markdown-it and uses the following extensions:

  • markdown-it-mathjax
  • markdown-it-named-headers
  • markdown-it-plantuml
  • markdown-it-sup
  • markdown-it-task-lists

Installation

Press <kbd>F1</kbd> and narrow down the list commands by typing extension. Pick Extensions: Install Extension. Select the Instant Markdown extension from the list

Install Manual

Mac & Linux

cd $HOME/.vscode/extensions
git clone https://github.com/dbankier/vscode-instant-markdown.git
cd vscode-instant-markdown
npm install

Windows

cd %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions
git clone https://github.com/dbankier/vscode-instant-markdown.git
cd vscode-instant-markdown
npm install

Usage

When you edit a markdown document it should instantly preview in your browser with changes applied as you type.

You browser should automatically open to http://localhost:8090

Configuration

You can turn off the automatic opening of the browser. Just change the default configuration of instantmarkdown.autoOpenBrowser from true to false.

You can then use > Instant Markdown: Open Browser to open the broswer or create a shortcut for the following command instantmarkdown.openBrowser.

You can turn off the automatic closing of the browser. Just change the default configuration of instantmarkdown.autoCloseServerAndBrowser from true to false.

You can also change the host and port that the server runs on by changing their respective default settings.

Finally you can increase the debounce value from 0 milliseconds to make the plugin less instant.

License

MIT © David Bankier @dbankier @davidbankier

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • markdown

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Adoption over time

Instant Markdown installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 164,367 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Instant MarkdownInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days164,367installs164.3K164.4K164.4K164.4K164.4K164.4KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Instant Markdown installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 164,367 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Instant Markdown installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Instant MarkdownInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace164,367installs 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
Instant Markdown installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Instant Markdown VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1754 (by installs).Instant MarkdownVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1754current rank#1752#1753#1754#1755#1756Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Instant Markdown VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1754 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Instant Markdown ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 39 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Instant MarkdownRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days39ratings343638404244Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Instant Markdown ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 39 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 88, #14 (overall #1,754)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 27, #12 (overall #532)
Other: 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.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for Instant Markdown
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=dbankier.vscode-instant-markdown. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.