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By Daniel Cortes · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

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View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

FreeMarker has 270,234 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1233 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Installs
270,234
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#1233
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.75 / 5 from 4 ratings

About FreeMarker

FreeMarker for Visual Studio Code

FreeMarker language colorization extension for Visual Studio Code. You can read more about FreeMarker here.

Usage

Install the extension and open any .ftl file.

This is based on the TextMate bundle found on this repo.

Alternative FreeMarker syntax with square brackets is fully supported.

Snippets

Type # followed by the first letters of a FreeMarker tag name and the editor will propose you all the available autocomplete options. Snippets are also available for alternative FreeMarker syntax. They will have the same shortcuts of regular ones, with an underscore \_ character at the end. For instance: • with #if shortcut, you will get: • while with #if\_ shortcut the result will be:

Snippets list

Shortcut | Description

dir | Directive d | Simple Directive mdef | Macro definition ma | Macro m | Simple Macro a | #assign short assign | #assign long l | #local short local | #local long g | #global short global | #global long set | #setting short setting | #setting long if | #if e | #else eif | #elseif li | #list include | #include imp | #import function | #function / #return sw | #switch / #case / #default ca | #case att | #attempt / #recover

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Fork the repo and create a pull request with your changes.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • code
  • FreeMarker
  • ftl
  • snippet
  • studio
  • visual
  • vs

Where FreeMarker 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 62, #13 (overall #1233)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 22, #4 (overall #424)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

FreeMarker installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 270,234 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.FreeMarkerInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days270,234installs270.2K270.2K270.2K270.2K270.2K270.2K270.2K270.2K270.2KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
FreeMarker installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 270,234 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

FreeMarker installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.FreeMarkerInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace270,234installs 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
FreeMarker installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

FreeMarker VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1233 (by installs).FreeMarkerVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1233current rank#1231#1232#1233#1234#1235Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
FreeMarker VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1233 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

FreeMarker ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 4 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.FreeMarkerRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days4ratings3.63.844.24.4Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
FreeMarker ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 4 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 FreeMarker
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=dcortes92.FreeMarker. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.