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.NET Core Tools installs statistics

By Jun Han (13 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Fast way to build, run and test .NET Core (C#, F#) project

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

.NET Core Tools has 739,018 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #665 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings.

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

Installs
739,018
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#665
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.20 / 5 from 5 ratings

About .NET Core Tools

.NET Core Tools

Fast way to build, run and test .NET Core (C#, F#) project

Prerequisites

• .NET Core is installed

Usage

• Open a .NET Core project, right click on a .csproj, .fsproj or .sln file, and run .NET Core command from context menu.

Telemetry data

By default, anonymous telemetry data collection is turned on to understand user behavior to improve this extension. To disable it, update the settings.json as below:

Change Log

See Change Log here

Issues

Currently, the extension is in the very initial phase. If you find any bug or have any suggestion/feature request, please submit the issues to the GitHub Repo.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • .NET Core
  • C#
  • csharp
  • Dot Net
  • dotnet
  • fsharp

Where .NET Core Tools 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 34, #5 (overall #665)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 13, #12 (overall #252)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

.NET Core Tools installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 739,018 installs as of Oct 18, 2026..NET Core ToolsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days739,018installs739K739K739K739K739K739K739KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
.NET Core Tools installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 739,018 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

.NET Core Tools installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable..NET Core ToolsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace739,018installs 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
.NET Core Tools installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

.NET Core Tools VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #665 (by installs)..NET Core ToolsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#665current rank#663#664#665#666#667Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
.NET Core Tools VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #665 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

.NET Core Tools ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026..NET Core ToolsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days5ratings4.44.64.855.25.45.6Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
.NET Core Tools ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 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 .NET Core Tools
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
739,018+2
739,016+55
738,961—

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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=formulahendry.dotnet. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.