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Colab installs statistics

By Google (38 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Data Science

Connect notebooks to Colab servers.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Colab has 567,577 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #790 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings.

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

Installs
567,577
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
#790
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.77 / 5 from 13 ratings

About Colab

Google Colab VS Code Extension

Colab is a hosted Jupyter Notebook service that requires no setup to use and provides free access to computing resources, including GPUs and TPUs. Built atop the Jupyter extension, this extension exposes Colab servers directly in VS Code!

• 👾 Bug report • ✨ Feature request • 💬 Discussions

Quick Start

1. Install VS Code. 1. Install the Colab extension from either the Visual Studio Marketplace or Open VSX. 1. Open or create a notebook file. 1. When prompted, sign in. 1. Click Select Kernel > Colab > Auto Connect. 1. 😎 Enjoy!

See our user guide for more things you can do!

Commands

Activate the command palette with Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac.

| Command | Description |

| Colab: Remove Server | Select an assigned Colab server to remove. | | Colab: Sign Out | Sign out of Colab. | | Colab: Mount Google Drive to Server... | Append a code snippet to the active notebook to mount Google Drive. |

Contributing

Contributions are welcome and appreciated! See the contributing guide for more info.

Data and Telemetry

This extension collects identifiable usage data and error reports to improve your experience. Telemetry collection respects VS Code's built-in telemetry setting. To opt out, set telemetry.telemetryLevel to "off" in your VS Code settings.

See Colab's Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy, which apply to usage of this extension.

Security Disclosures

Please see our security disclosure process. All security advisories are managed on GitHub.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • colab
  • google
  • interactive
  • julia
  • jupyter
  • notebook
  • notebookKernelJupyterNotebook
  • python
  • r

Where Colab 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 40, #10 (overall #790)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Data Science56 listings · 3 pages · page 2, #4 (overall #24)
Data Science: every listing in installs order
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Machine Learning70 listings · 4 pages · page 2, #14 (overall #34)
Machine Learning: every listing in installs order
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Notebooks25 listings · 2 pages · page 1, #13 (overall #13)
Notebooks: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

Colab installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 567,577 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.ColabInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days567,577installs566.2K566.4K566.6K566.8K567K567.2K567.4K567.6KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Colab installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 567,577 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Colab installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.ColabInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace567,577installs 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
Colab installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Colab VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #790 (by installs).ColabVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#790current rank#788#789#790#791#792#793Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Colab VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #790 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Colab ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 13 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.ColabRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days13ratings11.51212.51313.51414.5Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Colab ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 13 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 Colab
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
567,577+81
567,496+1.3K
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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=Google.colab. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.