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By Howard.Zuo (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Mark resources (files or folders, local and remote) as favorites, so they can be easily accessed.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

favorites has 97,726 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #2396 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings.

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

Installs
97,726
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#2396
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.62 / 5 from 39 ratings

About favorites

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An extension that lets the developer mark resources (files or folders) as favorites, so they can be easily accessed.

Install

Launch VS Code Quick Open (cmd/ctrl + p), paste the following command, and press Enter.

Usage

Add to Favorites

An Add to Favorites command in Explorer's context menu saves links to your favorite files or folders into your _*XYZ*_.code-workspace file if you are using one, else into the .vscode/settings.json file of your root folder.

Toggle Favorite for Active File

Use the Toggle Favorite command from the Command Palette (cmd/ctrl + shift + p) to quickly add or remove the currently active file from your favorites.

Toggle Folder Favorite for Active File

Use the Toggle Folder of Active File command from the Command Palette (cmd/ctrl + shift + p) to quickly add or remove the folder containing the currently active file from your favorites.

Drag and Drop Support

Reordering Favorites

You can reorder favorites within the favorites panel by dragging and dropping them to your desired position. The sort order will automatically switch to "MANUAL" when you start dragging.

Adding Files via Drag and Drop

You can also add files to your favorites by dragging them from:

• Editor tabs: Drag the tab of an open file directly into the favorites panel • Explorer: Drag files or folders from the Explorer view into the favorites panel

Your favorites are listed in a separate view and can be quickly accessed from there.

Configuration

You normally don't need to modify this config manually. Use context menus instead.

Changelog

Changelog on Marketplace

LICENSE

GPL v3 License

Development

Environment Setup

1. Clone the repository:

2. Install dependencies:

3. Run development server:

4. Launch extension: • Press F5 in VS Code • This will open a new VS Code window with the extension loaded

Build and Test

1. Build the extension:

2. Run tests:

3. Package the extension:

Contribution Guidelines

1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch: 3. Make your changes 4. Run tests to ensure your changes don't break existing functionality 5. Commit your changes with a descriptive commit message 6. Push to your fork 7. Create a pull request

Code Style

• Follow TypeScript best practices • Use async/await for asynchronous operations • Add appropriate error handling • Write clear and concise comments • Maintain consistent code formatting

Development Tools

• TypeScript: For type-safe code • esbuild: For fast builds • Mocha: For unit tests • VS Code Test: For extension integration tests

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

Where favorites 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 120, #16 (overall #2396)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 37, #11 (overall #731)
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

favorites installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 97,726 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.favoritesInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days97,726installs97.7K97.7K97.7K97.7K97.7K97.7K97.7K97.7K97.7KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
favorites installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 97,726 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

favorites installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.favoritesInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace97,726installs 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
favorites installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

favorites VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2396 (by installs).favoritesVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2396current rank#2394#2395#2396#2397#2398Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
favorites VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2396 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

favorites ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 39 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.favoritesRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days39ratings343638404244Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
favorites ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 39 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 favorites
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=howardzuo.vscode-favorites. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.