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By Jakka Prihatna · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Adds formatting and syntax highlighting support for env files (.env) to Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

ENV has 877,446 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #589 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
877,446
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#589
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.33 / 5 from 12 ratings

About ENV

ENV

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Adds formatting and syntax highlighting support for env files (.env) to Visual Studio Code

Features

  • Syntax highlighting

    Syntax highlighting

  • Folding

    The extension will enable folding on file content that are wrapped with the following pattern:

    # ...       << begin with comment(s)
    ...
    ...         << folded content
    ...
                << end with a blank line
    

    Folding

  • Formatting

    Use the Format Document command (<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>SHIFT</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd>) from the Command Pallete (<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>SHIFT</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd>) to format the current env file

    Formatting

Custom env file extension

The extension support env files with the following name:

  • .env
  • .env.sample
  • .env.example

To enable support for other env files with specific naming convention/ file extension, use the files.associations settings in Visual Studio Code.

For example, the following settings will enable support for *.env.development and *.env.production files:

  "files.associations": {
    "*.env.development": "env",
    "*.env.production": "env"
  }

Acknowledgements

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • dotenv
  • env
  • Environment Variables

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Adoption over time

ENV installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 877,446 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.ENVInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days877,446installs876.9K877K877.1K877.2K877.3K877.4K877.5KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
ENV installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 877,446 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

ENV installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.ENVInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace877,446installs 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
ENV installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

ENV VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #589 (by installs).ENVVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#589current rank#586#587#588#589#590#591Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
ENV VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #589 (by installs).

Ratings over time

ENV ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 12 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.ENVRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days12ratings10.51111.51212.51313.5Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
ENV ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 12 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 30, #9 (overall #589)
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Listing placement

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Listing placement

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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.

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Recent observations

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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=IronGeek.vscode-env. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.