PluginStatsC# XML Documentation Comments installs statistics
By Keisuke Kato (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Generate C# XML documentation comments for ///
C# XML Documentation Comments has 1,520,416 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #415 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.50 / 5 from 34 ratings
About C# XML Documentation Comments
XML Documentation Comments Support for Visual Studio Code
Generate XML documentation comments for Visual Studio Code.
Deprecated Announcement
C# for Visual Studio Code (powered by OmniSharp) now officially supports the documentation comment from v1.23.8 (December 18th, 2020). You can use the official one by turning on Editor: Format On Type.
~~This extension will be deprecated in the future. Thanks to the users who have supported me so far.~~ 2023/3/11 No features will be added, but only maintenance of the library will continue at the user's request.
Usage
Type "///", it auto-generates an XML documentation comment like this:
Configuration
The menu under File > Preferences (Code > Preferences on Mac) provides entries to configure user and workspace settings. You are provided with a list of Default Settings. Copy any setting that you want to change to the related settings.json file.
settings.json
To enable publishing XML documentation:
project.csproj
When DocumentationFile compiler option was specified, but one or more constructs did not have comments, it will produce CS1591 warning. You can optionally add a $(NoWarn);1591 property to avoid these warnings.
Installation
1. Install Visual Studio Code 1.76.0 or higher 1. Launch Code 1. From the extension view Ctrl-Shift-X (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-Shift-X (macOS) 1. Search and Choose the extension C# XML Documentation Comments 1. Reload Visual Studio Code
Supported Languages
• C# • Blazor
Contributing to the Code
Clone a copy of the repo:
Building the code
First, install the package dependencies:
Now you can compile the code:
After the initial compile, the source files will be watched and recompiled when changes are saved.
Contributors
• @kasecato • @ivanz • @PJB3005 • @Acid147 • @doggy8088
License
This extension is licensed under the MIT License.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- aspnetcorerazor
- Blazor
- C#
- csharp
- xml
- XML Documentation Comments
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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=k--kato.docomment. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.