Skip to content
PluginStats

C/C++ Build Task installs statistics

By kaysonwu · VS Code Marketplace · Debuggers

Visual Studio Code task provider for compiling C/C++ project

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

C/C++ Build Task has 893,139 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #582 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

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

Installs
893,139
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
—
Insufficient history
30-day growth
—
Insufficient history
90-day growth
—
Insufficient history
Rank
#582
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

About C/C++ Build Task

C/C++ Build Task

Visual Studio Code task provider for compiling C/C++ project.

Features

• Compiling with GCC Suite • Support multi file • Support glob match • Automatic management of header and library files

Usage

In the tasks.json file, create a cpp task type:

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • c
  • c++
  • cpp

Where C/C++ Build Task 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 30, #2 (overall #582)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
PNG SVG
Debuggers217 listings · 11 pages · page 4, #9 (overall #69)
Debuggers: every listing in installs order
PNG SVG

Charts

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

Adoption over time

C/C++ Build Task installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 893,139 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.C/C++ Build TaskInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days893,139installs892.9K893K893K893.1K893.1K893.2KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 893,139 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
PNG SVG

7/30/90-day growth

C/C++ Build Task installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.C/C++ Build TaskInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace893,139installs 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
C/C++ Build Task installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
PNG SVG

Ranking history

C/C++ Build Task VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #582 (by installs).C/C++ Build TaskVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#582current rank#580#581#582#583#584Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #582 (by installs).
PNG SVG

Ratings over time

C/C++ Build Task ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days.C/C++ Build TaskRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 daysNo observations recorded in this periodno observations · 0 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days.
PNG SVG

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 C/C++ Build Task
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
893,139+128
893,011+91
892,920—

Similar VS Code Marketplace Debuggers plugins

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