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By kriegalex · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

CUDA C++ language support for Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

vscode-cudacpp has 251,996 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1300 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 1.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings.

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

Installs
251,996
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
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Rank
#1300
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 1.44 / 5 from 9 ratings

About vscode-cudacpp

CUDA for VSCode (syntax + snippets)

This extension aims at providing syntax support and snippets for CUDA (C++) in VS Code.

Features

Code coloring

This extension supports most of the basic CUDA keywords and functions, such as but not limited to :

• cudaMalloc, cudaFree, ... • \_\_global\_\_, \_\_device\_\_, \_\_host\_\_, ... • atomicAdd, atomicSub, surfCubemapLayeredread, ... • \_\_shfl_down, \_\_syncthreads, ...

To maximize compatibility with existing popular themes, textmate language grammar guidelines have not always been respected (external libraries like CUDA in support scope). If your theme still doesn't color the CUDA code, you can set them with the template rules below (put this into your VSCode user settings in settings.json). This can also be used to override your theme colors, if you want to separate C++ and CUDA colors.

List of scopes

• "support.function.cuda-cpp" : atomicAdd, cudaMalloc, cudaFree, ... • "keyword.function.qualifier.cuda-cpp" : \_\_global\_\_, \_\_host\_\_, \_\_device\_\_, ... • "storage.modifier.cuda-cpp" : \_\_constant\_\_, \_\_device\_\_, \_\_shared\_\_, ... • "support.type.cuda-cpp" : dim3, uint1, ulong1, ... • "variable.language.cuda-cpp" : gridDim, blockIdx, blockDim, threadIdx, warpSize • "punctuation.section.kernel" : the kernel brackets >> • "meta.kernel-call.cuda-cpp entity.name.function.c" : the function name before the >>

CUDA snippets

The following snippets are available :

• \_\_s : __syncthreads(); • cmal : cudaMalloc((void**)&${1:variable}, ${2:bytes}); • cmalmng : cudaMallocManaged((void**)&${1:variable}, ${2:bytes}); • cmem : cudaMemcpy(${1:dest}, ${2:src}, ${3:bytes}, cudaMemcpy${4:Host}To${5:Device}); • cfree : cudaFree(${1:variable}); • kerneldef : \_\_global\_\_ void ${1:kernel}(${2}) {\n} • kernelcall : ${1:kernel}>>(${4}); • thrusthv : thrust::host_vector v$0; • thrustdv : thrust::device_vector v$0;

Requirements

• VSCode 1.18+. Slightly older versions should work, very old versions are not guaranteed to work. • This extension has been tested with the default VSCode skin (dark+) and the popular One Dark Pro theme.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• none

Known Issues

• No support for Intellisense navigation through code (right click->Go to definition,...). This will be implemented by another extension dedicated to IntelliSense and debugging.

Planned features

Below are listed the features that ideally should be available for this extension. IntelliSense and debugging coexist in another repository. There is no guarantees this features will be implemented.

• Icon for files • CUDA syntax colors as parameters of this extension instead of using "editor.tokenColorCustomizations" in settings.json

Feature requests & issues

Requests should be made here : https://github.com/kriegalex/vscode-cuda/issues

Release Notes

See also the changelog

0.1.0

Initial release of vscode-cuda extension

0.1.1

Better documentation

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • c++
  • cuda
  • CUDA C++
  • snippet

Where vscode-cudacpp sits in the listing

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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 23, #8 (overall #448)
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Snippets489 listings · 25 pages · page 13, #3 (overall #243)
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Charts

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Adoption over time

vscode-cudacpp installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 251,996 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.vscode-cudacppInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days251,996installs252K252K252K252K252K252K252K252K252KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-cudacpp installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 251,996 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

vscode-cudacpp installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.vscode-cudacppInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace251,996installs 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
vscode-cudacpp installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

vscode-cudacpp VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1300 (by installs).vscode-cudacppVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1300current rank#1297#1298#1299#1300#1301#1302Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-cudacpp VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1300 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

vscode-cudacpp ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.vscode-cudacppRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days9ratings88.599.510Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-cudacpp ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 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 vscode-cudacpp
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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=kriegalex.vscode-cudacpp. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.