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By maty · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Mocha side bar is the most complete extension for mocha testing, based on not maintained mocha extension , have fun :)

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Mocha sidebar has 169,003 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1710 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 3.3 out of 5 from 60 ratings.

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

Installs
169,003
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
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Rank
#1710
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.32 / 5 from 60 ratings

About Mocha sidebar

Mocha Side Bar

Sidebar (new running in the new test view by default)

Expect error messages (similar to wallaby implementation)

coverage (via istanbul) soon as independent extension also

NEW run test in parallel

• Important Note for coverage feature - there is an open issue in vscode that its not able to select via mouse / render two different decorations at the same line. as a workaround try F9/ or hide show decoration by clicking on the status bar

Mocha side bar is the most complete extension for mocha testing based on not maintained mocha extension and supports all of its features and much more

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Mocha Side Bar already supports these features (feel free to propose new features)

• [x] New code coverage support • [x] see all tests in vscode side bar menu • [x] git lens for running/debugging directly form the code • [x] decorations which shows test status(pass/fail/not run) from code • [x] run tests for each level hierarchy from all tests to a single test(and each describer of course) • [x] debug tests for each level hierarchy from all tests to a single test(and each describer of course) • [x] auto run tests on file save • [x] see tests results directly on the code • [x] run/debug results directly from the code • [x] see test errors as decoration • [x] add context menu on folders in explorer to set subdirectory (#2). • [x] NEW run test in parallel (#162)

Not supported yet

• [ ] tree view files separation hierarchy for the top level hierarchy

Known issues

• Coverage- there is an open issue in vscode that its not able to select via mouse / render two different decorations at the same line. as a workaround try F9/ or hide show decoration by clicking on the status bar • Workspace - Currently not supported there is a workaround for solving it for more details #107

Collaborators:

• Maty Zisserman • Yehiyam Livneh

Contributors

• townbully

Contributions

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FAQ

Q: Mocha Side Bar won't run?

A: Try the following: 1. Verify that there is no other mocha runner extension on your machine. 2. In case you're using test view option verify that the test view is already selected 3. Make sure that mocha.logVerbose is set to true and Check logs in the output menu. 4. Verify that the glob pattern is OK. The default is test/**/*.js 5. Verify that you're not running with an old node version. 6.* should work. 6. Try reinstall your VC Code instance 7. Ask for our support on gitter

Q: I can't run TypeScript (ts-node compiler)

A: Try the following 1. Try installing typescript and ts-node package locally (not with -g option) 2. Verify that you're using ts-node that support import. Version 7.0.0 should work. 3. Verify that your configuration is correct 4. If you're still having problems you can try running TypeScript test typeScript-test on your machine.

Q: I can't run babel-register compiler

A: Verify that your configuration is correct

Q: I can't check breakpoints when coverage is running.

A: Try the following: 1. Try F9 - That is an vscode issue that its not able to select/render two different decoration in the same place. 2. You can enable disable coverage decoration by clicking on the status bar so you can open it only if its matter.

Q: Run all tests not working.

A: Verify that there is no describe or test with the name "test" (should be fix soon)

Q: Mocha Sidebar is not working on Windows with WSL (Error: Cannot find Node.js installation from environment variable)

A: Update your PATH in ~/.profile to PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH" + restart VS Code (read more about this here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/44450219/1782659)

Q: im getting permision denied for coverage feature

A: try the follows

If for some reason something is not working for you can file an issue.

Fit yourself

No one shoe could fit everyone. You may need to turn some switches on to fit your project. Please file us an issue if you think there is a better way to fit you and the others.

Mocha options

| Config | description | default |

| mocha.showInExplorer | mocha view is now shown in the new test view as default it possible to switch it back to the explorer view with this setting | | | mocha.options | Options to run Mocha |{} | | mocha.files.glob | Globs to use when searching for test files|test/**/*.js | mocha.files.ignore | Globs to ignore when searching for test files | | | mocha.env | Environment variables to run your tests | "false"| | mocha.path |set other mocha path then the built-in one only path to mocha package ../node_modules/mocha |"../node_modules/mocha"| | mocha.logVerbose |set mocha side bar log verbose for seeing in the output there are to different output sidebar-mocha for seeing mocha output and sidebar-coverage for seeing coverage output |true| | mocha.parallelTests |run mocha tests in parallel |1|

SideBar options

template

| Config | description | default |

| lens | enable/disable lens - (the option to run/debug tests inside the code) by selecting true ro false |true| | decoration |enable/disable decoration(the option to see test result status inside the code ) by selecting true ro false|true| | autoUpdateTime | set timeout (in milliseconds) between each decorations and lens updates during test writing by selecting true ro false |2000| | showDebugTestStatus | an option to disable running mocha twice in order to see status on the sidebar |true|

Coverage options (soon will be independent package for this)

template

| Config | description | default |…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • bdd
  • mocha
  • tdd
  • test
  • testing

Where Mocha sidebar sits in the listing

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All VS Code Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 86, #10 (overall #1710)
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Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 26, #16 (overall #516)
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Adoption over time

Mocha sidebar installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 169,003 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.Mocha sidebarInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days169,003installs169K169K169K169K169K169K169KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Mocha sidebar installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 169,003 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

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Mocha sidebar installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Mocha sidebar VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1710 (by installs).Mocha sidebarVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1710current rank#1708#1709#1710#1711#1712Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Mocha sidebar VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1710 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Mocha sidebar ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 60 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.Mocha sidebarRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days60ratings54565860626466Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Mocha sidebar ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 60 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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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=maty.vscode-mocha-sidebar. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.