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Markdown Shortcuts installs statistics

By mdickin · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Shortcuts for Markdown editing

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Markdown Shortcuts has 384,464 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #983 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
384,464
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#983
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.91 / 5 from 22 ratings

About Markdown Shortcuts

Handy shortcuts for editing Markdown (.md, .markdown) files. You can also use markdown formats in any other file (see configuration settings)

Quickly toggle bullet points

Easily generate URLs

Convert tabular data to tables

Context and title menu integration

You can show and hide icons in the title bar with the markdownShortcuts.icons.* config settings.

Exposed Commands

| Name | Description | Default key binding |

| md-shortcut.showCommandPalette | Display all commands | ctrl+M ctrl+M | | md-shortcut.toggleBold | Make \*\*bold\*\* | ctrl+B | | md-shortcut.toggleItalic | Make \_italic\_ | ctrl+I | | md-shortcut.toggleStrikethrough | Make \~\~strikethrough\~\~ | | | md-shortcut.toggleLink | Make [a hyperlink]\(www.example.org) | ctrl+L | | md-shortcut.toggleImage | Make an image ![]\(image_url.png) | ctrl+shift+L | | md-shortcut.toggleCodeBlock | Make \\\a code block\\\ | ctrl+M ctrl+C | | md-shortcut.toggleInlineCode | Make \inline code\ | ctrl+M ctrl+I | | md-shortcut.toggleBullets | Make * bullet point | ctrl+M ctrl+B | | md-shortcut.toggleNumbers | Make 1. numbered list | ctrl+M ctrl+1 | | md-shortcut.toggleCheckboxes | Make - [ ] check list (Github flavored markdown) | ctrl+M ctrl+X | | md-shortcut.toggleTitleH1 | Toggle # H1 title | | | md-shortcut.toggleTitleH2 | Toggle ## H2 title | | | md-shortcut.toggleTitleH3 | Toggle ### H3 title | | | md-shortcut.toggleTitleH4 | Toggle #### H4 title | | | md-shortcut.toggleTitleH5 | Toggle ##### H5 title | | | md-shortcut.toggleTitleH6 | Toggle ###### H6 title | | | md-shortcut.addTable | Add Tabular values | | | md-shortcut.addTableWithHeader | Add Tabular values with header | |

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • helper
  • keybindings
  • markdown
  • shortcut
  • tool

Where Markdown Shortcuts 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 Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · page 50, #3 (overall #983)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 14, #15 (overall #275)
Other: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

Markdown Shortcuts installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 384,464 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.Markdown ShortcutsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days384,464installs384.3K384.4K384.4K384.4K384.4K384.4K384.5K384.5KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 384,464 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Markdown Shortcuts installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Markdown ShortcutsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace384,464installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Markdown Shortcuts VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #983 (by installs).Markdown ShortcutsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#983current rank#980#981#982#983#984#985Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #983 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Markdown Shortcuts ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 22 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.Markdown ShortcutsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days22ratings19202122232425Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 22 ratings as of Oct 19, 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 (4)
Recent installs observations for Markdown Shortcuts
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
384,464+28
384,436+30
384,406+53
384,353—

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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=mdickin.markdown-shortcuts. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.