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By michelemelluso (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Snippets

Add file to .gitignore

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

gitignore has 310,036 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1126 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings.

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

Installs
310,036
Official API · Oct 18, 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
#1126
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.88 / 5 from 17 ratings

About gitignore

README

Add file or folder to .gitignore - Visual Studio Code Extension

Add File/Folder to .gitignore file

Right click on the file to be added in .gitignore.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

Where gitignore 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 57, #6 (overall #1126)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Snippets489 listings · 25 pages · page 11, #1 (overall #201)
Snippets: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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Adoption over time

gitignore installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 310,036 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.gitignoreInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days310,036installs310K310K310K310K310K310K310K310K310KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
gitignore installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 310,036 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

gitignore installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.gitignoreInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace310,036installs 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
gitignore installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

gitignore VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1126 (by installs).gitignoreVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1126current rank#1124#1125#1126#1127#1128Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
gitignore VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1126 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

gitignore ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 17 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.gitignoreRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days17ratings1515.51616.51717.51818.519Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
gitignore ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 17 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 gitignore
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
310,036+24
310,012+47
309,965—

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