Checkpoints installs statistics
By Michael Nilsson · VS Code Marketplace · SCM Providers
Checkpoints used in between commits for keeping a local short-term history of work in progress files, like bookmarks in you undo-stack.
Checkpoints has 244,972 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1321 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 4.08 / 5 from 12 ratings
About Checkpoints
Checkpoints
Checkpoints used in between commits for keeping a local short-term history of work in progress, like bookmarks in you undo-stack.
Features
Add a checkpoint of the files current state by running the command Add Checkpoint (ctrl+alt+s).
Diff the current version of a file with a checkpoint.
Restore the file to the working state of a previous checkpoint.
Extension Settings
• checkpoints.location: Select where to show the checkpoints panel, the Explorer or Source Control. • checkpoints.showActiveFileOnly: Determines if only the active file should be visible in the tree explorer or not. • checkpoints.autoOpenFile: Determines whether selecting a file in the tree explorer will automatically open the document. • checkpoints.autoSelectFile: Determines whether a file item in the tree explorer will automatically expand/collapse when moving between files. • checkpoints.askForCheckpointName: Show a text input dialog when adding a new checkpoint to specify the checkpoint name. If disabled, the date-time value will be used. • checkpoints.addCheckpointOnSave: Determines whether to create a new checkpoint when the file is saved. Recommended to disable askForCheckpointName when this setting is enabled. • checkpoints.locale: Specifies the date-time locale used for the default checkpoint names.
Known Issues
• Does not support untitled (unsaved) files. • Limited support for some checkpoint commands if files are moved/renamed.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- backup
- checkpoints
- history
- keybindings
- local history
- stash
Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
Ratings over time
Listing placement
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Recent observations
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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=micnil.vscode-checkpoints. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.