PluginStatsformate: CSS/LESS/SCSS formatter installs statistics
By MikeBovenlander · VS Code Marketplace · Formatters
Formate is an CSS/LESS/SCSS format extension to format properties and align property values to improve readability.
formate: CSS/LESS/SCSS formatter has 239,298 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1338 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.91 / 5 from 11 ratings
About formate: CSS/LESS/SCSS formatter
Formate: CSS, LESS and SCSS Formatter
VSCode plugin to format your CSS / LESS and SCSS files which can vertical align properties. See image for an demo.
Installation
Install through VS Code extensions. Search for formate.
Usage
On Windows: 1. CTRL + Shift + P -> Format Document 2. CTRL + ALT + F
On Mac: 1. CMD + Shift + P -> Format Document 2. CMD + ALT + F
Extension Settings
| Setting | Description | Type | Default |
| formate.enable | Enables/disables the extension | boolean | true | | formate.verticalAlignProperties | Controls if properties should be aligned vertically | boolean | true | | formate.additionalSpaces | If vertical alignment is on, this setting is to add extra spaces | number | 0 | | formate.alignColon | Whether colon should be vertical aligned or not | boolean | true |
Release Notes
| Version | Notes |
| 1.1.6 | Fixed an issue where Formate's settings in VSCode's UI where not visible. | 1.1.5 | Added setting alignColon to switch between align on property or on colon. (Thank you @Piets0n) | 1.1.1 | Updated dependencies to fix the "potential security vulnerability" message. | | Skipping commented lines from vertical alignment | 1.1.0 | Added setting "formate.additionalSpaces" to insert additional spaces if required. | 1.0.1 | Few minor changes in package.json to publish to the marketplace. | 1.0.0 | Initial release of CSS, LESS and SCSS Formatter
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- beautifier
- beautify
- code-quality
- css
- format
- formate
- formatter
- less
- sass
- scss
Where formate: CSS/LESS/SCSS formatter sits in the listing
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Adoption over time
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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=MikeBovenlander.formate. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.