PluginStatsFile Downloader installs statistics
By Microsoft DevLabs (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Exposes an API that allows other extensions to download files.
File Downloader has 952,699 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #553 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 1 ratings
About File Downloader
File Downloader Extension
This extension surfaces an API usable by other extensions that downloads a file whose URL is provided.
Contributing
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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=mindaro-dev.file-downloader. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.