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By Yasuaki MITANI · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Completion and Diagnostic for C/C++/Objective-C using Clang Command

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

C/C++ Clang Command Adapter has 2,013,185 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #345 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings.

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

Installs
2,013,185
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
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Rank
#345
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.33 / 5 from 27 ratings

About C/C++ Clang Command Adapter

C/C++ Clang Command Adapter

Completion and Diagnostic for C/C++/Objective-C using Clang command.

Important Notes

Clang project officialy starts to implement Language Server named _clangd_. (https://github.com/llvm-mirror/clang-tools-extra/tree/master/clangd)

This extension was renamed to C/C++ Clang Command Adapter to avoid confusion, because this extension is unofficial and only parse output of clang command.

Requirements

• Install Clang • For Max OS X, Clang is installed with Xcode Command Line Tools and PATH is configured automatically. • Configure the PATH environment variable so that you can execute clang command. • or specify clang.executable configuration (See the next section for detail)

Configuration

You can use configuration interface of Visual Studio Code. (Press F1 and type User Settings or Workspace Settings)

Common

• clang.executable: Clang command or the path to the Clang executable (default: clang) • clang.cflags, clang.cxxflags, clang.objcflags: Compiler Options for C/C++/Objective-C

Completion

• clang.completion.enable: Enable/disable completion feature (default: true) • clang.completion.maxBuffer: Tolerable size of clang output for completion (default: 8 * 1024 * 1024 bytes) • clang.completion.triggerChars: Trigger completion when the user types one of the characters (default: [".", ":", ">"])

Diagnostic

• clang.diagnostic.enable: Enable/disable diagnostic feature (default: true) • clang.diagnostic.maxBuffer: Tolerable size of clang output for diagnostic. (default: 256 * 1024 bytes) • clang.diagnostic.delay: The delay in millisecond after which diagnostic starts (default: 500)

Variables

Configurations support some variables which are available in tasks.json. They can be used inside of strings (e.g. "-I${workspaceRoot}/include")

• ${workspaceRoot} • ${cwd} • ${env.ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE}

Note

Since version 0.2.0, clang.diagnosticDelay, clang.enableCompletion, clang.enableDiagnostic is deprecated. Please update as follows:

• clang.enableCompletion -> clang.completion.enable • clang.enableDiagnostic -> clang.diagnostic.enable • clang.diagnosticDelay -> clang.diagnostic.delay

Command

• ClangCommandAdapter: Show Executable and Compile Options: Showing Clang executable and compile options for the active editor. • ClangCommandAdapter: Trust Workspace: Trust the current workspace. (see #Security) • ClangCommandAdapter: Untrust Workspace: Untrust the current workspace. (see #Security)

Security

The following settings may cause security issue, if you are opening a malicious workspece.

• clang.executable: Arbitrary executables specified in the workspace-level setting will be executed. • clang.cflags, clang.cxxflags, clang.objcflags: Clang command is executed with artibrary options specified in the workspace-level setting.

Therefore, these workspace-level settings are disabled by default. • To enable these workspace-level settings, please trust the workspace from dialog that appears when you open the file. • To change trust/untrust status of the current workspace, please use ClangCommandAdapter: Trust Workspace or ClangCommandAdapter: Untrust Workspace.

Acknowledgements

• Regexp for parsing completion results of Clang is based autocomplete-clang.

Resources

• Repository: https://github.com/mitaki28/vscode-clang • Support: https://github.com/mitaki28/vscode-clang/issues

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • c
  • c++
  • cpp
  • objective-c

Where C/C++ Clang Command Adapter sits in the listing

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Adoption over time

C/C++ Clang Command Adapter installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,013,185 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.C/C++ Clang Command AdapterInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days2,013,185installs2M2M2M2M2M2MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
C/C++ Clang Command Adapter installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,013,185 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

C/C++ Clang Command Adapter installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.C/C++ Clang Command AdapterInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace2,013,185installs 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
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Ranking history

C/C++ Clang Command Adapter VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #345 (by installs).C/C++ Clang Command AdapterVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#345current rank#343#344#345#346#347Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Clang Command Adapter VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #345 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

C/C++ Clang Command Adapter ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 27 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.C/C++ Clang Command AdapterRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days27ratings24252627282930Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
C/C++ Clang Command Adapter ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 27 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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Recent observations

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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=mitaki28.vscode-clang. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.