PluginStatsEncode Decode installs statistics
By Mitch Denny · VS Code Marketplace · Other
An extension for Visual Studio Code that allows you to quickly convert text selections.
Encode Decode has 274,946 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1223 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.60 / 5 from 25 ratings
About Encode Decode
ECDC
The Encode/Decode (ecdc) extension allows you to quickly convert one or more selections of text to and from various formats. Supported conversions include:
• String to Base64 • Base 64 to String • String to JSON Byte Array • String to JSON String • JSON String to String • Base64 to JSON Byte Array • String to MD5/SHA1/SHA256/SHA512 (as Base64 or Hex) • String to HTML Entities • HTML Entities to String • String to XML Entities • XML Entities to String • String to Unicode • Unicode to String
How to Use
The extension provides a single command to the command palette. To active the command simply launch the command palette (Shift-CMD-P on OSX or Shift-Ctrl-P on Windows and Linux), then just type Encode/Decode: Convert Selection, then a menu of possible conversions will be displayed. Alternatively you can use the keyboard bindings CMD-ALT-C and CTRL-ALT-C for Mac & PC respectively.
Contributors
Thanks to everyone who has submitted issues and pull requests, shout outs to:
• 7sDream • fcharron • jtanx
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- base64
- decode
- encode
- keybindings
Where Encode Decode sits in the listing
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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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=mitchdenny.ecdc. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.