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Less IntelliSense installs statistics

By mrmlnc (9 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Advanced autocompletion and refactoring support for Less

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Less IntelliSense has 453,475 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #891 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
453,475
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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90-day growth
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Rank
#891
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 4 ratings

About Less IntelliSense

vscode-less

Less IntelliSense (Variables and Mixins) for all files in the workspace.

Disclaimer

This is a preview release that may contain errors. This plugin works fine on my machine (SSD) with 1000+ Bootstrap files (Less, 3.3.7).

Please read this README file.

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Install

Plugin installation is performed in several stages:

• Press F1 and select Extensions: Install Extensions. • Search and choose vscode-less.

See the extension installation guide for details.

Usage

Just install the plugin and use it.

Supported features

• Code Completion Proposals (variables, mixins) — description • Hover (variables, mixins) — description • Signature Help (mixins) — description • Code navigation • Go to (variables, mixins) — description • Show all All Symbol Definitions in Folder (variables, mixin) — description • Visual Studio reference comments: // . • Import files by @import "filepath"; from anywhere. Even outside of the open workspace.

Supported settings

less.scannerDepth

• Type: number • Default: 30

The maximum number of nested directories to scan.

less.scannerExclude

• Type: string[] • Default: [".git", "/node_modules", "/bower_components"]

List of Glob-patterns for directories that are excluded when scanning.

less.scanImportedFiles

• Type: boolean • Default: true

Allows scan imported files.

less.scanImportedFilesDepth

• Type: number • Default: 50

The maximum number of imported files to scan. Prevent an infinite recursion and very deep @import.

less.implicitlyLabel

• Type: string|null • Default: (implicitly)

The text of a label that the file imported implicitly. If null then label not displayed.

less.showErrors

• Type: boolean • Default: false

Allows to display errors.

less.suggestVariables

• Type: boolean • Default: true

Allows prompt Variables.

less.suggestMixins

• Type: boolean • Default: true

Allows prompt Mixins.

Questions

I don't see suggestions in the Less files.

You must perform several steps:

• Set less.showErrors option in settings of Editor. • Restart VS Code. • Try to reproduce your problem. • Open Help -> Toggle Developer Tools and copy errors. • Create Issue on GitHub.

Changelog

See the Releases section of our GitHub project for changelogs for each release version.

License

This software is released under the terms of the MIT license.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • autocompletion
  • intellisense
  • less
  • refactor

Where Less IntelliSense sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · page 45, #11 (overall #891)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 17, #7 (overall #327)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

Less IntelliSense installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 453,475 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.Less IntelliSenseInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days453,475installs453.4K453.4K453.4K453.4K453.4K453.5K453.5KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Less IntelliSense installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 453,475 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Less IntelliSense installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Less IntelliSenseInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace453,475installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Less IntelliSense installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Less IntelliSense VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #891 (by installs).Less IntelliSenseVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#891current rank#889#890#891#892#893Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Less IntelliSense VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #891 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Less IntelliSense ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 4 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.Less IntelliSenseRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days4ratings3.63.844.24.4Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Less IntelliSense ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 4 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for Less IntelliSense
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
453,475+45
453,430+14
453,416+41
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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=mrmlnc.vscode-less. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.