Less IntelliSense installs statistics
By mrmlnc (9 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Advanced autocompletion and refactoring support for Less
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.
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
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Charts
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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=mrmlnc.vscode-less. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.