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By Microsoft (224 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Extended CMake support in Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

CMake Tools has 64,206,264 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #14 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
64,206,264
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#14
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.47 / 5 from 78 ratings

About CMake Tools

<h1 align=center> <img align=center width=48 src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/logo-margin-bottom.png" alt="CMake Logo"/> CMake Tools </h1> <p align=center ><i>Enhancing CMake development in VS Code.</i></p> <div align=center> <img alt="VS Code" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/VSCode-7d57c2?style=for-the-badge&logo=visual%20studio%20code&logoColor=white"/> <img alt="CMake" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/CMake-7d57c2?style=for-the-badge&logo=cmake&logoColor=white"/> <img alt="C" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/C-7d57c2?style=for-the-badge&logo=c&logoColor=white"/> <img alt="C++" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/C%2B%2B-7d57c2?style=for-the-badge&logo=c%2B%2B&logoColor=white"/> </div> <div align=center> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cmake-tools"> <img alt="VS Code Marketplace Downloads" src="https://vsmarketplacebadges.dev/downloads-short/ms-vscode.cmake-tools.svg?style=for-the-badge&color=064f8c&cacheSeconds=3600"> </a> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-vscode.cmake-tools/changelog"> <img alt="VS Code Marketplace Version" src="https://vsmarketplacebadges.dev/version/ms-vscode.cmake-tools.svg?style=for-the-badge&color=be2128&cacheSeconds=3600"> </a> <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aclosed"> <img alt="Closed Issues" src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools?style=for-the-badge&color=249847&cacheSeconds=3600"> </a> </div> <br/> <img style="width: 100%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/cmake-tools-banner.png" alt="CMake Tools Banner"/>

Introduction

CMake Tools provides the native developer a full-featured, convenient, and powerful workflow for CMake-based projects in Visual Studio Code. It simplifies advanced configurations with support for CMake presets and enhances the development experience by supporting rich IntelliSense features, a built-in debugger for CMake scripts, and configurable CMake tasks. Its customizable interface allows for efficient tailored control of projects, while CTest integration ensures straightforward test execution and monitoring.

<details open> <summary> Features </summary><br/> <p align=center> <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/presets-support-feature.png" alt="Presets Support"/> &nbsp; <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/cmake-language-service-feature.png" alt="Built-In CMake Language Services"/> </p> <p align=center> <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/cmake-debugging-feature.png" alt="CMake Debugging"/> &nbsp; <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/status-and-sidebar-feature.png" alt="Project Status"/> </p> <p align=center> <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/cmake-commands-feature.png" alt="CMake Commands"/> &nbsp; <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/project-outline-feature.png" alt="Project Outline"/> </p> <p align=center> <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/tasks-feature.png" alt="Tasks"/> &nbsp; <img width="49%" src="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/raw/HEAD/res/graphics/test-integration-feature.png" alt="Test Integration"/> </p> </details>

Setup and Installation

Ensure CMake is available on your system. A couple of options are:

  • Download CMake.
  • Utilize the CMake that is bundled with a Visual Studio installation.

Install the CMake Tools extension from the Extensions pane within VS Code or from the VS Code Marketplace.

Ensure that either you've added your CMake executable to your PATH, or you've adjusted the cmake.cmakePath setting to point to your CMake executable.

Resources

  • Docs for comprehensive documentation.
  • Quick Start to get up and running fast.
  • Github for source code, issues, and contributing.

Contributing

We encourage an open and collaborative development environment and welcome all contributions. Whether you're fixing bugs, proposing new features, or improving our documentation - we invite you to join the CMake Tools community. Please review our contribution guidelines and adhere to our code of conduct.

You can file issues with us using one of our templates:

Bug Report: If you see an error message or encounter an issue while using the CMake Tools extension.

Feature Request: If you have a suggestion or need a feature that would enhance development.

Documentation Request: Requesting changes or additions to the CMake Tools documentation.

Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • build
  • c++
  • cmake
  • CMake Cache
  • cmake-cache
  • debuggers
  • json
  • keybindings
  • native
  • syntaxes
  • tools

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Adoption over time

CMake Tools installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 64,206,264 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.CMake ToolsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days64,206,264installs64.1M64.1M64.1M64.1M64.2M64.2M64.2M64.2MJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
CMake Tools installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 64,206,264 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

CMake Tools installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.CMake ToolsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace64,206,264installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
CMake Tools installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

CMake Tools VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #14 (by installs).CMake ToolsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#14current rank#12#13#14#15#16Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
CMake Tools VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #14 (by installs).

Ratings over time

CMake Tools ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 78 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.CMake ToolsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days78ratings707274767880828486Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
CMake Tools ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 78 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 1, #14 (overall #14)
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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.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for CMake Tools
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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=ms-vscode.cmake-tools. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.