PluginStatsJavaScript Debugger Companion Extension installs statistics
By Microsoft (224 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Companion extension to js-debug that provides capability for remote debugging
JavaScript Debugger Companion Extension has 161,422 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1774 of 2,501 tracked listings.
About JavaScript Debugger Companion Extension
js-debug-companion
A companion extension to js-debug to enable remote Chrome debugging. You probably don't want to install this extension by itself, but for your interest, this is what it does.
The scenario is if you are developing in a remote environment—like WSL, a container, ssh, or VS Codespaces—and are port-forwarding a server to develop (and debug) in a browser locally. For remote development, VS Code runs two sets of extensions: one on the remote machine, and one on your local computer. js-debug is a "workspace" extension that runs on the remote machine, but we need to launch and talk to Chrome locally.
That's where this companion extension comes in. This helper extension runs on the local machine (in the "UI") and registers a command that js-debug can call to launch a server. js-debug requests a port to be forwarded for debug traffic, and once launching a browser the companion will connect to and forward traffic over that socket.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
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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.js-debug-companion. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.