PluginStatsProto Lint installs statistics
By Plex Systems · VS Code Marketplace · Linters
Lint your protobufs using protolint
Proto Lint has 239,976 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1332 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.00 / 5 from 4 ratings
About Proto Lint
vscode-protolint
vscode-protolint is a protocol buffer linter for Visual Studio Code that uses protolint to validate linting rules.
Example
Using the following .protolint.yaml configuration file
Installation
This extension can be installed through the Visual Studio marketplace. Alternatively, a VSIX installer is available on the releases page.
Also ensure that:
• protolint is installed. • Protobuf support is added to your Visual Studio Code. vscode-proto3 works well.
Configuration
• protolint.path: The location of the protolint binary. Default: System PATH.
Local Development
Before running any of the below commands, make sure you have installed the required dependencies with npm install
• To compile the solution locally run npm run compile • To run the unit tests run npm run test • To run the extension in a Visual Studio Code development environment press F5 in Visual Studio Code
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- lint
- linters
- proto
- proto3
- protobuf
- protocol buffer
Where Proto Lint sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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 (3)Similar VS Code Marketplace Linters plugins
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=Plex.vscode-protolint. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.