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By Pranay Agarwal · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Hack language & HHVM debugger support for Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Hack has 245,215 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1320 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
245,215
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#1320
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 5 ratings

About Hack

Hack for Visual Studio Code

This extension adds rich Hack language & HHVM support to Visual Studio Code. Visit http://hacklang.org to get started with Hack.

It is published in the Visual Studio Marketplace here. To install, search for "Hack" in the VS Code extensions tab or run the following command (⌘+P): ext install vscode-hack.

See the full list of releases and features added on the Github releases page as well as the project changelog.

Features

  • Type Checking
  • Autocomplete
  • Hover Hints
  • Document Symbol Outline
  • Workspace Symbol Search
  • Document Formatting
  • Go To/Peek Definition
  • Find All References
  • Hack Coverage Check
  • Linting and Autofixing
  • Local and Remote Debugging

Hack for Visual Studio Code

Requirements

This extension is supported on Linux and Mac OS X 10.10 onwards (see HHVM compatibility). The latest versions of Hack typechecking tools (hh_client and hh_server) are required on the local machine or via a remote connection. The workspace should have a .hhconfig file at its root.

Configuration

This extension adds the following Visual Studio Code settings. These can be set in user preferences (⌘+,) or workspace settings (.vscode/settings.json).

  • hack.clientPath: Absolute path to the hh_client executable. This can be left empty if hh_client is already in your environment $PATH.
  • hack.enableCoverageCheck: Enable calculation of Hack type coverage percentage for every file and display in status bar (default: true).
  • hack.useLanguageServer: Start hh_client in Language Server mode. Only works for HHVM version 3.23 and above (default: true).
  • hack.useHhast: Enable linting (needs HHAST library set up and configured in project) (default: true).
  • hack.hhastPath: Use an alternate hhast-lint path. Can be abolute or relative to workspace root (default: vendor/bin/hhast-lint).
  • hack.hhastArgs: Optional list of arguments passed to hhast-lint executable.
  • hack.hhastLintMode: Whether to lint the entire project (whole-project) or just the open files (open-files).
Remote Development

The extension supports connecting to an external HHVM development environment for local typechecking, linting and all other intellisense features. The current supported connection methods are SSH into a remote host or exec in a local Docker container.

To enable this, set the following config values:

  • hack.remote.enabled: Run the Hack language tools on an external host (deafult: false).
  • hack.remote.type: The remote connection method (ssh or docker).
  • hack.remote.workspacePath: Absolute location of workspace root in the remote file system. If empty, this defaults to the local workspace path.

For SSH:

  • hack.remote.ssh.host: Address for the remote development server to connect to (in the format [user@]hostname).
  • hack.remote.ssh.flags: Additional command line options to pass when establishing the SSH connection (Optional).

Make sure to test SSH connectivity and credentials beforehand. You should also ensure that the source stays in sync between the local and remote machines (the extension doesn't currently handle this).

$ ssh user@my-remote-host.com "cd /mnt/project && hh_client"
No errors!

For Docker:

  • hack.remote.docker.containerName: Name of the local Docker container to run the language tools in.

Make sure the container is already running on your local machine, and has the required HHVM setup. You can pull an official HHVM image from Docker hub and even run multiple versions simultaneously.

$ docker run -d -t --name my-hhvm -v /home/user/repos/project:/mnt/project hhvm/hhvm:latest
$ docker exec --workdir /mnt/project my-hhvm hh_client
No errors!

Issues

Please file all bugs, issues, feature requests etc. at the GitHub issues page.

Contributing

There are lots of ways to help! You can file new bugs and feature requests, or fix a pending one. To contribute to the source code, fork the repository on GitHub and create a pull request. Please read our Contributors Guide and check out the VS Code extension development guide to get started.

License

The source code for this extension is hosted at https://github.com/slackhq/vscode-hack and is available under the MIT license.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • debuggers
  • hack
  • HackConfiguration
  • hacklang
  • hhvm
  • ini
  • php
  • snippet

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Adoption over time

Hack installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 245,215 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.HackInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days245,215installs245.2K245.2K245.2K245.2K245.2K245.2KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Hack installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 245,215 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Hack installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.HackInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace245,215installs 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
Hack installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Hack VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1320 (by installs).HackVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1320current rank#1318#1319#1320#1321#1322Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Hack VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1320 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Hack ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.HackRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days5ratings4.44.64.855.25.45.6Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Hack ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 66, #20 (overall #1,320)
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Listing placement

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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=pranayagarwal.vscode-hack. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.