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Subtle Match Brackets installs statistics

By Rafa Mel · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Underlined matching brackets and more

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Subtle Match Brackets has 278,489 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1211 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
278,489
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#1211
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.96 / 5 from 25 ratings

About Subtle Match Brackets

Subtle Brackets

_Underlined matching brackets and more for Visual Studio Code._

Subtle Brackets @ Visual Studio Marketplace

_Subtle Brackets_ allows custom styling of matching brackets as VSCode currently boxes them, impairing visibility. By default, it applies a subtle light/dark underline to the bracket next to the cursor and its matching pair:

You can also customize the style applied to matching brackets.

Extension Settings

| Setting | Default | Description |

| subtleBrackets.disableNative | true | _Subtle Brackets_ permanently disables the native matchBrackets by default. Turn to false to prevent this behavior. | | subtleBrackets.parse | true | If true, documents will be properly parsed via Prism, whenever possible, so brackets within strings and comments don't trigger the decoration. There are some edge cases. | | subtleBrackets.style | { "borderWidth": "1px", "borderStyle": "none none solid none" } | Change the default style applied to matching brackets. The default is a light/dark underline (depending on your current theme). | | subtleBrackets.pairs | [{ "open": "(", "close": ")" }, { "open": "[", "close": "]" }, { "open": "{", "close": "}" }] | An array of objects defining the bracket pairs to match. They can also define specific styles and whether to take parsing into account for each specific pair. |

Pairs

Each pair definitition must have the open and close keys, and can optionally take custom style and parse keys for the pair.

As an example, here's how you would disable parsing for the () bracket pair, and set a red underline for {}.

Style

If you wish, you can change the default style applied to matching brackets by modifying the subtleBrackets.style property. For a list of allowed styles check DecorationRenderOptions.

As an example, here's how you would set a 2px blue underline default style:

You can also target a specific bracket pair by setting a style key within its definition. As an example, here's how we'd assign a white font over red a background to the "[]" pair.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • bracket
  • brackets
  • match
  • matching

Where Subtle Match Brackets sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · page 61, #11 (overall #1211)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 18, #12 (overall #352)
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Charts

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Adoption over time

Subtle Match Brackets installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 278,489 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.Subtle Match BracketsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days278,489installs278.4K278.4K278.4K278.5K278.5K278.5K278.5K278.5KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Subtle Match Brackets installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 278,489 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Subtle Match Brackets installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Subtle Match BracketsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace278,489installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Subtle Match Brackets installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Subtle Match Brackets VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1211 (by installs).Subtle Match BracketsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1211current rank#1208#1209#1210#1211#1212#1213Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Subtle Match Brackets VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1211 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Subtle Match Brackets ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 25 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.Subtle Match BracketsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days25ratings22232425262728Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Subtle Match Brackets ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 25 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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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.

Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for Subtle Match Brackets
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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=rafamel.subtle-brackets. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.