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By Random Fractals Inc. (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Data Preview ?? extension for importing ?? viewing ?? slicing ?? dicing ?? charting ?? & exporting ?? large JSON array/config, YAML, Apache Arrow, Avro, Parquet & Excel data files

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Data Preview has 794,469 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #621 of 2,501 tracked listings.

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794,469
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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#621
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.87 / 5 from 52 ratings

About Data Preview

vscode-data-preview

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Data Preview 🈸 extension for importing 📤 viewing 🔎 slicing 🔪 dicing 🎲 charting 📊 & exporting 📥 large .json array .arrow .avro .parquet data files, .config .env .properties .ini .yml configurations files, .csv/.tsv & .xlsx/.xlsb Excel files and .md markdown tables with Perspective - streaming data analytics WebAssembly library.

Data Preview

🈸 Features

  • Preview .json .arrow .avro .parquet .yml .csv/.tsv & .xlsx/.xlsb data files in a Data Grid w/Sorting & Filtering
  • Grid Data Summary display w/Aggregate Functions, Row & Column Pivots (a.k.a. Group By & Split By)
  • Basic Charts 📊 creation w/Aggregate Functions, Row & Column Pivots
  • Pluggable Charting 📊 libraries for bult-in Charts: d3fc || highcharts
  • Persistent Data Preview Settings (View, Sort, Filter, Pivots, etc.) for restore of open Data View panels on VSCode Reload
  • Mulptiple Spreadsheets Data Preview for Excel data files
  • Markdown tables data preview for .md documentation files
  • Data .schema.json generation for Arrow & Avro Data Schema Text Previews in JSON format
  • Binary Data files .json generation for Arrow, Avro & Excel formats for Text Data Preview
  • Property Grid display for .json .config .env .properties .ini & .yml configuration files
  • Open Data Preview on Side option for slim data || config files
  • Quick Launch new Data Preview input box for data files in open workspace
  • Save Filtered Data Grid || Chart 📊 Data in .arrow .csv .json(s) .yml & .properties formats
  • Save & Load Data View .config options
  • Dark, Light, Dense & High Contrast Blue Data Preview 🈸 Panel UI Themes

Next V.

  • Will include large text & binary data files loading & Apache Arrow data streaming.

Note: Data Preview 🈸 is already capable of loading a few 10+MB's large data files with 100+K records & extensive list of supported Data Formats you'll be hard pressed to find on VSCode marketplace in one extension.

See data/large/... data folder for sample large data files and Data View .configs you can try in Data Preview 🈸.

Installation

Install Data Preview 🈸 via vscode Extensions tab (Ctrl+Shift+X) by searching for data preview || via VSCode marketplace search results.

List of Data Preview 🈸 extension config Settings, data.preview command(s), keyboard shortcut(s), augmented vscode UI context menus, added Data Language mappings, supported Data Files list & configurable Theme & Charts 📊 Settings:

Data Preview Contributions

Configuration

Create User or Workspace Settings in vscode to change default Data Preview 🈸 extension Settings:…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • arrow
  • async data
  • avro
  • charts
  • config
  • Configuration
  • csv
  • data export
  • data formatter
  • data import
  • data inspector 🕵️
  • data preview
  • data schema
  • data tools
  • data view
  • data viewer
  • dataViz
  • dif
  • editable grid
  • env

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Adoption over time

Data Preview installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 794,469 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Data PreviewInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days794,469installs794.2K794.2K794.3K794.3K794.4K794.4K794.5K794.5KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Data Preview installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 794,469 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Data Preview installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Data PreviewInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace794,469installs 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
Data Preview installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Data Preview VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #621 (by installs).Data PreviewVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#621current rank#619#620#621#622#623Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Data Preview VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #621 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Data Preview ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 52 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Data PreviewRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days52ratings46485052545658Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Data Preview ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 52 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 32, #1 (overall #621)
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 12, #13 (overall #233)
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Formatters286 listings · 15 pages · page 5, #7 (overall #87)
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Data Science56 listings · 3 pages · page 1, #18 (overall #18)
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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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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=RandomFractalsInc.vscode-data-preview. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.