PluginStatsThunder Client installs statistics
By Thunder Client · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Lightweight Rest API Client for VS Code
Thunder Client has 7,640,284 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #123 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 2.4 out of 5 from 758 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 2.38 / 5 from 758 ratings
About Thunder Client
Thunder Client
Thunder Client is a lightweight Rest API Client Extension for VS Code, hand-crafted by Ranga Vadhineni with a focus on simplicity, clean design and local storage.
• Featured on Product Hunt • Featured in the "20 Fan Favorite Extensions" for VS Code • Website - www.thunderclient.com • Documentation: docs.thunderclient.com • Support: github.com/rangav/thunder-client-support
Story behind Thunder Client
• Read Launch Blog Post on Medium
Milestones
• The extension was launched on March 31st, 2021 • 500K downloads on Dec 20th, 2021 • 1 Million downloads on July 13th, 2022 • View All Milestones
Usage
• Install the Extension, Click Thunder Client icon on the Action Bar. • From Sidebar click New Request button to test API
Videos
• Thunder Client quick overview video by James Quick • Thunder Client introduction video on Youtube
Main Features
• Lightweight and easy to use REST API Client. • Supports Collections and Environment variables. • Scriptless Testing: Easily test API responses with a GUI-based interface. • Local Storage: The extension saves all data locally on the user's device. • Git Sync: Save collections in your Git repository for team collaboration. • CLI: The CLI supports CI and CD integration and generates reports.
Innovations
• First to introduce GUI based API Client for VS Code. • First to introduce 100% local storage API Client. • First to introduce Scriptless Testing. • First to introduce an advanced CLI that runs Requests, Collections and cURL commands. • More to come...
Documentation (NEW)
• We're excited to launch our new documentation site - https://docs.thunderclient.com
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- api client
- apiclient
- graphql
- http client
- insomnia
- keybindings
- postman
- rest client
- restclient
- testing
- thunderclient
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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=rangav.vscode-thunder-client. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.