PluginStatsShader languages support for VS Code installs statistics
By slevesque (6 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Syntax highlighter for shader language (hlsl, glsl, cg)
Shader languages support for VS Code has 1,261,544 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #473 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.64 / 5 from 11 ratings
About Shader languages support for VS Code
vscode-shader
Description
Shader languages support for VS Code
• HLSL - High-Level Shading Language • GLSL - OpenGL Shading Language • Cg - C for Graphics
Main Features
All languages
Syntax highlighting for shader languages
HLSL
Show Code Completion Proposals
Help With Function and Method Signatures
Show Hover
HLSL Documentation
Clicking on the link in the Hover box will open HLSL documentation (when available)
Find References and Definition
Document and Workspace Symbols
Formatting Code
*(Experimental)* Require MS CppTools to be installed
Configuration
• hlsl.suggest.basic Configures if the HLSL language suggestions are enabled • hlsl.openDocOnSide Open HLSL Documentation link in editor and on the side, instead of in external browser
Installation
1. Install *Visual Studio Code* (1.17.0 or higher) 2. Launch *Code* 3. From the command palette Ctrl-Shift-P (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-Shift-P (OSX) 4. Select Install Extensions 5. Choose the extension Shader languages support for VS Code 6. Reload *Visual Studio Code*
Contributing
1. Fork it! 2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature 3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature' 4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature 5. Submit a pull request :D
Requirements
Visual Studio Code v1.17.0
Credits
• Visual Studio Code • vscode-docs on GitHub • Follow Redirects on GitHub • HLSL Tools for Visual Studio • Sublime Text - GLSL Package
License
MIT
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- C for Graphics
- Cg
- glsl
- hlsl
- OpenGL Shading Language
- shader
Where Shader languages support for VS Code sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Recent observations
Full history (3)Similar VS Code Marketplace Programming Languages 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=slevesque.shader. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.