PluginStatsMake has 201,308 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1501 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 1.00 / 5 from 7 ratings
About Make
Make: A VS Code extension for working with make
Many programming languages, such as C and Go, still rely upon Makefiles to handle builds. This extension provides features to ease working with Make in VS Code.
Features
- Run any
Makefiletarget with ease. Just run CMD-SHIFT-P and typemake. You will be prompted for a target. - Don't remember all your
Makefiletargets? Run CMD-SHIFT-Ptargetand you will be prompted with a list.
Requirements
- A version of
makethat supports table printing with-p. - The
egrepcommand (which is fairly standard) - Currently, this is only tested on macOS, though it should work on Linux. Untested on Windows WSL.
Known Issues
- None so far
Release Notes
1.0.2
Refactored to use async/await, and to clean up code.
1.0.1
Icon added
1.0.0
Initial release of Make extension.
Notes
Icon CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/9109/advanced_makefile_options_settings_setup_text_icon
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- make
- makefile
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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=technosophos.vscode-make. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.