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RST Preview installs statistics

By Thomas Haakon Townsend (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Provides ability to preview RST documents.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

RST Preview has 166,740 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1735 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 2.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Installs
166,740
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#1735
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 2.38 / 5 from 24 ratings

About RST Preview

ReStructured Text Previewer

An extension to preview restructured text and provide syntax highlighting

The extension can be activate in two ways

• Toggle Preview - ctrl+shift+r • Open Preview to the Side - ctrl+k r

Note: Files must be encoded in utf-8 to be correctly parsed

Requirements

Python 2 or 3

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • keybindings
  • ReStructured Text
  • rst

Where RST Preview 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 Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 87, #15 (overall #1735)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 29, #19 (overall #579)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

RST Preview installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 166,740 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.RST PreviewInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days166,740installs166.7K166.7K166.7K166.7K166.7K166.7K166.7K166.7KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
RST Preview installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 166,740 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

RST Preview installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.RST PreviewInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace166,740installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
RST Preview installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

RST Preview VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1735 (by installs).RST PreviewVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1735current rank#1733#1734#1735#1736#1737Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
RST Preview VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1735 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

RST Preview ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 24 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.RST PreviewRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days24ratings21222324252627Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
RST Preview ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 24 ratings as of Oct 18, 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 (3)
Recent installs observations for RST Preview
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
166,740+19
166,721+13
166,708—

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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=tht13.rst-vscode. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.