PluginStatsRun in Powershell installs statistics
By Toby Smith · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Runs scripts in a new Powershell terminal outside of VS Code.
Run in Powershell has 136,507 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1963 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.86 / 5 from 7 ratings
About Run in Powershell
Run-in-Powershell
This extension allows you to run .ps1 files in a powershell terminal external to VS Code.
Features
• Run files in terminals external to VS Code • Optionally use Powershell Core • Optionally run the terminal with admin privileges
File Context Menu
You can run your .ps1 scripts in terminals external to VS Code by using the file context menu.
Editor Title
You can also run the commands from the editor title
Powershell Core
To use Powershell Core, configure the location of your .exe in the settings, else leave it empty.
License
Run-in-Powershell is licensed under the ISC License.
Run-in-Powershell is protected by License Cop.
Icons by Icons8.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- admin
- core
- external
- powershell
- pwsh
- terminal
Where Run in Powershell 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 Other 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=tobysmith568.run-in-powershell. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.