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By Microsoft (223 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Popular extensions for Java development that provides Java IntelliSense, debugging, testing, Maven/Gradle support, project management and more

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Extension Pack for Java has 47,052,515 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #28 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 3.7 out of 5 from 88 ratings.

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

Installs
47,052,515
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
#28
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.70 / 5 from 88 ratings

About Extension Pack for Java

Extension Pack for Java

Extension Pack for Java is a collection of popular extensions that can help write, test and debug Java applications in Visual Studio Code. Check out Java in VS Code to get started.

Extensions Included

By installing Extension Pack for Java, the following extensions are installed:

• 📦 Language Support for Java™ by Red Hat • Code Navigation • Auto Completion • Refactoring • Code Snippets • 📦 Debugger for Java • Debugging • 📦 Test Runner for Java • Run & Debug JUnit/TestNG Test Cases • 📦 Maven for Java • Project Scaffolding • Custom Goals • 📦 Gradle for Java • View Gradle tasks and project dependencies • Gradle file authoring • Import Gradle projects via Gradle Build Server • 📦 Project Manager for Java • Manage Java projects, referenced libraries, resource files, packages, classes, and class members

Other Recommendations

You can do more with VS Code. Here are some more recommendations that could help.

Spring

Spring Tools 4 (ST4) is also available in Visual Studio Code. It understands Spring so you can navigate Spring code at the level of beans, routes, etc. It can also show live information of the running Spring Boot applications. Check out the ST4 website to see a complete list of its features.

To use ST4, install 📦 Spring Boot Extension Pack. Please also check out the User Guide to make the most of it.

Eclipse MicroProfile

The 📦 Extension Pack for MicroProfile is a collection of extensions that can help develop your Java microservices using Eclipse MicroProfile. You can quickly generate a MicroProfile project and utilize development tools for runtimes such as Open Liberty and Quarkus.

Quarkus

📦 Quarkus Tools for Visual Studio Code is a feature-packed extension tailored for Quarkus application development within Visual Studio Code. You can quickly get started by using the extension's project generation and project debugging feature. The extension also provides amazing language features (completion, hover, validation etc.) for your project's application.properties file.

Containers and Microservices

You can use 📦 Docker extension to build docker images and work with image registries.

📦 Kubernetes extension provides an explorer view to manage clusters and the nodes inside. It also provides advanced syntax support for editing Kubernetes manifest files.

Tomcat and Jetty

Both 📦 Tomcat and 📦 Jetty extension are available. They provide dedicated views to help work with your favorite web servers.

Linting

The 📦 SonarLint extension lets you detect bugs and vulnerabilities as you write code in VS Code. The extension will simply run in the background and highlight code that poses a quality or security concern.

At the same time, 📦 CheckStyle is also available.

Questions & Issues

See the Java runtime requirements and configuration guide for JDK setup details.

Each extension mentioned above is a separate open-source project and has its own repository. To make things easier, simply 🙋 open an issue in this repository. The new issue will be triaged and redirected.

Data/Telemetry

This extension collects telemetry data to help us improve the Java development experience in VS Code. It does not collect any personal information such as names, addresses, or file paths. For more details, see our privacy statement. You can disable telemetry collection at any time by changing the telemetry.enableTelemetry setting as described in our FAQ.

License

MIT

Happy Coding!

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • debugger
  • java
  • junit
  • keybindings
  • maven
  • spring

Where Extension Pack for Java 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 2, #8 (overall #28)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 1, #12 (overall #12)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Snippets489 listings · 25 pages · page 1, #3 (overall #3)
Snippets: every listing in installs order
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Linters252 listings · 13 pages · page 1, #4 (overall #4)
Linters: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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Adoption over time

Extension Pack for Java installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 47,052,515 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.Extension Pack for JavaInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days47,052,515installs47M47M47M47M47M47.1M47.1MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Extension Pack for Java installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 47,052,515 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Extension Pack for Java installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Extension Pack for JavaInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace47,052,515installs 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
Extension Pack for Java installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Extension Pack for Java VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #28 (by installs).Extension Pack for JavaVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#28current rank#26#27#28#29#30Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Extension Pack for Java VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #28 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Extension Pack for Java ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 88 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.Extension Pack for JavaRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days88ratings7580859095100Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Extension Pack for Java ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 88 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 Extension Pack for Java
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
47,052,515+8.3K
47,044,256+15.1K
47,029,107—

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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=vscjava.vscode-java-pack. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.