PluginStatsSpring Initializr Java Support installs statistics
By Microsoft (223 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
A lightweight extension based on Spring Initializr to generate quick start Spring Boot Java projects.
Spring Initializr Java Support has 6,894,756 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #135 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 3.80 / 5 from 10 ratings
About Spring Initializr Java Support
Spring Initializr Java Support
Overview
Spring Initializr is a lightweight extension to quickly generate a Spring Boot project in Visual Studio Code (VS Code). It helps you to customize your projects with configurations and manage Spring Boot dependencies.
Feature List
• Generate a Maven/Gradle Spring Boot project • Customize configurations for a new project (language, Java version, group id, artifact id, boot version and dependencies) • Search for dependencies • Quickstart with last settings • Edit Spring Boot dependencies of an existing Maven Spring Boot project
Requirements
• VS Code (version 1.19.0 or later) • JDK (version 1.8.0 or later)
Install
Open VS Code and press F1 or Ctrl + Shift + P to open command palette, select Install Extension and type vscode-spring-initializr.
Or launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl + P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Use
• Launch VS Code • Press Ctrl + Shift + P to open command palette. • Type Spring Initializr to start generating a Maven or Gradle project. • Follow the wizard. • Right click inside the pom.xml file and choose Edit starters for dependency refactoring. (Gradle project is not supported yet, PR is welcome for it.)
Configuration
Feedback and Questions
You can find the full list of issues at Issue Tracker. You can submit a bug or feature suggestion, and participate community driven
License
This extension is licensed under MIT License.
Data/Telemetry
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Contributing
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- java
Where Spring Initializr Java Support 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
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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-spring-initializr. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.