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Go Autotest installs statistics

By Windmill (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Adds autotest functionality to vscode's Go mode

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Go Autotest has 164,102 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1759 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings.

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

Installs
164,102
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#1759
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 4 ratings

About Go Autotest

Go Autotest for VS Code

Have you ever been banging your head against the wall, trying to get that one test to pass?

This VS Code extension for Go projects makes the head banging faster!

Features: • Automatically runs the tests in a file when you open it. • Adds an "output" hover button to each test when the test output is aleady known. • Adds a "pin test" hover button to automatically run a test on every save and keep the status in view. • Adds code coverage for the pinned test in the left-hand gutter.

How?

Install this extension from the VS Code marketplace.

Intended for use with the VS Code Go extension.

Why?

Windmill is running small experiments on how to make your existing tools feel more alive, with fast, responsive feedback. We want to know if this feature fits into your workflow, or if it feels like a distraction.

Love it or hate it, we'd appreciate your feedback!

Demo

Privacy

This extension sends Telemetry reports to Azure Application Insights, to help us understand what features people use. We only report user actions for commands added by the extension. We do not report on actions added by other extensions, or on any passive behavior about how you use VSCode.

We do not share this data with anyone who is not an employee of Windmill Engineering.

You can disable Telemetry by setting "telemetry.enableTelemetry": false under *Preferences > Settings*.

License

MIT

Adapted from vscode-go, copyright Microsoft.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

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Where Go Autotest 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 88, #19 (overall #1759)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 30, #10 (overall #590)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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Adoption over time

Go Autotest installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 164,102 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.Go AutotestInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days164,102installs164.1K164.1K164.1K164.1K164.1K164.1KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Go Autotest installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 164,102 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Go Autotest installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Go AutotestInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace164,102installs 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
Go Autotest installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Go Autotest VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1759 (by installs).Go AutotestVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1759current rank#1757#1758#1759#1760#1761Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Go Autotest VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1759 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Go Autotest ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 4 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.Go AutotestRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days4ratings3.63.844.24.4Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Go Autotest ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 4 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 Go Autotest
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
164,102+9
164,093+10
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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=windmilleng.vscode-go-autotest. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.