Go Autotest installs statistics
By Windmill (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Adds autotest functionality to vscode's Go mode
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.
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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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.