How to install VSCode extension ?

[ZedZipDev]

I have installed SandDance extension in VSCode. But I even cannot find it in VSCodium in the list. How to do install it?

[blakkd]

https://mjmirza.github.io/Download-VSIX-From-Visual-Studio-Market-Place/ Source code is here https://github.com/mjmirza/Download-VSIX-From-Visual-Studio-Market-Place

Hope this helps

[lex-ibm]

If the extension you are looking for is not in the Open VSX Marketplace you have some options:

• Ask Open VSX to release the extension
• Ask the developer of the extension to release to Open VSX
• (As mentioned above) Download the VSIX file (if allowed) or build it yourself and install manually.

[AbdelatefElshafei]

Enable Microsoft Marketplace (Advanced) If you're okay with using the Microsoft marketplace, you can modify your settings.json:

"extensionsGallery": {
  "serviceUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery",
  "cacheUrl": "https://vscode.blob.core.windows.net/gallery/index",
  "itemUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items"
}

[EXT-OWL]

Enable Microsoft Marketplace (Advanced) If you're okay with using the Microsoft marketplace, you can modify your settings.json:

"extensionsGallery": { "serviceUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery", "cacheUrl": "https://vscode.blob.core.windows.net/gallery/index", "itemUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items" }

Hi could you tell me where I need to place this? I've placed this in my user settings file but it doesn't load?

{
    "chat.commandCenter.enabled": false,
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"extensionsGallery": {
  "serviceUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery",
  "cacheUrl": "https://vscode.blob.core.windows.net/gallery/index",
  "itemUrl": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items"
}
}

EDIT: Nevermind I sorted this. You need to copy all the installed files along with the extesion.json from your vscode initial setup to the new directory. Then it works. I am assuming this will take care of automatic updates as well, correct?

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[artemderiddev]

Would it be possible to add a setting such as “Enable Microsoft Marketplace extension installation” in VSCodium?

I understand that the default VS Code build includes some bundled components ("bloatware") and that the Microsoft Marketplace may involve certain telemetry. However, I’d personally prefer having a clean, telemetry-limited VSCodium installation with the option to install trusted and popular extensions directly from the Microsoft Marketplace.

Currently, many extensions on the Open VSX registry appear to be unofficial or outdated duplicates of those in the Microsoft Marketplace, which can make it difficult to trust or rely on them. And not all of the extensions from Microsoft Marketplace might be downloaded and installed as VSX packages.

Having this as an opt-in feature would offer users greater flexibility while maintaining VSCodium’s privacy-oriented philosophy.

Thanks for considering this request!

UPD: Oh, I saw the limitations from the Microsoft side, still wish we would have some good extension or version or simple switch available to just make it work...

[daiyam]

JFYI, I've been asked by MS to remove the urls from the docs (since it was helping users to break their TOS). And since the extensions gallery changes over time, the doc might not be up to date.

Take a look at my extension VSIX Manager which allow you to install/update extensions from multiple sources.