eclipse-openvsx/openvsx
An open-source registry for VS Code extensions observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4.0
- age_days: 2459
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 71
Adoption not part of the score
2022 stars · 354 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Eclipse Open VSX is a vendor-neutral, open-source registry for VS Code extensions, serving as an alternative to the Visual Studio Marketplace. It consists of a server application that stores extensions in a database, a web-based marketplace UI, and an ovsx CLI for publishing extensions.
Use cases
- self-host a VS Code extension marketplace
- publish VS Code extensions to an open registry
- run a private extension registry for an organization
- provide extensions for VSCodium, Theia, or other VS Code forks
- avoid dependence on the Visual Studio Marketplace
- mirror or distribute extensions vendor-neutrally
When to choose
- you need a self-hosted or vendor-neutral extension registry
- you build VS Code forks or Theia-based editors and need a marketplace
- you want to publish extensions outside Microsoft's marketplace
When to avoid
- you only target official Visual Studio Code users and the Microsoft Marketplace suffices
- you need a general-purpose package registry like npm
- you cannot operate a Java/Spring server application
Facets
service · maturity active
search-engine http-server cli web-framework developer-tools developer-tools web-development self-hosted apis self-hosted cli jvm vscode-extensions extension-registry marketplace open-vsx theia eclipse-foundation package-registry web-server docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/eclipse-openvsx/openvsx · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0430350efd6d
- homepage: https://open-vsx.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · be02991fefcc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| eclipse-openvsx/openvsx | main | 95 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="eclipse-openvsx/openvsx")
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