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VSIX DownloaderProfessional toolkit for downloading VS Code extensions as VSIX files from the marketplace.Author: Mohammad Faiz | Version: 2.0.0 | License: MIT🌐 Live Tool: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="break-all link-break text-gray-500 hover:underline" href="https://mohammad-faiz-cloud-engineer.github.io/VSIX-Downloader-Toolkit-Using-Visual-Studio-Market-Place/">https://mohammad-faiz-cloud-engineer.github.io/VSIX-Downloader-Toolkit-Using-Visual-Studio-Market-Place/</a>OverviewDownload VS Code extensions for offline installation, version control, enterprise deployment, and air-gapped environments.Quick Start<h3>🌐 Web Interface (Easiest)</h3>Open index.html in your browser or use the live tool above.<h3>Bookmarklet (Recommended)</h3><ol><li>Create a new bookmark</li><li>Copy entire content from downloadVSIX-bookmarklet.js</li><li>Paste as bookmark URL</li><li>Click bookmark on any extension page to download</li></ol><h3>Browser Console</h3><ol><li>Open Developer Console (F12) on extension page</li><li>Paste code from downloadVSIX-enhanced.js</li><li>Press Enter and click generated button</li></ol>FilesdownloadVSIX-enhanced.js - Primary script with 3 download options (VSIX, VSIXPackage, Copy URL), toast notifications, clipboard integration, modern UIdownloadVSIX-bookmarklet.js - Minified version for bookmarks, one-click activationdownloadVSIX-legacy-with-progress.js - Legacy version with real-time download progress (0-100%), best for slow connections and large extensionsindex.html - Standalone web app with guided workflow and professional UIFeature ComparisonFeature Enhanced Bookmarklet Legacy Web UI Multiple Formats ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ Progress Tracking ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ One-Click Use ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ Toast Notifications ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ Browser Compatibility Modern Modern All ModernUsage ExampleDownload Python Extension:<ol><li>Visit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="break-all link-break text-gray-500 hover:underline" href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python">https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python</a></li><li>Use bookmarklet or paste script in console</li><li>Click "Download VSIX"</li><li>File downloads as ms-python.python_2024.0.0.vsix</li></ol>Install Offline:code --install-extension extension.vsix Enterprise Deployment<ol><li>Download specific extension versions using bookmarklet</li><li>Verify VSIX integrity</li><li>Distribute via internal network</li><li>Batch install: code --install-extension *.vsix</li></ol>Troubleshooting"Metadata not found" - Try legacy version or refresh page Download doesn't start - Allow popups for <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="break-all link-break text-gray-500 hover:underline" href="http://marketplace.visualstudio.com">marketplace.visualstudio.com</a> Bookmarklet fails - Manually add javascript: prefix if stripped Need progress - Use downloadVSIX-legacy-with-progress.jsBrowser Support<ul><li>Enhanced/Bookmarklet: Chrome 60+, Firefox 55+, Edge 79+, Safari 12+</li><li>Legacy: All browsers including IE11+</li><li>Web Interface: Modern browsers, mobile/tablet</li></ul>Security<ul><li>No data collection or tracking</li><li>Only official VS Code Marketplace APIs</li><li>Open source and auditable</li></ul>Advanced Usage<h3>Batch Download (Bash)</h3>#!/bin/bash extensions=("ms-python.python" "esbenp.prettier-vscode") for ext in "${extensions[@]}"; do echo "Downloading $ext..." done <h3>Automated Deployment (PowerShell)</h3>$extensions = @("ext1.vsix", "ext2.vsix") foreach ($ext in $extensions) { code --install-extension $ext } Changelogv2.0.0 - ES6+ rewrite, 3 download options, toast notifications, clipboard support, improved UI/UX v1.5.0 - Progress tracking, XHR downloads, visual feedback v1.0.0 - Initial releaseRoadmap<ul><li>Browser extension (Chrome/Firefox)</li><li>CLI tool (Node.js)</li><li>Batch download support</li><li>Dependency resolver</li></ul>Contributing<ol><li>Fork repository</li><li>Create feature branch</li><li>Test on multiple browsers</li><li>Submit pull request</li></ol>LicenseMIT License - Copyright (c) 2026 Mohammad FaizPermission granted to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies. See full MIT license for details.Made with ❤️ by Mohammad Faiz | v2.0.0 | January 2026