VSIX viewer
To open a VSIX file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| VSIX in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Manifest | extension.vsixmanifest and package.json read |
| Safety | Read from its headers only: nothing in it is run |
| Extensions | .vsix |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a VSIX file?
In short
A VSIX is a Visual Studio or VS Code extension: a ZIP with the extension and its manifest.
The extension’s name, ID, version, publisher and description, and the VS Code version it needs, then every file.
How to open a VSIX file
- Add your VSIX. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The extension’s name, ID, version, publisher and description, and the VS Code version it needs, then every file.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
Drop it here: its publisher, version and files are shown, and any file opens as text.
No. The package is only read: its manifest and its list of files. Nothing in it runs, and nothing is uploaded.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.