VSCode Extensions Installer

Add a persistent button to install extensions directly into VSCode Insiders from the marketplace.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

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You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         VSCode Extensions Installer
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.3
// @description  Add a persistent button to install extensions directly into VSCode Insiders from the marketplace.
// @author       @tonycody
// @match        https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items*
// @grant        none
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
    'use strict';

    // The selector for the install button
    const installButtonSelector = 'a.install';
    // A class to identify the Insiders button
    const insidersButtonClass = 'install-insiders';
    const labelClass = '.ms-Button-label'

    // Function to add the Insiders install button if it doesn't exist
    function addInsidersInstallButton() {
        const installButton = document.querySelector(installButtonSelector);
        const alreadyAdded = document.querySelector('.' + insidersButtonClass);

        // Only add the button if it doesn't already exist
        if (installButton && !alreadyAdded) {
            const insidersButton = installButton.cloneNode(true);
            // Add a class to identify the button
            insidersButton.classList.add(insidersButtonClass);
            insidersButton.setAttribute('href', insidersButton.getAttribute('href').replace('vscode:', 'vscode-insiders:'));
            insidersButton.style.marginLeft = '3px';
            const lbl = insidersButton.querySelector(labelClass)
            lbl.innerText = 'Install(Insiders)'
            installButton.parentNode.insertBefore(insidersButton, installButton.nextSibling);
        }
    }

    // Create an observer instance linked to the callback function
    const observer = new MutationObserver(function (mutations, me) {
        // Retry adding the Insiders install button
        addInsidersInstallButton();
    });

    // Start observing the document body and check for DOM changes
    observer.observe(document.body, {
        childList: true,
        subtree: true
    });

    // Initial try to add the button
    addInsidersInstallButton();
})();