# How to install vsix format extension? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [November 17, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667 "2023-11-17T03:01:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shuta](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/shuta/32/725_2.png) [@shuta](https://forum.cursor.com/u/shuta)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/1 "2023-11-17T03:01:18Z")
I am developing a VSCode Extension, Is it possible to install an extension in vsix format with cursor? ---
**Author:** ![Jakob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jakob/32/93_2.png) [@Jakob](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jakob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/2 "2023-11-17T10:51:52Z")
Yep, you should be able to drag the .vsix file into the Extensions tab, or you can use the `Install from VSIX...` button as well. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/1X/11a4c8a527cfd3cdebd8222702acbe8314d926c6.png) ---
**Author:** ![shuta](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/shuta/32/725_2.png) [@shuta](https://forum.cursor.com/u/shuta)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/3 "2023-11-29T00:30:32Z")
Thank you. I was able to install it. ---
**Author:** ![SaidTorres3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SaidTorres3](https://forum.cursor.com/u/SaidTorres3)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/4 "2024-11-22T00:10:00Z")
I don’t have those three dots ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/8/892ee04810d84f6a4d2639eac1e86d57b2e4dc4a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mingo-233](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mingo-233/32/12964_2.png) [@Mingo-233](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Mingo-233)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/5 "2024-11-25T09:15:12Z")
I also couldn’t find the guide on the view, but I tried dragging the vsix file in directly, and that worked. ---
**Author:** ![praiseisaac](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/praiseisaac/32/19112_2.png) [@praiseisaac](https://forum.cursor.com/u/praiseisaac)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/6 "2025-01-08T20:39:16Z")
@ [Mingo-233](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Mingo-233) You can also drag and drop the `.vsix` file into the extensions tab. ---
**Author:** ![mikeduke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@mikeduke](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mikeduke)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/8 "2025-07-04T09:51:01Z")
I don’t know if it worked before, but it doesn’t work that way in today’s version ---
**Author:** ![mikestaub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mikestaub/32/69753_2.png) [@mikestaub](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mikestaub)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/9 "2025-07-09T22:13:30Z")
@truell20 why was this feature disabled? It is a dealbreaker for me to no be able to being my own .vsix extensions ---
**Author:** ![fvt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@fvt](https://forum.cursor.com/u/fvt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/10 "2025-07-15T02:59:07Z")
The drag and drop is still here, and is correctly importing vsix files, I just tested a minute ago with 1.2.4. ---
**Author:** ![dfkmwkfq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@dfkmwkfq](https://forum.cursor.com/u/dfkmwkfq)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/11 "2025-07-15T22:48:28Z")
Drag-and drop won’t work when using remote-ssh. ---
**Author:** ![dfkmwkfq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@dfkmwkfq](https://forum.cursor.com/u/dfkmwkfq)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-install-vsix-format-extension/1667/13 "2025-07-16T21:44:20Z")
Actually you can use the command ```auto >install from VSIX ```