# Tip: Downloading VSIX extensions now that MS removed the option in Marketplace

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/tip-downloading-vsix-extensions-now-that-ms-removed-the-option-in-marketplace/50646>\
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**Created:** [February 13, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/tip-downloading-vsix-extensions-now-that-ms-removed-the-option-in-marketplace/50646 "2025-02-13T11:17:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![AbleArcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ablearcher/32/19439_2.png) [@AbleArcher](https://forum.cursor.com/u/AbleArcher)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/tip-downloading-vsix-extensions-now-that-ms-removed-the-option-in-marketplace/50646/1 "2025-02-13T11:17:25Z")

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**The Problem:**

- Microsoft recently removed the download option from [marketplace.visualstudio.com](http://marketplace.visualstudio.com), making it much harder for users of editors like Cursor to manually install extensions from .vsix files.  
_(there used to be a Download link under resources.)_  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/f/c/fc1a6f23bb4f8424aa026007de1eaf3064940beb.png)

**The Solution:**

- Open _Visual Studio Code_.
- Search for the extension in the sidebar.
- Click on the result to open it in a full window.
- Click the gear icon, and select ‘_Download VSIX_’ from the menu.
- Now you can use ‘_Show and Run Commands_’, ‘_Extensions: Install from VSIX…_’ from the search bar as usual in Cursor.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/c/6/c691e4be6f6ec8ad49940f4655b8e00f3571097a.png)

This might be common knowledge amongst experienced VSC users, but not those who started coding with Cursor.

Anyway, I was looking for a workaround myself so thought I’d share in case it helps anyone else… ✌

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**Author:** ![Pratik\_Pathak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/pratik_pathak/32/107738_2.png) [@Pratik\_Pathak](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Pratik_Pathak)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/tip-downloading-vsix-extensions-now-that-ms-removed-the-option-in-marketplace/50646/2 "2026-05-06T04:26:09Z")

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I have done all of this and running into endless search and scroll. i have built this tool  
[https://zpratikpathak.github.io/vsix-downloader](https://zpratikpathak.github.io/vsix-downloader)

A single html file based project, you can quickly search and download the vsix file