Browse foreign galleries (VS Marketplace / Open VSX) and install VSIX into Cursor and other forks — companion Support beside the official gallery browser.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Each host has a native gallery (Cursor → Open VSX / Extensions view; VS Code → Visual Studio Marketplace). ExtensionBazaar bridges the other galleries the host leaves out — without replacing the built-in Extensions UI.
Bazaar on the left — opens the companion (gallery browser + Support)
Command Palette
ExtensionBazaar: Open, Open Companion (active market), …
Typical flow
Click status bar Bazaar (or Browse → Visual Studio Marketplace / Open VSX).
Browse an extension details page in the gallery browser.
If Install does not appear: copy the address bar (Ctrl+L, Ctrl+C) — Support picks up the details URL.
Click Install in {host} and confirm (Microsoft-restricted extensions show an extra warning when known).
Find updates checks only extensions you installed via Bazaar (network scan starts when you click Check).
Screenshots
Companion — details detected
History — Bazaar installs
Find updates
Commands
Command
Purpose
Open / Open Companion
Gallery browser + Support
Install from Clipboard URL
Parse a details URL or itemName
Install from itemName…
Manual entry
Open Find Updates / Check for Updates
Compare Bazaar installs with gallery latest
About
Brand / license
Settings (optional)
Setting
Meaning
extensionBazaar.openMode
rail (browser | Support side by side), companion (legacy stacked), or panel
extensionBazaar.confirmBeforeInstall
Confirmation before VSIX install
extensionBazaar.downloadsWatcher.enabled
Offer Install when a .vsix appears in Downloads (off by default)
Disclaimer (freeware)
No liability — provided AS IS; ready-4-it accepts no liability for damage, data loss, failed installs, or third-party extensions (to the maximum extent permitted by law).
No support — freeware includes no support entitlement or SLA.
Acceptance — by installing or using ExtensionBazaar you agree to these terms and the EULA (LICENSE.txt). Features unlock only after the in-product Accept confirmation.
Marketplace display only — gallery sites open in the host browser as official pages; ExtensionBazaar does not rewrite that view and does not embed marketplaces in an iframe.
Sideloaded VSIX packages may not update via the host’s native gallery updater.
Some Microsoft-published extensions refuse to run outside official Microsoft editors — ExtensionBazaar warns before install when known.
Engine mismatch → highest host-compatible version (or a clear error).
