🔍 Dataset Finder
Find the perfect ML dataset without leaving VS Code.
😤 The Problem
Every ML/data science developer knows this pain:
- Open browser → go to Kaggle → search → not what you need
- Go to Hugging Face → search again → still not right
- Try UCI → Google Dataset Search → Papers With Code...
- You've wasted 20 minutes and haven't written a single line of code
✅ The Solution
Dataset Finder brings every major dataset platform into one beautiful
panel inside VS Code. One search. All platforms. Instant results.
✨ Features
| Feature |
Description |
| 🔎 Multi-platform search |
Search 7+ platforms simultaneously |
| 🤗 Hugging Face |
Live API — real results with download counts |
| 🐙 GitHub |
Live API — dataset repos sorted by stars |
| 📄 Papers With Code |
Live API — research datasets linked to papers |
| 🔴 OpenML |
Live API — structured ML datasets |
| 📊 Kaggle |
Browser redirect — thousands of community datasets |
| 🌐 Google Dataset Search |
Browser redirect — datasets from across the web |
| 🏛 UCI ML Repository |
Browser redirect — classic ML datasets |
| ⚡ One-click open |
Opens dataset page in browser instantly |
| 📋 Copy link |
Copy dataset URL to clipboard |
| 🎛 Source filters |
Toggle which platforms to search |
| 🚀 Quick searches |
Popular topics ready to click |
| 🤖 Auto-opens |
Opens automatically on first install |
🚀 Getting Started
Install
Search Dataset Finder in VS Code Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
or install directly from
VS Code Marketplace
The extension opens automatically after first install!
Open Dataset Finder
3 ways to open:
① Activity Bar Icon
Click the 🔍 icon on the left sidebar → click Open Dataset Finder button
② Keyboard Shortcut
Ctrl + Shift + D (Windows / Linux)
Cmd + Shift + D (Mac)
③ Command Palette
Ctrl + Shift + P → Dataset Finder: Search Datasets
How to Search
- Type your topic in the search bar
brain tumor
sentiment analysis
mnist
covid 19
stock prices
Toggle source filters at the top to choose platforms
Press Enter or click Search
Browse results — each card shows:
- Dataset name and source platform
- Description
- Tags
- Download count / stars / paper count
- Open & Download button → opens in browser
- Copy Link button → copies URL
| Platform |
Type |
Auth Needed |
Cost |
| 🤗 Hugging Face |
Live API |
No |
Free |
| 🐙 GitHub |
Live API |
No |
Free |
| 📄 Papers With Code |
Live API |
No |
Free |
| 🔴 OpenML |
Live API |
No |
Free |
| 📊 Kaggle |
Redirect |
Free account |
Free |
| 🔍 Google Dataset Search |
Redirect |
No |
Free |
| 🏛 UCI ML Repository |
Redirect |
No |
Free |
💡 Tips for Better Results
- ✅ Use specific keywords →
brain tumor MRI classification instead of just medical
- ✅ Deselect platforms you don't need for faster results
- ✅ Results are sorted by popularity — most downloaded appear first
- ✅ Use Copy Link to save dataset URLs for later
- ✅ Try the quick search chips on the welcome screen
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
Open Dataset Finder |
Enter |
Search |
🛠 Requirements
- VS Code 1.80.0 or higher
- Active internet connection for live search
📝 Changelog
v1.0.4 — Latest
- ✅ Cleaned up README
- ✅ Removed broken image links
v1.0.3
- ✅ Added Data Science and Machine Learning categories
- ✅ Better Marketplace description and keywords
- ✅ Improved welcome panel with platform list
- ✅ Gallery banner added
v1.0.2
- ✅ Extension auto-opens on first install
- ✅ Added activity bar icon
- ✅ Added Open Dataset Finder button in sidebar
v1.0.1
- ✅ Activity bar panel added
- ✅ Welcome screen improved
v1.0.0 — Initial Release
- 🎉 Live search from Hugging Face, GitHub, Papers With Code, OpenML
- 🎉 Source filter chips
- 🎉 Quick search shortcuts
- 🎉 One-click open and copy link
📄 License
MIT License — free to use, modify and distribute.
Made with ❤️ for the ML and data science community
Install on VS Code Marketplace
