Instantly count highlighted text, words, or fully-custom patterns – with live gutter badges, status-bar feedback, and one-click configuration.
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Real-time Counter | Status-bar number updates as you type or select |
| Numbered Badges | Occurrence index drawn in the editor gutter |
| One-click Panel | Click the counter to toggle case/word/regex, enter rules, etc. |
| Peek / Select-All | View or multi-cursor-select every match in one command |
| Custom Rules | $TEXT / $RAWTEXT placeholders turn any selection into a regex |
| Safe & Fast | Chunked scanning, regex timeout guard, view-port badge rendering |
- Install from the VS Code Marketplace:
instant-count. - Select text (or just place the cursor on a word).
- Watch the status-bar counter and gutter badges appear.
- Hit
Ctrl + Shift + Rto open the quick-config panel.
Below are four ready-to-paste rule examples in the same format used inside the extension.
Example 1: Untranslated i18n Keys
- Select:
t( - Regex Rule:
t\(\s*"(en\.)[^"]+"\s*\) - Result: Flags
t("en.some.key")calls still hard-coded to English.
Example 2: Left-over console.* Calls
- Select:
console - Regex Rule:
(^|\s)(console\.(log|debug|warn|error))\s*\( - Result: Catches any
console.log,.debug,.warn,.errorstill lurking in code.
Example 3: Duplicate Words
- Select:
the(or any word) - Regex Rule:
\b$TEXT\s+$TEXT\b - Result: Finds “the the”, “return return”, etc., regardless of the word you pick.
Example 4: JSX Components Missing a Prop
- Select:
MyButton - Regex Rule:
<MyButton\b(?![^>]*\bonClick=) - Result: Highlights every
<MyButton …>with noonClick=prop.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
 |
 |
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
instant-count.caseSensitive |
false |
Match case exactly |
instant-count.wholeWord |
false |
Add \b…\b boundaries |
instant-count.useRegex |
false |
Treat search pattern as regex |
instant-count.showGutterBadges |
true |
Toggle numbered badges |
instant-count.showInStatusBar |
true |
Toggle status-bar counter |
instant-count.regexRules |
"" |
Custom rule with $TEXT / $RAWTEXT |
Open Command Palette → “Instant Count: Settings” for the interactive panel.
| Command | Keybinding | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle Case | none | Switch case sensitivity |
| Toggle Whole Word | none | Add/remove word boundaries |
| Toggle Regex Mode | none | Literal ↔ regex |
| Peek All Matches | Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
Open VS Code peek panel |
| Select All Matches | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S |
Multi-cursor select |
- Chunked scanning keeps UI fluid even on 10 MB+ files.
- Regex execution has a 500 ms timeout guard to avoid catastrophic back-tracking freezes.
- Badges are only rendered inside (and near) the view-port for zero scroll-lag.
- Fork the repo,
npm install, press F5 to launch the Extension Host. - Submit pull-requests against the
devbranch. - All contributions are released under the MIT license.
MIT © 2025 Ali Do
PRs are welcome!
- Fork the repo · 2.
npm install· 3. Press F5 to launch the Extension Host · 4. Submit a pull-request tomain.
Made with ♥ and a lot of regex.