🧩 offvsix web

A fast, minimal, and offline-capable tool to browse and download Visual Studio Code extensions as .vsix packages — without needing to install them from the Marketplace.

• ⚡ Instant search and category browsing
• 📦 Queue multiple extensions
• ⬇ Download as .zip for offline use
• 🛠 Built with Next.js App Router and full static export

Live: gni.github.io/offvsix-web
GitHub: github.com/gni/offvsix-web

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies

npm install
# or
yarn install

2. Run Locally

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 to view the app.

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📦 Static Export (Production Build)

This app supports static export via next export.

1. Build & Export

npm run build
npm run export

The final output is located in the out/ directory and is fully static (no server).

2. Deploy to GitHub Pages

Deploy from the out/ folder to GitHub Pages using:

npx gh-pages -d out

Or configure your GitHub Actions/Pages settings to serve /offvsix-web/.

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🧠 Features

• 🔍 Full-text search using Marketplace API

• 📂 Browse by:

  • Popular
  • Featured (Trending)

• ➕ Add to queue (animated UI)

• 📁 Download queue as .vsix or bundled .zip

• 🛡 Verified publisher badge

• 🧱 Responsive Masonry layout

• 🌐 SEO, Open Graph meta tags

• 🎨 Theme-aware (dark/light system)

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🛡 Privacy & Offline Use

All extensions are downloaded client-side via the official Marketplace API. No analytics, no telemetry.

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🛠 Built With

• Next.js (App Router)
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Framer Motion
• Zod + React Hook Form

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🤝 Contributing

PRs and suggestions welcome. To contribute:

git clone https://github.com/gni/offvsix-web
cd offvsix-web
npm install
npm run dev

Install downloaded extension

code --install-extension ./extensions/ms-python.python-2023.17.12561009.vsix

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Python cli

offvsix

Author

Lucian BLETAN

📄 License

MIT