offvsix: Offline Visual Studio Code Extension Downloader

offvsix is a Python CLI utility designed to streamline the process of downloading Visual Studio Code extensions for offline installations. Whether you're preparing for a coding session without internet access or simply want to keep your favorite extensions handy, offvsix has you covered!

Features

Download specific versions of extensions.
Download extensions to a custom directory.
Use a proxy server for downloading.
Avoid redundant downloads with optional caching.
Get detailed logs with verbose mode.
Bulk download: Supply a text file with a list of extensions to download them all at once!

Installation

You can install the package from PyPI:

bash
pip install offvsix

Or for offline installation, download the wheel file and run:

bash
pip install offvsix-<version>.whl

Usage

Basic usage:

bash
offvsix <publisher.extension>

For example:

bash
offvsix ms-python.python

Using a Text File:

To download multiple extensions, you can use a text file where each line is an extension name:

bash
offvsix --file extensions.txt

Install downloaded extension

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

Options:

--version to specify the version.
--destination to specify the destination folder.
--no-cache to force re-download.
--no-print without output.
--file to specify a text file containing a list of extensions to download.
--proxy to use a proxy server.
--json Output result as JSON.
--target-platform VS Code target platform (e.g. win32-x64, linux-x64, darwin-arm64).