How to 'extract' a .vsix file? (i.e. not install)

Question

Title says it all: How can one 'extract' a .vsix file?

I was following a tutorial and states this as step, but I didn't understand it and it wasn't easily googleable.

Plymouth

Un-zip or un-install ? – Acromion

Answer 1

Rename the file extension to .zip and voila, just unpack it like a regular zip

Plymouth

This is also the official method of extracting VSIX package as explained here by Microsoft – Keewatin

Answer 2

You can download vsix file 2way. But vsix file downloaded by first site can't extract linux unizp. you need to download second site.

first one

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/${publisher}/vsextensions/${extensionname}/${version}/vspackage

second one

https://${publisher}.gallery.vsassets.io/_apis/public/gallery/publisher/${publisher}/extension/${extensionname}/${version}/assetbyname/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VSIXPackage

If CSS Peak

${publisher} = pranaygp

${extensionname} = vscode-css-peek

${version} = 3.0.2

Disenfranchise

Although this is not the answer, this is extremely valuable to know when downloading files in Linux (especially in docker containers). :-) – Purnell