# \[ANN\] PackageMaker - GUI for PkgTemplates

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-packagemaker-gui-for-pkgtemplates/124197>\
**Category:** Package Announcements\
**Tags:** package, announcement, pkgtemplates, gui\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-packagemaker-gui-for-pkgtemplates/124197 "2024-12-26T22:05:57Z")\
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Somewhat related to easy creation of new project assuming a large fraction of Julia users already use VScode which is a rather complex GUI :

I wonder what is the state of

> <https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/pull/2799>
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> This adds a \`Julia: Create New Project\` command that takes you through a series …of prompts to get the fields needed to create a new project using PkgTemplates. This is a similar experience to calling \`PkgTemplates.Template(interactive=true)\`.
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> Any suggestions are appreciated!
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> Ref https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/issues/2447
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> Here's what running the command looks like
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> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6343165/218750688-b6362f46-58cb-41bc-a169-8ed1caf2213d.mov
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> Alternatively, you can choose to define the details of the template yourself
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> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6343165/218751964-5578178a-8d76-48a7-a9d7-c61bb81716f4.mov
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> Then after a bit of thinking PkgTemplates generates the package
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> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6343165/218750713-81edec91-56e9-4155-9f27-aef4da4c065d.mov

related to this thread

> [@Single click julia project creation with vscode?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/single-click-julia-project-creation-with-vscode/94611):
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> Hi, With other languages, most IDEs provide tools/buttons to create well structured projects. In julia, I use PkgSkeleton.jl or PkgTemplates.jl to create project, but I think that this process could be more accessible (especially for beginner) with an IDE (vscode) support. Would you consider such a feature to be useful and possible to implement ?

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