# CairoMakie wont display plots (running from terminal)

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cairomakie-wont-display-plots-running-from-terminal/67755>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** plotting, makie\
**Created:** [September 6, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cairomakie-wont-display-plots-running-from-terminal/67755 "2021-09-06T13:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![sijo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cairomakie-wont-display-plots-running-from-terminal/67755/2 "2021-09-06T15:11:23Z")

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What kind of output do you expect? Note that CairoMakie is for making SVG/PDF/PNG plots, which most terminals cannot display. GLMakie will display plots in a separate window. See also [No plot with CairoMakie](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/no-plot-with-cairomakie/64914)

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