# Can I use Makie.jl without GPU

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590
**Category:** Visualization
**Tags:** makie
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590 "2022-02-01T17:30:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![matic\_lauko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/matic_lauko/32/27770_2.png) [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590/1 "2022-02-01T17:30:52Z")

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Hello,  
I’m trying to build an interactive graph, but I don’t have a GPU on my computer, can I still use Makie.jl. If not what would you recommend?  
Thank you for your help!

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### Author: ![sdanisch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sdanisch/32/1406_2.png) [@sdanisch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sdanisch)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590/2 "2022-02-01T17:38:52Z")

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What do you mean by no GPU? Is it a headless server?  
If it just doesn’t have a dedicated gpu, GLMakie should work fine…  
Otherwise you could try WGLMakie

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### Author: ![matic\_lauko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/matic_lauko/32/27770_2.png) [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590/3 "2022-02-01T18:01:51Z")

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I have an all-in-one computer 10 years old. The GPU doesn’t work anymore, does that count the same as not having one. I assume so because Makie doesn’t work.  
Thank you.

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### Author: ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590/4 "2022-02-01T18:06:23Z")

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Well, OpenGL must be supported, and it must not be too old…  
Found that out when trying to use Makie in different virtual machines…

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Emanuel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jeff_emanuel/32/15440_2.png) [@Jeff\_Emanuel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jeff_Emanuel)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590/5 "2022-02-02T17:50:43Z")

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There are software implementations of OpenGL. You could try installing one and checking whether it works. If it does, it _will_ be _slow_.

Sorry, I meant to reply to @matic_lauko.

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### Author: ![matic\_lauko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/matic_lauko/32/27770_2.png) [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-use-makie-jl-without-gpu/75590/6 "2022-02-03T20:01:55Z")

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Thanks, it works!