# Distribute obfuscated code with a REPL

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distribute-obfuscated-code-with-a-repl/104382>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [September 29, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distribute-obfuscated-code-with-a-repl/104382 "2023-09-29T09:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kruxigt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kruxigt/32/11694_2.png) [@Kruxigt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kruxigt)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distribute-obfuscated-code-with-a-repl/104382/1 "2023-09-29T09:00:17Z")

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I have written a program that is well suited to be run in the REPL. I want to distribute it without making the code available. What are my options? It is OK if it means some REPL functions won’t work. I realize it’s probably not going to be as obfuscated as a binary but the more the better.

Thanks and cheers!

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**Author:** ![Kruxigt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kruxigt/32/11694_2.png) [@Kruxigt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kruxigt)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distribute-obfuscated-code-with-a-repl/104382/2 "2023-09-29T16:05:03Z")

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Bump…noone?

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**Author:** ![frylock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/frylock/32/50213_2.png) [@frylock](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/frylock)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distribute-obfuscated-code-with-a-repl/104382/3 "2023-09-29T17:54:01Z")

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2014 [post on Google groups](https://groups.google.com/g/julia-dev/c/LKoFoKZnmro).  
[Another one](https://groups.google.com/g/julia-users/c/13-1_c64KIc) from 2015.

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**Author:** ![PeterSimon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/petersimon/32/25193_2.png) [@PeterSimon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PeterSimon)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distribute-obfuscated-code-with-a-repl/104382/4 "2023-09-29T22:55:33Z")

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Also see 2021 thread [here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-a-secret-or-black-box-function/58017)