# \`file.choose()\` in \`Julia\`?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-choose-in-julia/69703
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** filesystem, io, gui
**Created:** [October 13, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-choose-in-julia/69703 "2021-10-13T17:15:07Z")
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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: [October 13, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-choose-in-julia/69703/2 "2021-10-13T17:17:17Z")

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> [@Choose a file interactively](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choose-a-file-interactively/10910):
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> In R, the function file.choose() exists to choose files interactively. This is nice when sharing code with someone who is not a programmer. Is there anything similar in Julia?

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