# Graphing a SimpleGraph

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphing-a-simplegraph/42271
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [June 29, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphing-a-simplegraph/42271 "2020-06-29T21:22:05Z")
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### Author: ![erlebach](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/erlebach/32/12973_2.png) [@erlebach](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erlebach)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphing-a-simplegraph/42271/1 "2020-06-29T21:22:05Z")

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How do I plot a graph created with `LightGraphs.jl`.  
I have tried `GraphRecipes`, and a graph with 200 nodes and 400 edges takes too long to draw, even the second time.

Ideally, I would like interactivity. More important is fast generation of a graph with 1000 notes, and 5000 edges. This was possible 15 years ago using OpenGL. Is there anything available in the Julia ecosphere? Thanks.

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### Author: ![Jakob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@Jakob](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jakob)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphing-a-simplegraph/42271/2 "2020-06-30T18:36:14Z")

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You could check out [GraphPlot](https://github.com/JuliaGraphs/GraphPlot.jl), I think it should be efficient enough for that size. There’s no interactivity though, as far as I know.