# I am not able to use julia in vscode
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112
**Category:** VS Code
**Created:** [February 9, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112 "2022-02-09T19:14:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@sai\_matcha](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sai_matcha)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/1 "2022-02-09T19:14:25Z")
I have recently installed vscode , when i try to use julia in vs code i got below error. can somebody help me to install julia in vscode
```julia
Could not start the Julia language server. Make sure the configuration setting julia.executablePath points to the Julia binary.
```
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### Author:  [@ptoche](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ptoche)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/2 "2022-02-09T19:15:37Z")
So… does it point to the binary?
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### Author:  [@sai\_matcha](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sai_matcha)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/3 "2022-02-09T19:19:06Z")
Sorry,im new to programming language. i didnt understand what binaries mean. but it is mentioned this " Could not start the Julia language server. Make sure the configuration setting julia.executablePath points to the Julia binary. "
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### Author:  [@jacobusmmsmit](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jacobusmmsmit)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/4 "2022-02-09T19:41:18Z")
Go to your preferences and search for `julia path`, this should be the path to the location of `julia.exe` on your computer or blank if `julia` has been added to the `PATH` environment variable. It sounds like it hasn’t, so google “add julia to path” and follow the instructions.
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### Author:  [@ptoche](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ptoche)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/5 "2022-02-09T19:55:27Z")
copy-pasting from the instructions under the Julia extension:
> Getting started
>
> ### Installing Julia/VS Code/VS Code Julia extension
>
> 1. Install Julia for your platform: [Download Julia](https://julialang.org/downloads/)
> 2. Install VS Code for your platform: [Download Visual Studio Code - Mac, Linux, Windows](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) At the end of this step you should be able to start VS Code.
> 3. Choose `Install` in the [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=julialang.language-julia); or manually install with:
> 4. Start VS Code.
> 5. Inside VS Code, go to the extensions view either by executing the `View: Show Extensions` command (click View-\>Command Palette…) or by clicking on the extension icon on the left side of the VS Code window.
> 6. In the extensions view, simply search for the term `julia` in the marketplace search box, then select the extension named `Julia` and click the install button. You might have to restart VS Code after this step.
>
> ### Configure the Julia extension
>
> If you have installed Julia into a standard location on Mac or Windows, or if the Julia binary is on your `PATH` , the Julia VS Code extension should automatically find your Julia installation and you should not need to configure anything.
>
> If the extension does not find your Julia installation automatically, or if you want to use a different Julia installation than the default one, you can set the `julia.executablePath` to point to the Julia executable that the extension should use. In that case the extension will always use that version of Julia. To edit your configuration settings, execute the `Preferences: Open User Settings` command (you can also access it via the menu `File->Preferences->Settings` ), and then make sure your user settings include the `julia.executablePath` setting. The format of the string should follow your platform specific conventions, and be aware that the backlash `\` is the escape character in JSON, so you need to use `\\` as the path separator character on Windows.
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### Author:  [@ajsagit](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ajsagit)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/6 "2022-02-14T13:26:31Z")
I have tested Julia 1.7.x and 1.6.1-1.6.5 on multi OS. And I can almost sure that you are running Julia 1.7.x on Win 7. It’s a bug from 1.7 therefore Julia 1.7.x can not be started from vscode or Atom with juno but Jupyter with IJulia.
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### Author:  [@sai\_matcha](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sai_matcha)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/7 "2022-02-14T14:08:25Z")
im running on mac os m1. and i never tried to install windows in it.
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### Author:  [@quailman1031](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/quailman1031)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/8 "2022-02-22T00:28:09Z")
It is good to know that this issue has at least been identified. That is my situation (julia 1.7.x on Win 7). Is it being worked on?
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### Author:  [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-am-not-able-to-use-julia-in-vscode/76112/9 "2022-02-22T08:38:53Z")
Note that Windows 7 is not a [supported platform](https://julialang.org/downloads/#supported_platforms), so willingness to investigate and fix issues with it might be limited.