# Matlab figure replacement

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**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** io\
**Created:** [January 20, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/matlab-figure-replacement/74942 "2022-01-20T14:57:32Z")\
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> [@ohmsweetohm1](#):
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> By risky I mean that it could happen that the serialized version is pure garbage and can not be re-opend.

I don’t have much experience, but [here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-preferred-way-to-save-variables/21918/38) @[kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson) claims that

> In my opinion, Serialization has proven to be significantly more stable between Julia versions than many other packages that claim to be so.

YMMV.

Also, note that you can make your code shorter/simpler with `serialize("figure.makie", f1)` and `f2 = deserialize("figure.makie")`.

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