# Plots: change in \`savefig()\`?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-change-in-savefig/22304
**Category:** Visualization
**Created:** [March 25, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-change-in-savefig/22304 "2019-03-25T14:30:24Z")
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### Author: ![BLI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bli/32/37206_2.png) [@BLI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BLI)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-change-in-savefig/22304/1 "2019-03-25T14:30:24Z")

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When saving figures from Plots, I use `savefig()`. In the past, `savefig("figfile.svg")` saved the figure in a file named `figfile`, with file extension `svg`.

Today, `savefig("figfile.svg")` saves the file in a file named `figfile.svg` with extension `png`.

- Why this change?
- How do I specify the file type now?