# Plots window as a pane in VS Code

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-window-as-a-pane-in-vs-code/48426>\
**Category:** VS Code\
**Created:** [October 15, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-window-as-a-pane-in-vs-code/48426 "2020-10-15T12:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![scheinerman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/scheinerman/32/35303_2.png) [@scheinerman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/scheinerman)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-window-as-a-pane-in-vs-code/48426/1 "2020-10-15T12:14:19Z")

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I’m `using Plots` in the terminal in VS Code. I use the GR back end. Whenever I make a plot in the REPL the plot opens in a separate GR window (invariably behind my VS Code window). How do I make my plots appear in a panel in VS Code? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![scheinerman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/scheinerman/32/35303_2.png) [@scheinerman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/scheinerman)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-window-as-a-pane-in-vs-code/48426/2 "2020-10-15T12:53:39Z")

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I can answer my own question. I was opening the terminal and launching Julia from there. That put plots in an external window.

I see that I should be using the command `Julia: Start REPL` and then it works. Now plots appear in a pane inside VS Code.