# What if I want a simpler IDE for Julia?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-if-i-want-a-simpler-ide-for-julia/31142>\
**Category:** Juno\
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-if-i-want-a-simpler-ide-for-julia/31142 "2019-11-16T02:15:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![chakravala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chakravala/32/6832_2.png) [@chakravala](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chakravala)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-if-i-want-a-simpler-ide-for-julia/31142/154 "2019-11-28T04:25:12Z")

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Here’s what my vim+i3 setup looked like a few years ago, I still use it liks this since then

> [@Is the Eclipse IDE plugin "JuliaDT" still under development?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-the-eclipse-ide-plugin-juliadt-still-under-development/3637/10):
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> ![Screenshot_2017-10-05_18-38-44.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/0/7/07285678c4aaee138cd980612e198d70f1abd743.png)

I am so happy with vim+i3 setup, it’s the best of all worlds, allowing plotting windows, REPL + editors windows, and LaTeX editing in the best way possible.

Also, I created a [VerTeX.jl](https://github.com/chakravala/VerTeX.jl) package to help me organize non-linear LaTeX documents and launch the vim editor from the REPL in a programmatic way.

Was planning to make a video showing my setup someday, but haven’t gotten around to it yet… I ended up doing some cool math or programming stuff and having fun with the Julia setup instead of making a demo video.

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