# What is the difference between Graphs and GraphMakie?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-graphs-and-graphmakie/77144>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Created:** [February 27, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-graphs-and-graphmakie/77144 "2022-02-27T09:58:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![matic\_lauko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/matic_lauko/32/27770_2.png) [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-graphs-and-graphmakie/77144/1 "2022-02-27T09:58:54Z")

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I have tried using both, but from what I can see GraphMakie is just Graphs, with interactivity. Plus they have a bit different syntax. How different is syntax, exactly as one uses a package more, is it a big difference?

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**Author:** ![holylorenzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/holylorenzo/32/34169_2.png) [@holylorenzo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/holylorenzo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-graphs-and-graphmakie/77144/2 "2022-02-27T11:19:32Z")

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Hey! Graphs.jl is a package that provides data types and algorithms for graphs, letting you create graphs and do operations like depth-first search on them (and many other algorithms).  
GraphMakie.jl builds on top of Graphs.jl to add interactive visualizations. So you can take the same graphs you load/create with Graphs.jl and visualize them using GraphMakie.jl.

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**Author:** ![matic\_lauko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/matic_lauko/32/27770_2.png) [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-graphs-and-graphmakie/77144/3 "2022-02-27T11:35:36Z")

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Great so, the syntax is the same for both, if I understand correctly, GraphMakie, just adds some things.