# Which version of JuliaFormatter is used in VS code?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** vscode, formatting
**Created:** [April 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885 "2025-04-09T12:38:02Z")
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### Author:  [@dharasim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dharasim)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885/1 "2025-04-09T12:38:02Z")
I would like to know which version of `JuliaFormatter.jl` is used by the Julia extension for VS Code when I run the command `Format Document`. I don’t have JuliaFormatter in my global env and also not in my current project environment.
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### Author:  [@visr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/visr)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885/2 "2025-04-09T12:51:55Z")
I think that’d be v1.0.61, as specified here: [julia-vscode/scripts/environments/languageserver/v1.11/Manifest.toml at v1.127.2 · julia-vscode/julia-vscode](https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/blob/v1.127.2/scripts/environments/languageserver/v1.11/Manifest.toml#L128)
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### Author:  [@dharasim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dharasim)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885/3 "2025-04-09T13:11:40Z")
Thanks! Do you know if it’s always using this version, or is there a way to change it?
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### Author:  [@visr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/visr)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885/4 "2025-04-09T14:26:47Z")
I don’t think there is a way to change it. You can of cause run JuliaFormatter outside of the extension, wait for a new release of the extension with an updated version, or perhaps configure VSCode in another way similar to [fredrikekre/Runic.jl: A code formatter for Julia with rules set in stone.](https://github.com/fredrikekre/Runic.jl?tab=readme-ov-file#vs-code)
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### Author:  [@dharasim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dharasim)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885/5 "2025-04-09T15:14:17Z")
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Arlo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Arlo)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-version-of-juliaformatter-is-used-in-vs-code/127885/6 "2026-01-30T02:12:48Z")
Another option for using `JuliaFormatter` V2 is to use that [Custom Local Formatters](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jkillian.custom-local-formatters&ssr=false#overview) extension to run `jlfmt` (requires new Julia 1.12 app feature)
[jlfmt install instructions](https://github.com/domluna/JuliaFormatter.jl?tab=readme-ov-file#command-line-tool)
1. `julia +1.12`
2. `]`
3. `app add JuliaFormatter`
4. add `~/.julia/bin` to your PATH if needed. (output suggests this)
Then configure it in VSCode settings:
```json
"customLocalFormatters.formatters": [
{
"command": "jlfmt --config-dir=. --prioritize-config-file",
"languages": ["julia"]
}
],
```
- it was not discovering my `.JuliaFormatter.toml` without explicit `--config-dir`
- `--prioritize-config-file` fixes this bug [When using CLI `jlfmt`, `style` is never taken from config file, unless switch `--prioritize-config-file` is given · Issue #951 · domluna/JuliaFormatter.jl · GitHub](https://github.com/domluna/JuliaFormatter.jl/issues/951)