# Why are there so many plotting backends?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-there-so-many-plotting-backends/77142>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** makie\
**Created:** [February 27, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-there-so-many-plotting-backends/77142 "2022-02-27T08:53:06Z")\
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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, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-there-so-many-plotting-backends/77142/2 "2022-02-27T09:14:35Z")

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No need to answer as answer on this post:  
[What are the biggest differences between Makie.jl and Plots.jl? - #5 by sdanisch](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-are-the-biggest-differences-between-makie-jl-and-plots-jl/76643/5) from joules(7th) has given a great answer.

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