# How to open .dot file to view graph

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078 "2022-03-17T06:13:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vijay960](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@vijay960](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/vijay960)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078/1 "2022-03-17T06:13:35Z")

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what to install in order to view the graph which is in .dot file

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**Author:** ![steveroush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@steveroush](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/steveroush)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078/2 "2022-03-17T08:50:01Z")

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I think this answers it: [windows - Graphviz: How to go from .dot to a graph? - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1494492/graphviz-how-to-go-from-dot-to-a-graph)

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**Author:** ![hamblingreg52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/hamblingreg52/32/332_2.png) [@hamblingreg52](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/hamblingreg52)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078/3 "2022-05-16T06:58:48Z")

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Thanks for suggesting this article. Someone has answered this problem in a clear manner.

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**Author:** ![schmoo2k](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/schmoo2k/32/29_2.png) [@schmoo2k](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/schmoo2k)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078/4 "2022-05-16T13:49:43Z")

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There are also a bunch of online versions. Quick search gave me: [Graphviz Online](https://dreampuf.github.io/GraphvizOnline)

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**Author:** ![ms609](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/ms609/32/1533_2.png) [@ms609](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/ms609)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/how-to-open-dot-file-to-view-graph/1078/5 "2024-07-08T18:26:07Z")

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I had the same question, and it wasn’t clear that the answer was included in the “Command line” page on the [documentation pages](https://www.graphviz.org/documentation/); I would find clearer signposting there helpful.