# Set the external editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [29 April 2022 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445 "2022-04-29T17:17:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![djnoah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@djnoah](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/djnoah)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2022 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/1 "2022-04-29T17:17:32Z")

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Running Joplin 2.7.15 (prod, darwin) on 11.6.5 Big Sur

where can I set my choice of external editor? The Joplin FAQ directions are not working for me.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2022 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/2 "2022-04-29T17:22:16Z")

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It should just be in the general tab?

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/2X/b/b9ee940cef1f55a4080aa0d28b311c2378822a2c.png)

Is it not showing correctly?

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**Author:** ![djnoah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@djnoah](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/djnoah)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2022 17:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/3 "2022-04-29T17:31:06Z")

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Yeah okay - thanks  
but I am trying to fire off the editing to VS code

I put 'code -n --wait' and that does not work. Do I need to run from the /Applications folder - if so how do I represent a filename with a space in it?

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2022 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/4 "2022-04-29T18:11:15Z")

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You may well need to do it from the applications folder, on mac I think I used `/Applications/Atom.app`  
I don't think you need to worry about spaces, just use the filepicker on the app you want.

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**Author:** ![djnoah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@djnoah](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/djnoah)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2022 19:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/5 "2022-04-29T19:28:21Z")

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Thanks - okay I have the editor working - is there anyway to get Joplin to auto set "Stop external editing" when the associated VS code window is closed.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2022 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/6 "2022-04-29T20:17:29Z")

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I don't think so but i could well be wrong, i think it is only looking for changes in the temporary md file.

If you use vscode a lot for editing then you may want to look at the Vscode plugin which allows you to access your joplin system within vscode directly.

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**Author:** ![djnoah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@djnoah](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/djnoah)\
**Post date:** [30 April 2022 05:51 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/7 "2022-04-30T05:51:37Z")

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Oh great idea - thanks Joplin crew for the amazing software.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 May 2022 05:51 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/set-the-external-editor/25445/8 "2022-05-30T05:51:56Z")

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