# Problem when trying to use openmc-plotter

**URL:** <https://openmc.discourse.group/t/problem-when-trying-to-use-openmc-plotter/3510>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/problem-when-trying-to-use-openmc-plotter/3510 "2023-10-13T15:45:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![HamzaGhninou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bcef8e/32.png) [@HamzaGhninou](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/HamzaGhninou)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/problem-when-trying-to-use-openmc-plotter/3510/1 "2023-10-13T15:45:03Z")

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Hello everyone,

I am facing an issue using openmc-plotter. When I launch the ‘openmc-plotter’ command, a new window opens, but I can’t modify anything on it. It seems like the window is frozen.

I have installed OpenMC from source on Ubuntu using WSL, and for openmc-plotter, I installed it using pip.

If anyone could help, I would be grateful.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![paulromano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openmc.discourse.group/paulromano/32/486_2.png) [@paulromano](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/paulromano)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/problem-when-trying-to-use-openmc-plotter/3510/2 "2023-10-18T15:29:27Z")

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I’ve personally never tried the plotter on Windows through WSL and not sure how well it will work. I’d recommend taking a look at this guide on running [Linux GUI apps on WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps) though in case it helps.