# When did matplotlib inline become default?

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/when-did-matplotlib-inline-become-default/2468>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 21, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/when-did-matplotlib-inline-become-default/2468 "2019-10-21T07:01:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vicki\_Brown](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/vicki_brown/32/1222_2.png) [@Vicki\_Brown](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Vicki_Brown)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/when-did-matplotlib-inline-become-default/2468/1 "2019-10-21T07:01:13Z")

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I have been using matplotlib in Jupyter notebooks without ever knowing about  
`%matplotlib inline`

Apparently, this magic command is no longer required. Can someone point me to a reference (e.g. Release notes?) for the release when this command stopped being required?