# Alternate Processing Editor Using processing-java.exe on the Command line

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**Created:** [November 12, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/alternate-processing-editor-using-processing-java-exe-on-the-command-line/47530 "2025-11-12T14:32:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/alternate-processing-editor-using-processing-java-exe-on-the-command-line/47530/4 "2025-11-12T20:42:45Z")

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Does this work on your macOS?

See the CLI section:  
_[Environment / Processing.org](https://processing.org/environment/#command-line-interface-cli)_

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/a/7/a7cf91f866f9a16c39d178b37a53e87af8d60bce.png)

And then try:

`Processing cli --help`

I am just curious!

References:  
_[Processing 4 processing-java binary? - #3 by stefterv](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-processing-java-binary/47498/3)_  
_[Processing 4 processing-java binary? - #10 by stefterv](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-processing-java-binary/47498/10)_

`:)`

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