2. Install the Notebook plugin

With the Notebook plugin we can use Jupyter Notebooks within QGIS. Let's install the plugin.

  1. Start QGIS Desktop.
  2. Go to the Plugins Manager and install the Notebook plugin.
  3. After installing, go in the main menu to Notebook | Check for Updates.... There might be a newer version available that is not yet accepted in the official QGIS repository.
  4. Click Check for Updates.
  5. If there's an update, like in the screenshot above, click Download and Install and follow the instructions and restart QGIS.
  6. In the Toolbar, click to change the settings if necessary. For example, you can change the Color scheme to Light if you're not using QGIS in dark mode.
  7. Click Save Settings and close the Notebook Settings panel.

For some settings you need to restart QGIS to take effect. This is the case for switching to another colour scheme.

In the next chapter, we'll load an existing Jupyter Notebook that we'll work with.