# Add Custom Filter to Custom Application

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [April 18, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920 "2023-04-18T19:46:31Z")
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### Author: ![Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/muhammad_saad_atique/32/11159_2.png) [@Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Muhammad_Saad_Atique)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920/1 "2023-04-18T19:46:31Z")

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Is there a way to add a custom filter to my custom application. I created a custom filter in Paraview Gui and exported the xml file of this custom filter. Now I am creating a custom application and I want to add that custom filter permanently to my application. So is there a way to do that?  
I know SimpleParaview example adds a new filter to the application, but it’s xml file is different from the one created by custom filter

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920/2 "2023-04-24T00:22:38Z")

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I don’t know what differences there are in exported filters and what the build can incorporate, but we should probably look at making that possible. Could you please [file an issue](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues)?

Cc: @wascott @cory.quammen

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### Author: ![Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/muhammad_saad_atique/32/11159_2.png) [@Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Muhammad_Saad_Atique)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920/3 "2023-04-24T00:59:25Z")

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Sure I will file an issue.

Here is the [link](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22122) to the issue.