# CosmoReader
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cosmoreader/11779
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 1, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cosmoreader/11779 "2023-04-01T05:12:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Fury](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard_Fury)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cosmoreader/11779/1 "2023-04-01T05:12:19Z")
Hi all,
I am new in paraview and I am trying to read gadget-2 snapshot. But I didn’t find the CosmoReader in version 3.11.0. Does it not support CosmoReader any more?
Bests,
Richard
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cosmoreader/11779/2 "2023-04-03T08:02:00Z")
> [@Richard\_Fury](#):
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> gadget-2 snapshot.
What is that ?
> But I didn’t find the CosmoReader in version 3.11.0
In ParaView 3.11 ?
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Fury](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard_Fury)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cosmoreader/11779/3 "2023-04-07T06:48:01Z")
gadget-2 snapshot is a N-body simulation file. I find the Mac could use CosmoReader to read it. but it seems I could not find such an option in Wins
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cosmoreader/11779/4 "2023-04-07T07:45:43Z")
> [@Richard\_Fury](#):
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> gadget-2 snapshot is a N-body simulation file.
Could you share a file ?
> I find the Mac could use CosmoReader to read it. but it seems I could not find such an option in Wins
That is possible, which version of ParaView are you using ?