Difference between Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab

You may come across another terminology called Jupyterlab. Or while installing Jupyter notebook you may see this warning…

Warning: Use jupyterlab instead of deprecated jupyter

It is clearly mentioned that Jupyter is deprecated and promoting us to use JupyterLab instead of Jupyter. You should know the difference between these two.

Here are some of the important points that differentiate Jupyter and JupyterLab.

• Basically, Jupyterlab is the new generation user interface for executing and editing notebook documents, just similar to the Jupyter notebook.
• Jupyterlab is more advanced and offers more features when compares to Jupyter.
• It has a modular structure that allows you to create and execute multiple documents in different tabs in the same window.
• It gives the feel of an IDE-like experience.

Which one you should use for your data science project- Jupyter or Jupyterlab?

Don’t get confused. Here is the simple tactic.

If you are a beginner or new to this environment, I would recommend using a Jupyter notebook. It is easy and simple to use. It offers all the basic and necessary features.

But if you need the advanced features and enhanced interface mentioned above, switch to Jupyterlab.

How to install Jupyter Notebook?

• Install Jupyter notebook on Linux/Windows
• Install Jupyter notebook on Mac

This is all about the Difference between Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab. Let me know your experience using them.

All the best!

Aniruddha Chaudhari

I am a Python enthusiast who loves Linux and Vim. I hold a Master of Computer Science degree from NIT Trichy and have 10 years of experience in the IT industry, focusing on the Software Development Lifecycle from Requirements Gathering, Design, Development to Deployment. I have worked at IBM, Ericsson, and NetApp, and I share my knowledge on CSEstack.org.