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MATLAB

Version R2023b

High-level language and development environment.

3.4
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$149.00
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MATLAB overview

MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.

What’s new in version R2023b

Updated on Nov 24 2023

Environment
  • Live Editor Tasks: Create Live Editor task from selected code with interactive controls
  • Live Editor Tables: Add tables containing text and images to live scripts and functions
  • Live Editor Controls: Add color pickers and state buttons to live scripts
  • Live Editor Controls: Select folders interactively in live scripts using file browser
  • Live Editor Accessibility: Interact with inline output using the keyboard
  • Live Editor Export: Interactively customize export options, such as document paper size, orientation, margins, and figure format
  • export Function: Convert live scripts and functions to Markdown files and Jupyter notebooks
  • Editor Execution: Run sections even if other sections contain syntax errors
  • Editor Variable Renaming: Automatically rename next references to variables or functions in file
  • Find and Replace Dialog Box: Use capture groups in regular expressions to search for and replace groups of characters
  • Debugging in MATLAB Online: Manage breakpoints and navigate the function call stack using Debugger panel
  • Desktop Layout in MATLAB Online: Open additional panels directly from sidebars
  • Themes in MATLAB Online: Save color customizations for individual themes
  • Window Management in MATLAB Online: Automatically collapse windows
  • MATLAB on Macs: Better performance and improved battery life on MacBooks with MATLAB and Simulink running natively on Apple silicon
  • MATLAB on Macs: Java Runtime Environment required for MATLAB and MATLAB Runtime on Apple silicon
  • Functionality being removed or changed

Full list of changes available here

Information

License

Demo

Size

186.6 MB

Downloads

90577

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • OS X 10.11 or later
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Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Oct 5 2014
8.4 R2014b
3.5
Oct 5 2014
3.5
Version: 8.4 R2014b
Huge update! The new graphics system is *finally* here after years of development, and it is a significant improvement in almost all ways. The object-oriented classdef mechanism got a huge boost too, as updating objects occurs "live". And *finally* the bugs with retina displays have been fixed. Github integration is cool. Lots of other nice changes in the toolboxes too, like statistics. As klunky as this language and environment can be, Matlab is still the best programming/analysis tool for fields like Neuroscientific research (Python is very slowly catching up...)
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Sep 7 2013
8.2 R2013b
3.5
Sep 7 2013
3.5
Version: 8.2 R2013b
Well us Mac users have finally got clipboard vector graphics support in this release (nevertheless it is years after Windows supported this)!!! But they have made a huge regression in that 2013b is now not compatible with the retina MBP HiDPI mode, the whole UI and fonts are blurry, apparently this is because they stopped using Apple's Java and now bundle their own JRE -- what a mess!!!
Iliketrash
Iliketrash
Sep 6 2013
8.2 R2013b
0.0
Sep 6 2013
0.0
Version: 8.2 R2013b
MATLAB is a crappy language designed for crappy programmers.
OhEssex
OhEssex
Sep 12 2012
8.0
0.0
Sep 12 2012
0.0
Version: 8.0
The version released today is actually R2012b, not R2012a.
J-michael-pinc
J-michael-pinc
Mar 2 2012
2.1
3.0
Mar 2 2012
3.0
Version: 2.1
I found that for the average student, a very useful (and free) alternative is SciLab. It's feature rich, it's language is almost identical to MatLab, it's toolboxes are open source as is the program itself and it has a fairly robust community supporting it. I haven't used it professionally, but I would suspect it measures up quite nicely to MatLab in that respect as well, and it has enough similarities that making a transition to MatLab would be quick and painless.
melager
melager
Oct 4 2011
2.1
3.5
Oct 4 2011
3.5
Version: 2.1
good program, but way too expensive for students ...
Karenbindash
Karenbindash
Oct 23 2010
7.11
4.0
Oct 23 2010
4.0
Version: 7.11
The basic price of MATLAB is not unreasonable for a professional product, though some items which should in my opinion be included, are only available with the addition of toolboxes, which can cost more than the basic MATLAB. There is even a toolbox for curve fitting. A professional user could easily need to spend $15,000 to get all the toolboxes they need. Often one toolbox requires several others to be installed too. The price rockets up. The symbolic toolbox for MATLAB, adds symbolic capabilities, but it is clear this was not developed initially for MATLAB, but was sold as another product, and the company than acquired by Mathworks. It does not feel very nicely integrated into MATLAB, and although I have access to it, I soon gave up and use Mathematica when I want symbolic maths, as Mathematica is much stronger at symbolics. For numerical work, this is an industry standard and well worth learning to use well. But there are alternatives someone should consider 1) Octave is a free Clone. It is not 100% MATLAB compatible, but is quite close. However, from a students point of view, I'd rather learn MATLAB as that's what employers want. But if money is tight, Octave is a very viable alternative. 2) Sage - open source, and free, but too buggy. I would not trust any result from Sage. 3) Mathematica - more expensive, but more complete, but not as easy to use as MATLAB. There is a "home edition" of this too, which is excellent value for money if you want it for hobby use. 4) Maple - Like Mathematica, this is better at symbolics than MATLAB with the symbolic maths toolbox. But I feel Mathematica is better than Maple, so I don't really consider Maple worth bothering with. 5) R - for statistics this can't be beaten, and is free too.
Guest
Guest
Oct 21 2009
7.9
0.0
Oct 21 2009
0.0
Version: 7.9
Can you believe it, you've already finished C, think you can do Matlab?
An-onymous
An-onymous
Oct 20 2009
7.8
0.0
Oct 20 2009
0.0
Version: 7.8
The "Free demo" is only for registered users. Other people have to fill a detailed request. Then they are told that "A MathWorks representative will contact you to discuss your needs and provide access to trial software." I know what I need : a free demo not a discussant about my needs !
Xplicit
Xplicit
Mar 7 2009
7.8
1.0
Mar 7 2009
1.0
Version: 7.8
On this webiste under price (start page, price column) it says free, but the download link directs to Mathworks' website where they state that it's only a 15-day trial for free. And when you try to look up the price there's a login required. What the ...? I just wanted to know how much it is. Download of the trial also requires a login.
Taoeffect
Taoeffect
Mar 6 2009
7.8
5.0
Mar 6 2009
5.0
Version: 7.8
This software isn't for people looking for a shiny Cocoa-application. It's for people looking for a top-of-the-line mathematical and computational tool. I've yet to come across any software that can compare with Matlab in this regard, it's amazing. Its language is very easy to work with, well designed. People with limited programming experience should be able to pick it up easily. The built-in documentation is top class as well. I've compared it with Mathematica's documentation, and it blows it away. It's easy to search, comprehensive, and the examples work. Matlab makes it painfully easy to manipulate and visualize data, and run various experiments. Its full capabilities are rarely tapped, as it can even integrate with various other languages. If you're looking for a product that makes it easy to do hard things, look no further.
welch@cs-unc-edu
welch@cs-unc-edu
Oct 9 2008
7.7
4.0
Oct 9 2008
4.0
Version: 7.7
Among other things, R2008b makes Matlab an OS X package, so it looks like a "real" OS X application. "Value" (rating) is hard for me to judge because my university has a site license. While there are things to complain about, I for one am very pleased to have it on the Mac, and working quite well (albeit a little clunkily) for my needs.
Mark-Everitt
Mark-Everitt
Oct 8 2008
7.7
0.0
Oct 8 2008
0.0
Version: 7.7
Another suggestion is Octave. It's extremely close to Matlab (especially since version 3) and all the code I have written now runs in both. The best part is that it's free!
Mbhockey
Mbhockey
Mar 1 2007
7.4
1.0
Mar 1 2007
1.0
Version: 7.4
When is this going to be native? X Window is horribly slow.
Jt42b
Jt42b
Sep 2 2006
7.3
0.0
Sep 2 2006
0.0
Version: 7.3
If you are unhappy with Matlab or just looking for something simpler you may want to check out MathPad It's not really on the same scale as Matlab but it's free. It provides a language with array constructs and includes simple visualization. I find it surprisingly powerful and have used it for tasks that others have used Matlab for.
Guest
Guest
Mar 7 2005
7.0.4
1.5
Mar 7 2005
1.5
Version: 7.0.4
A company that sells a thousands dollars software with recurring fees should offer a product with thousands dollars quality, speed and user interface design, which obviously Mathworks isn't. Patching an X windows program to make it run poorly on the Mac platform is unacceptable. Open source developers do a better job for almost no money.
Guest
Guest
Dec 28 2004
7.0.1
1.5
Dec 28 2004
1.5
Version: 7.0.1
It is impossible to register to their site so I can download a trial. No matter what I do, it says I'm inputting wrong information. Programs that don't have easy access to their trial version (or try to spam your inbox with junk email by making you register your email address before you can download) automatically get 1-stars from me. That kind of thing just tells me that the authors are not interested in letting me peacefully try out the product, what they are interested in is collecting my contact information so they can send me crap I didn't ask for.
Guest
Guest
Sep 22 2004
7.0.1
1.5
Sep 22 2004
1.5
Version: 7.0.1
I have been using MatLab 6.5 with 10.3.5. I would say that MatLab 7 is actually quite an improvement. 6.5 used to crash from time to time. 7.0 is actually wonderfully stable and actually faster in my opinion. The graphical interface is much improved. I am glad that I moved to 7
Guest
Guest
Sep 21 2004
7
1.5
Sep 21 2004
1.5
Version: 7
I've been using MATLAB 6.5 for Linux. I like the technical aspects of it, but the interface implemented with Java is pretty primity, slow, and looking urgly. On Mac OS X 10.2, I just heard that it's even more terrible. The installation is complicated and the graphical user interface is pretty bad. Now I'm about to purchase MATLAB 7 for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. I can only hope that they improved the graphical user interface.
Guest
Guest
Oct 3 2003
6.5.1
0.0
Oct 3 2003
0.0
Version: 6.5.1
i have a problem whit th function dicominfo in the version 6.5 i can't read the header of this images ,only i can to show the image ... is there a solution for this prolem in this version?
salam5440
salam5440
Aug 24 2019
5.0
Aug 24 2019
5.0
Version: null
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Sandro-Bilbeisi
May 24 2016
5.0
May 24 2016
5.0
Version: null
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Oct 5 2014
3.5
Oct 5 2014
3.5
Version: null
Macdo4
Macdo4
Feb 9 2014
2.5
Feb 9 2014
2.5
Version: null
J-michael-pinc
J-michael-pinc
Mar 2 2012
3.0
Mar 2 2012
3.0
Version: null
melager
melager
Oct 4 2011
3.5
Oct 4 2011
3.5
Version: null
Karenbindash
Karenbindash
Oct 23 2010
4.0
Oct 23 2010
4.0
Version: null
Xplicit
Xplicit
Mar 7 2009
1.0
Mar 7 2009
1.0
Version: null
Taoeffect
Taoeffect
Mar 6 2009
5.0
Mar 6 2009
5.0
Version: null
welch@cs-unc-edu
welch@cs-unc-edu
Oct 9 2008
4.0
Oct 9 2008
4.0
Version: null
Mbhockey
Mbhockey
Mar 1 2007
1.0
Mar 1 2007
1.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Mar 7 2005
1.5
Mar 7 2005
1.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 3 2003
4.8
Oct 3 2003
4.8
Version: null
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