MATLAB IDEs & Tools

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This page lists the environments commonly used to write and run MATLAB code. Use the desktop for full local work, MATLAB Online for a zero-install start, and the VS Code extension if you prefer that editor.

IDEs

  • MATLAB Desktop — the standard environment, with the editor, Command Window, workspace browser and debugger.

  • Live Editor — an interactive document format that combines code, output and formatted text.

Editors with extensions

  • VS Code MATLAB extension — syntax highlighting, navigation and code analysis for MATLAB files in Visual Studio Code.

Online and notebook tools

  • MATLAB Online — MATLAB in a web browser, with nothing to install.

See also