Apr 29, 2011 · If you would rather not navigate to the location where MATLAB is installed every time you need to launch it, there are a number of ways you can create shortcuts for launching MATLAB.

On Microsoft ® Windows ® platforms, double-click the MATLAB icon. With this option, the startup folder is the last working folder from the previous MATLAB session or the custom path specified in the …

Oct 16, 2023 · To do this, open the MATLAB activation client (which should be in the same directory where MATLAB is installed), enter your MathWorks account details and follow the instructions to …

Nov 29, 2010 · If you completed installation as root user, you may have had the option to install symbolic links to MATLAB in a folder on your system path. If you selected to install these links you can launch …

Sep 18, 2016 · I've successfully installed and activated MATLAB, but I don't know how to open it. I cannot find an icon to access the program. What am I dong wrong?

Mar 20, 2019 · I had a well functioning Matlab 2018a installed and then suddenly it stopped working. When I try to open Matlab, it shows up in my Task Manager but the software just doesn't open.

Jan 28, 2025 · Hi @Yun Chi, To have MATLAB open up from a launcher, you can type the below command in your terminal and press enter:

May 23, 2023 · The MATLAB Runtime (that I'm assuming you downloaded from this page) is not an interactive MATLAB session. Its purpose is to run applications created using MATLAB Compiler or …

May 30, 2025 · If MATLAB starts with the -nodesktop flag, try typing 'desktop' after opening MATLAB in the command prompt to see if it will open in the full graphics mode. If MATLAB starts in either of …

Start MATLAB on Linux platforms by typing matlab at the operating system prompt.