Is MATLAB compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)?

I want to upgrade my Mac to OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). I want to know if MATLAB and related products are compatible with this OS.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

MATLAB R2014b and later are fully supported on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and 10.11 (El Capitan). We recommend you update to R2014b or later if you are using OS X 10.10 or later.

MATLAB R2011a through R2014a may trigger a Java exception and exit on startup on OS X 10.10 and 10.11. Once patched, they appear to work normally, but full compatibility is not guaranteed. The patch can be downloaded from the bug report that can be accessed from the link below:

https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1098655

Launching MATLAB on some versions of Mac OS X 10.10 or 10.11 may also display the following error message in a dialog:

"You can't use this version of the application".

This issue can be resolved by following the steps in the Bug Report linked below:

https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1116607

MATLAB releases R2008b through R2010b should work on Mac OS X without a patch. However you will need to install <https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?locale=en_US Legacy Java 6> and XQuartz to run these releases on 10.10 or 10.11.

To our knowledge, MATLAB R2008a and earlier will not run on Mac OS X 10.10 and 10.11. You may be able to get this configuration to work with by installing Legacy Java 6 and XQuartz, but generally these releases will not run on these operating systems.

For more information, please refer to the platform roadmap:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/roadmap.html

[Andrew Reibold]

Bruh... you gotta check that stuff before upgrading haha. Maybe they will be generous, but its not their responsibility really..

[Fred]

Using matlab_R2012b on a MacBook Pro recently upgraded to OS X 10.10, there are more issues than just the patch described in Point 1 above.

Firstly, after applying the patch (which went smoothly), Matlab then complains that it needs a Legacy java installation. After installing that legacy Java installation, it then generates a License Manager Error -9, as the Host id of the computer seems to have changed with the OS upgrade.

If someone from MathWorks could provide guidance, that would be great.

[Kristian]

It works! (R2013a_Student with Jave 8u25) It may have been a while in coming since the betas, but I'm glad to have Matlab again. Thanks!

[Matteo]

After installing Yosemite 10.10, my version of Matlab2014a showed the described issues (i.e. the Java exception), I patched it but this did not solve the problem and now whenever I run Matlab2014a the application quits without any error message. I also downloaded Matlab2014b, but the installer quits without doing anything right after launch.

Any Ideas? Thanks in advance.

[Image Analyst]

Yes. See the FAQ

[Damon]

Yes! Mine version is 2013a. It comes back when I finish the patch! Thanks!

[Lukas Steindorf]

Does not work for R2012a Student Version..

[Sarah Schlunegger]

Lukas, Have you resolved how to get R2012a Student Version working? I am encountering the same issue.

[Luiz]

The installation of 2014a version on Yosemite fails and it is impossible to patch.

[John Loft]

For those of you still struggling with getting the R2012a Student Version working, the following steps worked for me.

The error I received is triggered by a missing library reference in usr/X11. After installing Yosemite, this library was moved to the directory opt/X11. So...

Step 1: Create a softlink to this library by opening terminal and entering

sudo ln -s /opt/X11/ /usr/X11

Step 2: Attempt to open Matlab. This will ask you to update your Java Runtime Environment. Download and install the update from the link provided by Apple. It should be this url.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572

After that, you should be good to go. Hope this helps!

[Cristiano Andre]

Dont work: See the message:

You can't use this version of the aplication "MATLAB_R2014a" with version of OS X

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n8pkxq3vljsgsm5/Screenshot%202014-11-09%2006.51.42.png?dl=0

[Wolfgang]

John Loft's instructions worked for me (Matlab R2012a) on Mac OS X Yosemite. In fact, I got an error message indicating that the X11 library was not found in /usr/X11. After creating the softlink, the problem was resolved. Thanks so much John!

[René-Jean]

working for 2012a! (saved my life here thanks!!)

[Kent Leung]

Just wanted to add that if you're running R2012a Student, then the post by "John Loft on 6 Nov 2014 at 21:31" solved my problems! Thanks, John!

[Vipresh Gangwal]

@Fred @sarah @luiz @cristiano @lucas As pointed out by Image Analyst, please feel free to contact MathWorks Technical support team if you are still facing issues with installing MATLAB.

https://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html

[Jessica Todd]

My 2012a is still not working. I get the message "You can’t use this version of the application “MATLAB_R2012a_Student” with this version of OS X." I did what John Loft said and I then tried to open matlab again and got the same message. Nothing about X11. Please help someone!

[Alex]

one more vote for John Loft's answer.

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

I want to say that if the patch does not help you, do not reply here . The Mathworks does not answer these kind of posts in this forum. If you have trouble after their suggestions, then call them for free telephone support, even for student, education, home, or any other version. Installation help is always free for everybody, so do not post to the answers forum that you still can't get it to work. Just call them.

Answer 3

[Tamir Suliman]

I just downloaded and purchased MATLAB 2014b from the website the installation went fine however when I clicked on the icon and during the startup of the program I recieved this error see screen shot

[Tamir Suliman]

I m using MAC OS yosemite 10.10 with java 8 update 25

[Erik]

Same error over here. Mathworks.com in an e-mail (from my crashreport) claimed to have solved the issue in 2014B, but unfortunately not. Noticed that in /Library there resides also an older version of the JDK, not sure if that's the origin of my/our problems.

[Al Anderson]

I am having the same issue with 2014b. Yosemite is all up to date. Mathworks, please do something.

[Shawn Lyons]

Please contact MathWorks installation support by phone, email, or through your MathWorks account regarding this problem with MATLAB R2014b. The problem is being tracked by MathWorks.

Regards

-Shawn

[Douglas Theophilo]

I'm using OS X Yosemite and after installing matlab the following error occurred:

[Bernhard]

I have exaclty the same problems as Tamir Suliman

[Xinran]

I also meet this problem! What should I do?

[Maxwell]

I also have this problem, has anyone found a solution?

[Image Analyst]

I'm sure the Mathworks has. Have you called them yet? If not, why not, since telephone support is free for all users?

[George Hafzalla]

You likely need to install the patch for your version of matlab, which can be found here:

https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1098655

[Ibrahim Hamza]

solved my issue..many thanks

[Rick]

This patch works great. Solved my issue....

Thanks a lot.

[Luca Pasca]

I can't download the patch for 2013a. Can you help me, please??

[Reem Saeed]

My problem was solved and it works fine now. Thanks

[T Sopr]

Thank you very much. It works for 2014a (macOs)!

[Mohammed Zia]

The patch is really helpful, worked for me well. I appreciate for the support you are giving solutions for each and everything bugs. Thank you very much.

Answer 4

[Timo]

Do you have any plans to get rid of the Java requirement in your products? I'm not very excited on installing JRE on my Yosemite due to the endless amount of issues it has caused in the past. It's just a bit complicated if the only way I can safely use Matlab is on a Windows virtual machine on Fusion.

[Shawn Lyons]

Hi Timo,

MATLAB R2013b and newer releases include their own internal version of Java. They do not require you to install Java on your system in order to perform the installation or run MATLAB.

Regards,

-Shawn

Answer 5

[Andrew]

I have successfully installed Matlab 2014b, but it keeps asking me to activate it. After I have activated it, it automatically closes, and when I reopen, the same thing happens. I have repeatedly reinstalled, and tried with 2 different licences (from the 2 institutions I am currently affiliated with) but nothing works. Also I have waited 2 days for a response to appeals for help from the Matlab team.

Answer 6

[Jin Hwa Kim]

In Yosemite,locale does not change anymore using

/etc/launchd.conf set MWLOCALE_TRANSLATED=OFF

[Jin Hwa Kim]

I resolved following this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25385934/setting-environment-variables-via-launchd-conf-no-longer-works-in-os-x-yosemite/26311753

Enjoy!

Answer 7

[Bob Yang]

I can not open Matlab 2014b Help Window on Mac OS Yosemite.

When open any help window of Matlab2014b, it is just hang-on and don't respond, I have to kill the whole Matlab process.

Env:

The java is MacOS java 1.7.

Matlab UI language is Chinese.

[Vipresh Gangwal]

Hey Bob, you issue seems seems to be very similar to a known bug in MATLAB which is fixed in MATLAB R2014b. If you are still facing the issue, please contact MathWorks Technical Support. The information about the bug can be found here. http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/870843

[Mevlut Dogru]

Matlab r2014b has been written but imported attachment for r2014a. Could you send us for r2014b patch ??

[Kamal Barley]

https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1098655

[Walter Roberson]

The 1098655 bug is for Java error on startup, not for problems with the help browser.

Answer 8

[Alexander]

I am Running Matlab R2014b on a Macbook running Yosemite. Since making the upgrade to Yosemite Matlab has been very slow, and has now become unusable. As soon as I start up I get a message at the base of the Working Directory Panel saying:

'Getting status for files: Cancel'

I cannot cancel this process and it has made Matlab unusable. I have tried reinstalling Matlab and I am running the latest version.

Any help appreciated.

Alex

[Christoph]

This issue appears to be with the source control integrated in MATLAB R2014b. You can disable this by performing the following:

1. Click the "Preferences" button in the "Home" tab. 2. Click "MATLAB", "General", and then "Source Control". 3. Select "None". 4. Click "Apply" and then "OK". 5. You may need to restart MATLAB

You can also possibly resolve this issue by closing the Current Folder browser.

Answer 9

[Peter Savage]

It will not let me download R2014a on OS X due to it being by an 'unidentified developer', I cannot find any solution to this problem in the install guide PDF doc.

[Image Analyst]

Did you see this?

[Christoph]

Probably this can help: https://wiki.geneseo.edu/display/cit/MatLab+R2014b+Installation+Guide

Answer 10

[say Erçin]

i can t download matlab on my macbook pro due to an error 408. can you help me ?

[Image Analyst]

See the FAQ

Answer 11

[Mevlut Dogru]

I can not open Matlab 2014b Help Window on Mac OS Yosemite.

When open any help window of Matlab2014b, it is just hang-on and don't respond, I have to kill the whole Matlab process.

Have you got a patch for r2014b ??

[Image Analyst]

See the FAQ

Answer 12

[joannnne]

Hey I'm trying to patch matlab r2011a student edition on yosemite and it isn't working. I have reinstalled matlab and it still doesn't work.

Thanks,

Joe

[Saurabh Harsh]

Please contact Mathworks technical support through [e-mail] and they will be able to help you further with the issue.

[Saurabh Harsh]

You may need to install XQuartz as described here: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/161347-how-can-i-install-matlab-versions-r2011a-r2013a-on-os-x-10-10-yosemite

Answer 13

[Martine Dervieux]

I also have tried to fix the same issue by the patch on a matlab r2012a and although the patch installation reported no error, it doesn't work. What could we do ?

thanks

Martine

[Saurabh Harsh]

Please contact Mathworks technical support through [e-mail] and they will be able to help you further with the issue. One thing I would like to point out is that you may need to reinstall Xquartz as described here: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/161347-how-can-i-install-matlab-versions-r2011a-r2013a-on-os-x-10-10-yosemite

Answer 14

[Luca Monk]

I have downloaded Matlab 2014b on my Macbook Air (Yosemite). It says: You can't “InstallForMacOSX” because PowerPC applications are no long available. What do I do in this instance?

[Saurabh Harsh]

Hi Luca, please contact Mathworks Technical Support with your question.

Answer 15

[Vincent Chong]

Very Useful, thanks. It works.

Answer 16

[Justin Riddoch]

I was having an issue on Mac OS X 10.11 after installing R2010a. I was getting the error MATLAB can't be opened because of a problem, in order to fix it I right clicked on the .app file (MATLAB_R2010a.SV.app) and selected show package contents. In the following folder there is another .app file called Activate.app. If you open that and activate your copy of MATLAB it should launch fine afterwards (assuming you installed the legacy version of Java and Quartz mentioned on the installer page).

Answer 17

[ZOHREH Faghihmonzavi]

I could not install MatLab 2013a on my lap top, macOS Sierra version 10.12.6. Instead, MatLAB 2014b was installed and it works well. Thank you so much.