MATLAB 2022b .m files stopped opening on MacOS

When I try to open any .m, I just get a blank screen on the editor. But very interestingly, I can still open and edit .mlx files. I tried restarting MATLAB and my laptop, but that didn't help either :(
I'm on a MacOS Monterey with MATLAB 2022b.

Answers (1)

Hi Shamoil,
1. Are you trying to open the .m file as a live script?
In that case, save .m as a UTF-8 format, or save it as a live script code(.MLX).
2. Or are you connecting to MATLAB via remote desktop applications? In that case, try starting MATLAB using the "-cefdisablegpu" flag from your system command prompt:
matlab -cefdisablegpu
3. Another thing you can try is to update your graphics driver and see if that resolves the issue.
4. Or start MATLAB using the”-softwareopengl” flag from your system command prompt:
matlab -softwareopengl
5. If the above does not help, you can try to restore the default path and rehash toolbox cache as explained here:
If the issue still persists, feel free to contact our Technical Support team for further assistance.
Hope this helps!

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on 4 Mar 2023

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on 9 May 2025

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