How to stop MATLAB from opening every time I switch on my computer?

I am using MAC and every time I switch on my laptop and log in, MATLAB software automatically opens up and starts running. It’s really annoying and I do not know how to stop it. Please advise.

[Jeff Dozier]

I do not like this machine at all / I wish that I could sell it / It never does what I want / But only what I tell it

Answer 1

[Jan]

This is not a problem of Matlab, but a feature of the operating system. So this question is actually off-topic.

Open the control panels -> "User and Groups". Choose the correct user on the left side. Select "Login objects" (or similar name - "Anmeldeobjekte" in German). Using the + and - signs you can enable/disable auto starts.

You can include a program to the auto-start directly from the dock also.

Or is Matlab started, because it is open when you shut down the computer and you have selected "Open windows at next login in" in the shut down dialog?

Answer 2

[Dyuman Joshi]

Right Click on the App Icon in the Dock and uncheck the option 'Open at Login'

Answer 3

[John D'Errico]

This is not MATLAB that is your problem, but your MAC, and what you apparently told it to do. :)

You have MATLAB set as a startup item. To control that, you need to turn that feature off.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-add-and-prevent-startup-applications-in-macos/

Go into the prefereences for your MAC. Click on users and groups. You will see a tab for login items, MATLAB should be one of them.

Answer 4

[Sidney Cook]

If the previous method fails, go to System Settings (under the apple symbol at top left). Then > General > Login Items. You should see Matlab on its own at the top. Select it, and then click the 'minus' button (-). This should do it. Restart to make sure.