webbrowser(url)

Version 1.1.0.0 (11.4 KB) by Emmanuel Farhi

A Java Based Web Browser

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Updated 3 Feb 2018

webbrowser: basic web browser running from Matlab
Opens a simplistic web browser, built from Matlab/Java.
Can be used as replacement for the 'web' command in deployed applications.
Requires a running JVM.
This browser has very limited rendering capabilities. It does not support
JavaScript, and other 'modern' HTML extensions (flash, HTML5,...).
The browser has a display pane, a Home button, a Back button, an editable URL
field, and keeps track of the navigation history. Does not support proxy settings.
Also works within compiled Matlab applications.

webbrowser Opens an empty browser.
webbrowser(file) Display the specified file (full path or in the Matlab search path)
webbrowser(url) Opens a browser displaying the specified URL.
webbrowser(url,'system') tries first to open the web page with the system browser.

Cite As

Emmanuel Farhi (2024). webbrowser(url) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/61094-webbrowser-url), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

MATLAB Release Compatibility

Created with R2010a

Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

Windows macOS Linux

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webbrowser(url, method)

Version	Published	Release Notes
1.1.0.0	3 Feb 2018	handle properly url's with special characters.	Download
1.0.2.0	21 Jun 2017	updated screenshot	Download
1.0.1.0	21 Jun 2017	fixed opening with local file or directory	Download
1.0.0.0	11 Jan 2017		Download