MATLAB Online Versions

There are two ways to access MATLAB Online:

If you are a university student or faculty member, or work at a research institute, you most likely have access to the full version through a campus-wide license. You need to use your organization email address in your MathWorks Account to link to the license.

A basic version of MATLAB Online provides 20 hours per month of free use and access to 10 commonly used toolboxes. This can be useful if you don’t have a full license and would like to do light work or run basic MATLAB code and Simulink models shared by others.

	MATLAB Online (basic)	MATLAB Online
Cost	Free	License*
Version	Online only	Online and desktop
Toolboxes included	10 commonly used products	All licensed products
Hours per month	20 hours per calendar month	Unlimited
Support	Community and documentation only	E-Mail and phone support
Storage	5 GB	20 GB
Continuous compute time	15 minutes	90 minutes
Inactive idle timeout	15 minutes	60 minutes

*You can access the full version of MATLAB Online with many license types:

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Frequently Asked Questions

MATLAB Online

No, the basic version is only available as a part of MATLAB Online.

Each session of the basic version of MATLAB Online lasts until you stop working and sign off, or the session is idle 15 minutes.

The basic version of MATLAB Online includes use of MATLAB, Simulink, and nine toolboxes.

MATLAB Online
Simulink Online
Control System Toolbox
Curve Fitting Toolbox

Deep Learning Toolbox
Image Processing Toolbox
Optimization Toolbox
Signal Processing Toolbox

Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox
Symbolic Math Toolbox
Text Analytics Toolbox

Users of the basic version of MATLAB Online can use Help Center or MATLAB Central Community.

Monthly Limit

After you reach the 20-hour limit of the basic version of MATLAB Online, you will no longer have access to MATLAB Online until the first day of the next calendar month. If you go over the 20-hour limit during a working session, you will be allowed to continue working on that session until you sign out or the session completes after 15 minutes of idle time.

The basic version of MATLAB Online is available for 20 hours from the first to the last day of a given calendar month. These hours are reset at midnight UTC time at the start of the next calendar month.

If you reach the 20-hour limit during a session, you can continue your session until you sign out or are automatically signed out after 15 minutes of idle time. The extra time is reflected in the usage time indicator.

You can continue to access, manage, share and download your MATLAB Drive files using https://drive.matlab.com after you reach the 20-hour time limit.

Use of online Self-Paced training courses and MATLAB Mobile does not count towards the 20-hour monthly limit.

Upgrading

To get any of these capabilities and more, upgrade to a full version of MATLAB. To upgrade:

Link your organization’s license to your MathWorks AccountBuy MATLAB and add-on products
Get a 30-day MATLAB trial for unlimited use on desktop and online

A trial provides free, 30-day unlimited use of MATLAB and over 70 products directly on your computer as well as online To learn more about trials, go to the Trial page.

When you upgrade by buying or linking to a license, you will have access to the products available with your license.

When you upgrade, your MATLAB Drive contents remain available.

MATLAB Online Versions

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Frequently Asked Questions

MATLAB Online

Is there a basic version of the desktop version of MATLAB that I can download and run directly on my computer?

How long are sessions when using the basic version of MATLAB Online?

What products are included with the basic version of MATLAB Online?

What type of technical support is available with the basic version of MATLAB Online?

Monthly Limit

What happens when I hit the 20-hour limit?

When does the 20-hour limit reset?

Why does the time indicator say I have 21 out of 20 hours?

What happens to my files in MATLAB Drive after I reach the 20-hour limit?

Does this limit extend to my use of the free self-paced online training courses or MATLAB Mobile?

Upgrading

How can I get more time, compute resources, storage, add-ons, or desktop MATLAB?

What do I get with a trial?

When I upgrade, what happens to the toolboxes I have access to with the basic version of MATLAB Online?

What happens to my files when I upgrade?