Platform and License

Use other platforms and query computer, license, and product version

The primary functions for finding information about installed MathWorks^® products are:

matlabRelease — MATLAB^® release name (since R2020b)
license — MATLAB license number, with options to list available or checked out licenses

If you do not have MATLAB installed and need information about your license, visit License Center.

Functions

`matlabRelease`	Current MATLAB release information (Since R2020b)
`isMATLABReleaseOlderThan`	Determine if current MATLAB release is older than specified MATLAB release (Since R2020b)
`version`	Version number for MATLAB and libraries
`ver`	Version information
`verLessThan`	Compare toolbox version to specified character vector
`license`	Get license status, test existence of license, or check out feature license
`isstudent`	Determine if version is Student Version

`computer`	Information about computer on which MATLAB is running
`ispc`	Determine if version is for Windows (PC) platform
`ismac`	Determine if version is for macOS platform
`isunix`	Determine if version is for Linux or Mac platforms

`canUseGPU`	Verify supported GPU is available for computation
`canUseParallelPool`	Verify that parallel functions can use a parallel pool (Since R2020b)

`usejava`	Determine if Java feature is available
`javachk`	Error message based on Java feature support

Manage Your Licenses
Perform license management activities, such as activating and updating licenses, deactivating licenses, and linking licenses to your MathWorks Account.
Update an Existing Installation
Update your current MATLAB installation.
Information About Your Installation
MATLAB software can tell you what products are installed, their versions, and other information about your license and platform.
macOS Platform Conventions
The documentation typically presents conventions for Microsoft^® Windows^® platforms. Therefore, some conventions and operations differ on the Macintosh platform from those that appear in the rest of the documentation.