MATLAB file reader

I occasionally need to review MATLAB files from other researchers. Since my work does not involve needing to use MATLAB to conduct research, can you tell me if there is a file-reader I can download to just view files created in MATLAB?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

There are several types of MATLAB files. Scripts and Functions have the M file extension. These files are the most common and currently tend to be where the majority of scientists save their work. These files are plain text and can be opened in any text editor.

Other MATLAB files, such as Live Scripts (MLX), Figures (FIG), Matrix Data files (MAT) and MATLAB Apps (MLAPP) are not plain text and require MATLAB to open. We do not currently provide a separate reader available for these files.

[Steven Lord]

For Live Scripts, the author of the document can export a static version of their Live Script to PDF, HTML, or LaTeX using the instructions on this documentation page.