To download or use MATLAB online:

1. Go to the University of Waterloo’s MATLAB Portal.

2. Click Sign in to get started under the Get MATLAB and Simulink section. 

   1. If you have an existing MathWorks account (set up with your UWaterloo email), use your UWaterloo username@uwaterloo.ca to log in.

   2. If you do not have an existing MathWorks account or your MathWorks account was not set up with a UWaterloo email address, create an account using your UWaterloo email address.

3. Once your account is set up, you will be linked to our MATLAB license and will be able to:

• Download and activate the software on your personal computer.

• Start using MATLAB Online from a Web browser without installing anything.

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• Access free, self-paced training to get started in less than 2 hours: MATLAB Onramp. 

• If you have trouble installing MATLAB, go to the MATLAB Portal and click 'Need Installation Help' to get support. 

Help and Support:

Please contact IST (helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca) for For the following support:, please submit a help request and select “STEM applications” for the topic for which you require assistance.  

• Campus IT administrators with labs/managed computers

• Alternate activation methods, such as a shared computer that needs a standalone license

• Anyone who needs to be added to a specialized license (Parallel Server, Roadrunner, etc)
  

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