MATLAB

The University of Waterloo has obtained an expanded campus license for MATLAB until August 31, 2022. All faculty, researchers, students, and staff are eligible to download and install MATLAB on their personally-owned computers, university-issued computers, or use MATLAB Online in a web browser. Please note that commercial use of MathWorks products is not covered by our Campus-Wide License; if you are using a commercial license, please continue to do so.

To download or use MATLAB online:

Go to the University of Waterloo’s MATLAB Portal.
Click Sign in to get started under the Get MATLAB and Simulink section.
Log in with you WATIAMuserid@uwaterloo.ca. You will have to Accept the Online Services Agreement to proceed.
1. User accounts are not automatically synced from UW.
2. Your username at Mathworks must be in the form WATIAMuserid@uwaterloo.ca.
  - If you do not have an existing MathWorks account, or your MathWorks account was not set up with a UWaterloo email address in the above format, create a new account using your UWaterloo email address in the format WATIAMusername@uwaterloo.ca.
Once your account is set up, you will be linked to our MATLAB license and will be able to:

Download and activate software on your personal computer.
Start using MATLAB Online from a Web browser without installing anything.

To renew an existing license:

Current MATLAB users - renew your MATLAB license as follows:
- Campus and Individual Licenses:
  1. Open MATLAB (If the license has already expired the activation client will launch and you can skip the next step)
  2. Windows: Navigate to Help Menu (Click down arrow button) and select Licensing
  Linux or Mac: Click on Resources, Navigate to Help Menu (Click down arrow button) and select Licensing
  3. Click on Activate Software
  4. Choose to Activate using Internet
  5. Once reactivated you will need to restart MATLAB before the new license file is recognized
  If the installation has already expired, you will be prompted to activate when attempting to launch MATLAB. As long as the activation finishes successfully it will roll over to the new license file once the old one expires. You might continue to see the expiration warning in MATLAB until the old file expires.
- Video instructions: https://www.mathworks.com/support/search.html/videos/update-your-campus-wide-license-1600159973683.html
- Text instructions: https://www.mathworks.com/support/search.html/answers/142392-how-can-i-update-or-reactivate-my-campus-wide-license.html

Where can I learn more?

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.
MathWorks has a comprehensive Knowledge Base for other help articles:
- https://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html?s_tid=tah_po_helpbutton

Help and Support:

Please contact the Science Computing Helpdesk with any support questions.