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Plotly Matlab

plotly_matlab

Bridge from MATLAB/Octave figures to interactive, browser-based Plotly charts.

  • Browser
  • Runs locally
  • Needs API key
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Popularity
413 Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
10/6/2026
Updated in the last 30 days
License
MIT
Permissive

Why it matters

We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.

Last 90 days

Problem

Addresses the limitation of MATLAB and GNU Octave in directly producing modern, web-based interactive charts.

Practical value

Provides simple function calls to convert native static figures into interactive web charts with offline rendering and static export support.

Innovation / differentiation

Essentially a MATLAB wrapper for the Plotly web graphing library, relying on underlying plotly.js for core functionality.

Leverage potential

Connects existing MATLAB workflows directly to web-based visualization and cloud storage capabilities.

Why now

As a long-maintained and mature tool library, it stably supports routine scientific plotting needs.

Community activity

In the last 90 days there were 1 new issues and 0 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 1 issue authors and 0 PR contributors, with 1 releases.

Maintainer responsiveness

The 1-issue window sample had a 100% close rate, and the 0-pull-request sample had a — merge rate. Maintainer-comment observations covered only 100% of that issue sample, so response rate and first-response speed are not reported.

0 contributors in PR sample1 releases

Key highlights

  • Convert native MATLAB and GNU Octave figures to interactive Plotly charts with a single line of co
  • Fully offline: charts render locally in your browser — plotly.js is downloaded once during setup and cached on your mach
  • Publication-quality static export (PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG) via the Kaleido runtime (downloaded once during setup)

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Runs locally

Best for

  • Developers who want to try it on their machine

Watch outs

  • 5 inferred from materials — review under Sources below

More about it

plotly-matlab turns MATLAB and GNU Octave figures into interactive Plotly charts in the browser. Many scientific plots still start in MATLAB; this bridge avoids screenshot-email workflows or a full rewrite in Python.

It fits teams stuck to MATLAB who still need web sharing and zoom/pan exploration. Interactivity comes from Plotly, not a new WebGL stack inside MATLAB.

Sources

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  • Latest release

    Verified

    3.1.0

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=3.1.0 · 10/9/2026

  • License

    Verified

    MIT

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=MIT · 10/9/2026

  • logo url

    Verified

    None

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/28/2026

  • needs api key

    Inferred from materials

    Yes

    Source: Project README · matched api key keywords · 8/23/2026

  • One-liner

    Verified

    {"en":"Bridge from MATLAB/Octave figures to interactive, browser-based Plotly charts.","zh":"该项目为MATLAB和GNU Octave用户提供了一个将静态图形转换为交互式Web图表的桥梁。对于科研和工程领域中依赖MATLAB进行数据分析但需要更现代、可交互可视化展示的用户，该工具通过简单的函数调用即可实现高质量的Web渲染和静态导…"}

    Source: heuristic_batch_publish · batch-publish-tools heuristic write · 8/24/2026

  • Platforms

    Inferred from materials

    browser

    Source: Project README · browser · 8/23/2026

  • Category hint

    Inferred from materials

    developer-tools

    Source: Project README · hint=developer-tools · 8/23/2026

  • screenshot url

    Verified

    None

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/28/2026

  • supports local

    Inferred from materials

    Yes

    Source: Project README · matched local keywords · 8/23/2026

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