: To preserve the state of variables in the MATLAB workspace for later use or sharing.
While designed for MATLAB, .mat files can be accessed using other platforms: matlab.mat
: Binary (Level-4, Level-5, or Level-7.3/HDF5-based). : To preserve the state of variables in
load - Load variables from file into workspace - MATLAB - MathWorks matlab.mat
: Use whos -file filename.mat to view the names, sizes, and data types of variables stored inside without loading them into memory. Creating Reports from MAT Data
: You can use Live Scripts to combine MAT file data with formatted text, images, and equations, then export the result as a PDF or LaTeX document.