RunMat
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Download RunMat

The fast, MATLAB-compatible runtime. Install in seconds — free, open source, MIT licensed.

Install for macOS
$ curl -fsSL https://runmat.com/install.sh | sh
Runs in your terminal. ~30 seconds.

Free forever · MIT licensed · No account required

Then run RunMat

Drop into the interactive REPL. No project setup needed.

$ runmat
RunMat REPL — type help for commands
>> A = magic(4)
A =
   16    2    3   13
    5   11   10    8
    9    7    6   12
    4   14   15    1

Verify your install with runmat --version

Coming soon: native desktop app, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin.

Watch the repo to get notified

Other installation methods

Prefer a package manager? RunMat is on Homebrew and crates.io.

Homebrew (macOS & Linux)

$ brew install runmat-org/tap/runmat
Prefer to tap manually?
$ brew tap runmat-org/tap
$ brew install runmat

Cargo (Rust)

Install from crates.io

$ cargo install runmat

Or build the latest from source

$ cargo install --git https://github.com/runmat-org/runmat

Requires a recent stable Rust toolchain.

Direct binary downloads
For air-gapped, enterprise, or restricted environments.

Grab pre-built archives directly from the GitHub release page. Verify checksums and signatures alongside each artifact.

  • macOS · Apple Silicon
    runmat-macos-aarch64.tar.gz
    Download
  • macOS · Intel
    runmat-macos-x86_64.tar.gz
    Download
  • Linux · x86_64
    runmat-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
    Download
  • Windows · x86_64
    runmat-windows-x86_64.zip
    Download
See all release assets and checksums on GitHub

Next steps

Run your first script

Execute existing MATLAB files or open the REPL.

$ runmat my_script.m
Getting started guide

Use as a Jupyter kernel

Run RunMat inside JupyterLab or Notebook.

$ runmat --install-kernel
Jupyter setup guide

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