multiWaitbar

A new "shiny" progress-bar with multiple bars in a single window, time-estimates and more.

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Cite As

Ben Tordoff (2026). multiWaitbar (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/26589-multiwaitbar), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: Hierax, waitbarTimeRemaining

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2014b and later releases

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.15.0

Fix appearance with new R2025a MATLAB Desktop.

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1.14.0

Attempt to fix non-integer size values.
Add optional second output to return figure handle. This allows you to change things like the position, e.g.
>> [~,figh] = multiWaitbar(...);
>> figh.Position(1:2) = [100 100]
Use with caution!

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1.13.0

Fix problems with 'cancel' after a bar has been renamed. Fix several errors with drawing when the window is too small.

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1.12.0

Make bar updates and cleanup robust to the timer object having been externally deleted.

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1.11.0

Updated license

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1.11.0-0

* Fix bug with ResetCancel
* Improve compatibility with MATLAB R2014b

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1.10.0

* Allow labels to be changed ('relabel')
* Use 'pchip' interpolation instead of 'cubic'

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1.9.0

* Fix updating of percentage indication
* Fix ResetCancel command

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1.8.0

* Don't update text labels if bar didn't move. This gives around a 20% speed-up in some cases.

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1.7.0

* Add ability to set a bar into "busy" mode where it bounces back and forth

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1.6.0

This update should hopefully fix some of the long-standing graphical glitches when moving or resizing the window. Thanks to Igor for testing this!

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1.5.0

* Don't grab focus unless currently hidden

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1.4.0

* Add ability to cancel using return flag or callback function
* Don't lose bar properties if the window gets closed
* Prevent the window being accidentally clobbered

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1.3.0

Fix highlight markers at 10% intervals (were wrong way round)
Shade background

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1.2.0

2010-05-12: Significant (~20%) speed improvement

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1.0.0

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