Specifications and Limitations

General Limitations

The following MATLAB and Simulink features and commands are not supported in MATLAB Online:

Product Limitations
MATLAB
Simulink

Most Simulink features, including editing and simulating models, are supported.

Simulink Online can communicate with Raspberry Pi hardware - external mode is not supported.

Simulink Online can communicate with Parrot Minidrone hardware - deployment is not supported.

Features that are not supported:

  • Variant Manager

Other Simulink Online limitations:

  • Only Windows® keyboard shortcuts are supported
  • Users of Simulink Online outside of the US may experience slow performance.

Products Supported

Product Limitations
5G Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Aerospace Blockset
  • All features that require Unreal Engine® (including Simulation 3D library)
  • Aerospace Blockset™ Interface for Unreal Engine® Projects support package
  • All features that require FlightGear
  • Pilot Joystick and Pilot Joystick All blocks
Aerospace Toolbox
  • aeroDataPackage
  • Aero.FGAnimation
  • Aero.VirtualRealityAnimation
Antenna Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Audio Toolbox
  • Audio device I/O (audio device reader and writer, audio I/O in apps and in Simulink)
  • MIDI device I/O (midi device and Simulink MIDI controls block)
  • Plugin generation (only JUCE project generation is supported)
Automated Driving Toolbox
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
AUTOSAR Blockset
  • Supported with no limitations
Bioinformatics Toolbox
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Bluetooth Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
C2000 Microcontroller Blockset
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Communications Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Computer Vision Toolbox
  • vision.DeployableVideoPlayer System Object
  • Image Labeler
  • Video Labeler
  • OCR Trainer
Control System Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Curve Fitting Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Data Acquisition Toolbox
  • Only TDMS is supported.
Database Toolbox
  • Only supported for DuckDB and SQLite databases
Datafeed Toolbox
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
DDS Blockset
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Deep Learning HDL Toolbox
  • Generating bitstreams when using MATLAB Online is not supported. 
  • Deploying bitstreams and networks to target FPGA or SoC boards when using MATLAB Online is not supported. 
Deep Learning Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
DO Qualification Kit
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
DSP HDL Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
DSP System Toolbox
  • dsp.AudioFileWriter supported for Linux formats only
  • audioDeviceWriter
  • Filter Builder app
Econometrics Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Embedded Coder
  • Support packages that require Embedded Coder
Financial Instruments Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Financial Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Fixed-Point Designer
  • Supported with no limitations
Fuzzy Logic Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Global Optimization Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
GPU Coder
HDL Coder
  • MATLAB: Generating HDL code from MATLAB only supported via command-line API.  HDL Coder app is not supported.
  • Simulink: Generating HDL code from Simulink supported via command-line API and Simulink Toolstrip.  HDL Workflow Advisor is not supported.
HDL Verifier
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
IEC Certification Kit
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Image Acquisition Toolbox
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Image Processing Toolbox
  • Implay
  • immovie
Industrial Communication Toolbox
  • Only MQTT supported
Instrument Control Toolbox
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
LTE Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Mapping Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
MATLAB Coder
MATLAB Compiler
  • Generated standalone exe will be for Linux only
  • Graphical interface is not supported.
MATLAB Compiler SDK
  • Generated standalone exe will be for Linux only
  • Graphical interface is not supported.
MATLAB Copilot
  • Supported with no limitations
MATLAB Course Designer
  • When submitting an assessment in MATLAB Online, MATLAB Copilot and Simulink Copilot are not accessible.
MATLAB Grader
  • When submitting an assessment in MATLAB Online, MATLAB Copilot is not accessible.
MATLAB Parallel Server
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
MATLAB Production Server
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
MATLAB Report Generator
  • Equation reporter's direct renderer is not supported
  • No support to programmatically display PPT and DOCX reports
MATLAB Test
  • Supported with no limitations
MATLAB Web App Server
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Medical Imaging Toolbox
  • Medical Image Labeler
Mixed-Signal Blockset
  • Supported with no limitations
Model Predictive Control Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Motor Control Blockset
  • Deployment to hardware
  • Host models (models with phrase “host” in the file name)
  • Host Serial Receive, Host Serial Setup, and Host Serial Transmit blocks
Navigation Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Optimization Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Parallel Computing Toolbox
  • Parallel Preferences are not supported
  • Local clusters are not available in MATLAB Online
Partial Differential Equation Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Phased Array System Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Point Cloud Toolbox
  • Multi-Sensor Labeler app
  • Support Packages are not supported
  • Simulink blocks
Powertrain Blockset
  • All features that require Model-Based Calibration Toolbox
  • All features that require Parallel Computing Toolbox
Predictive Maintenance Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Radar Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Raspberry Pi Blockset
  • Supported with no limitations
Reinforcement Learning Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Requirements Toolbox
  • Import from MS Office applications (Word, Excel)
  • Import from IBM DOORS (Classic DOORS)
  • Linking directly to MS Office applications
  • Linking directly to IBM DOORS (Classic DOORS)
  • DNG import and DNG direct linking
RF Blockset
  • Supported with no limitations
RF PCB Toolbox
  • Shielding and FEM solver are not supported.
RF Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Risk Management Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Robotics System Toolbox
  • All features that require Unreal Engine®
Robust Control Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
ROS Toolbox
  • No external ROS/ROS2 network access
  • Cannot connect with external simulators and hardware
  • Support packages are not supported
Satellite Communications Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox
  • trackingGlobeViewer does not support the 'snapshot' object function
SerDes Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Signal Integrity Toolbox
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Signal Processing Toolbox
  • Filter Builder app
SimBiology
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
SimEvents
  • Supported with no limitations
Simscape
  • Supported with no limitations
Simscape Battery
  • Supported with no limitations
Simscape Driveline
  • Supported with no limitations
Simscape Electrical
  • Supported with no limitations
Simscape Fluids
  • Supported with no limitations
Simscape Multibody
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink 3D Animation
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Check
  • Model Advisor parallel run
  • Metrics Dashboard
Simulink Code Inspector
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Coder
  • Support packages that require Simulink Coder
Simulink Compiler
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Control Design
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink Copilot
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink Coverage
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Design Optimization
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink Design Verifier
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Desktop Real-Time
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Fault Analyzer
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink FMU Builder
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink PLC Coder
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink Real-Time
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Report Generator
  • Supported with no limitations
Simulink Test
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Simulink Variant Manager
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
SoC Blockset
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Spreadsheet Link
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Stateflow
  • Supported with no limitations
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
STM32 Microcontroller Blockset
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
Symbolic Math Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
System Composer
  • Supported with no limitations
System Identification Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Text Analytics Toolbox
  • fastTextWordEmbedding
UAV Toolbox
  • All features that require Unreal Engine® (including Simulation 3D library)
  • UAV Toolbox Supported Hardware
Vehicle Dynamics Blockset
  • Vehicle Dynamics Blockset Interface for Unreal Engine Projects
  • All features that require Unreal Engine® (including Simulation 3D library)
  • All features that require Model-Based Calibration Toolbox
  • All features that require Parallel Computing Toolbox
Vehicle Network Toolbox
  • All functionalities interfacing with third-party devices, including physical hardware, virtual channels and SocketCAN channels.
  • XCP features in MATLAB and Simulink.
Vision HDL Toolbox
  • Simulink: Video Viewer block not supported.  Use Video Display block instead.
  • MATLAB: vision.DeployableVideoPlayer not supported.  Use vision.VideoPlayer instead.
  • Support packages not supported
Visual Inspection Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Wavelet Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Wireless HDL Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Wireless Network Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations
Wireless Testbench
  • Not available with MATLAB Online
WLAN Toolbox
  • Supported with no limitations