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App Building

App development using App Designer, GUIDE, or a programmatic workflow

An app is a self-contained MATLAB®program that provides a simple point-and-click interface to your code. Apps contain interactive controls such as menus, buttons, and sliders that execute specific instructions when your users interact with them. Apps can also contain plots for data visualization or interactive data exploration. Package and share your apps with other MATLAB users, or distribute them as standalone applications usingMATLAB Compiler™.

There are different ways to build apps, summarized below. For a full comparison, seeWays to Build Apps.

App Building Approach Description
App Designer

This is a rich development environment that provides a large set of interactive controls, including gauges, knobs, and switches. Most 2-D plots are also supported. Use this approach for apps that use gauges, switches, or knobs, but do not require graphics beyond 2-D plots and images.
GUIDE

This drag-and-drop environment has been available for many releases. Apps created with GUIDE are compatible with almost all other releases, and they support all the graphics functionality in MATLAB. Use this approach to create simple apps that can display any type of plot.
Programmatic Workflow

In this approach, you use MATLAB functions to create a traditional figure and place interactive components in that figure programmatically. The resulting app supports the same functionality that GUIDE apps support. Use this approach to build complex apps with many interdependent components that can display any type of plot.

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