Update figure-Based Apps - MATLAB & Simulink (original) (raw)

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Migrate apps built with GUIDE to App Designer, or adopt recommended functionality in apps created using the figure function

The recommended ways to create apps are interactively using App Designer or programmatically using the uifigure function.

If you have existing apps created using GUIDE, you can continue to run the apps, but you cannot edit them using the GUIDE interactive design environment. To make changes to an existing GUIDE app, see GUIDE Migration Strategies.

If you have existing apps created using the figure function, you can continue to develop, run, and edit these apps, but they will not take full advantage of the features and UI components that are available with UI figures. For more information about adopting modern functionality in your apps, see Update figure-Based Apps to Use uifigure.

Functions

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Alerts

Confirmation and Input

File System

uigetfile Open file selection dialog box
uiputfile Open dialog box for saving files
uigetdir Open folder selection dialog box
uiopen Open file selection dialog box and load selected file into workspace
uisave Open dialog box for saving variables to MAT-file

Printing and Export

uiprintdlg Open figure print dialog box (Since R2025a)
uiexportdlg Open figure export dialog box (Since R2025a)

Other

dialog Create empty modal dialog box
uigetpref Create dialog box that opens according to user preference

Properties

Topics

GUIDE Apps

Programmatic Apps