Install Add-Ons from MATLAB Folder-Based Repositories

R2026b
Since R2025a

You can find and install add-ons in MATLAB® folder-based repositories directly from the Add-Ons panel by adding a connection to the repository. For more information about folder-based repositories, see MATLAB Packages and Package Dependencies.

Add Connection

To add a connection to the repository, go to the Home tab and in the Environment section, click the Connections button to open the Connections panel. Then, click the Add button next to the Package Repository connection to add a connection.

Connections panel with an Available Connections section showing a Package Repository connection and an Add button to the right of the connection

In the Add Package Repository Connection dialog box that opens, enter a repository name and path and then click OK to create the connection.

Add Package Repository Connection dialog box with text boxes for specifying a repository name and path

Alternatively, to add a connection from the Add-Ons panel, click the Add-Ons icon on the left sidebar of the desktop to open the Add-Ons panel. Then, click the Add-Ons actions button at the top of the Add-Ons panel and select Add Package Repositories.

Add-Ons panel with the actions button in the top-right corner of the Add-Ons panel circled in red

View and Install Add-ons

After adding a connection to a package repository, you can view and install add-ons from the repository from the Add-Ons panel. To open the Add-Ons panel from the Connections panel, click the Connections actions button to the right of the MATLAB package repository connection and select Browse for Repository Add-Ons.

In the Add-Ons panel, go to the From your Package Repositories section and select an add-on to install. You also can search for an add-on using the search box at the top of the panel.

Add-Ons panel with a search box and a From your Package Repositories section showing three add-ons in a group called My Organization’s Add-Ons

Manage Connections

To remove a connection to a MATLAB package repository, go to the Connections panel, click the Connections actions button to the right of the MATLAB package repository connection, and select Remove. Alternatively, to remove a connection from the Add-Ons panel, right-click the package repository name, and select Remove Package Repository.

To open the package repository folder, in the Connections panel, click the Connections actions button to the right of the MATLAB package repository connection, and select Navigate to Repository Folder. The package repository folder opens in the Files panel. Alternatively, to open the package repository folder from the Add-Ons panel, right-click the package repository name, and select Navigate to Repository Folder.

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