OverviewDownload R2026b to access new products, AI toolkits, toolbox updates, and workflow improvements for MATLAB and Simulink.
New products- Polyspace Test Server – execute tests and analyze structural coverage for C/C++ code on automation servers
- Simulink Variant Manager – configure, manage, and analyze variants
- Visual Inspection Toolbox – design and validate visual inspection and analysis applications
Generative and Agentic AI capabilities- MATLAB Agentic Toolkit
- Simulink Agentic Toolkit
- Polyspace Agentic Toolkit
Major toolbox updates- Aerospace Blockset & Aerospace Toolbox – enhanced support for rotorcraft, spacecraft, and high‑fidelity orbit propagation
- Audio Toolbox – Simscape acoustic modeling, ray‑based room and underwater acoustics, objective quality metrics
- Deep Learning Toolbox – Time Series Modeler app; PyTorch interface for co‑execution in MATLAB and Simulink
- Point Cloud Toolbox – perception workflows for LiDAR, RGB‑D, stereo, and mmWave radar (SLAM, photogrammetry, SfM)
- Simulink Design Verifier – distribute analysis across CPU cores and improve precision for floating‑point/complex math
- SoC Blockset (for AMD) – design, deploy, and verify AMD Adaptive SoC and FPGA applications with reference designs
- Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox – new DOE and Gage R&R apps for experiment design and measurement system analysis
Release highlightsMATLAB- TOML project file format for human‑readable project configuration
- MATLAB Package Manager – share and install packages via File Exchange
- App Designer – save apps in plain‑text format for source control
- Java – install a compatible OpenJDK (including OpenJDK 25); MATLAB no longer includes Java
- Desktop & Command Window – more flexible layouts; support for ANSI, Markdown, and LaTeX formatting
- Google Sheets integration; timetable indexing with numeric row times; performance improvements for core data functions
Simulink- Published Model – create ready‑to‑run model versions to avoid rebuilds and improve simulation performance
- Data Dictionary – save dictionaries as plain‑text JSON for easier source control diffs
- Simulation Data Inspector – configurable tabs to organize visualization
- DateTime – simulate at specific calendar dates and times
- Conditional Hold Block – hold input values based on a chosen conditional signal
- Simulink Profiler – faster bottleneck identification with explanations and solver profiles from Simulink Copilot
- IEC Certification Kit – TÜV SÜD‑certified guidance for AI‑assisted engineering in safety‑critical workflows
Release resources- Release Notes
- License‑related changes
- Software Maintenance Service
- System requirements
- Previous releases
Technical specifications- Release name: R2026b
- Product family: MATLAB and Simulink
- New products: Polyspace Test Server; Simulink Variant Manager; Visual Inspection Toolbox
- AI toolkits: MATLAB Agentic Toolkit; Simulink Agentic Toolkit; Polyspace Agentic Toolkit
- Major toolbox updates: Aerospace, Audio, Deep Learning, Point Cloud, Statistics & Machine Learning, SoC Blockset (AMD)
- Release highlights video: "R2026b Release Highlights" (2:13)
- Brand: MathWorks