guide

(To be removed) Create or edit UI file in GUIDE

The GUIDE environment will be removed in a future release. For more information, see Version History.

Syntax

guide

guide(filename)

guide(figs)

Description

guide opens GUIDE, a UI design environment. The GUIDE environment provides a set of tools for creating user interfaces (UIs). These tools simplify the process of laying out and programming UIs.

guide(filename) opens the specified MATLAB^® figure file for editing in GUIDE. If the figure file is not on the MATLAB path, specify the full path. Only one filename can be opened at a time.

guide(figs) opens each of the Figure objects in figs in a separate copy of the GUIDE design environment. Use this syntax if you want to edit one or more preexisting figures in GUIDE that have been saved to variables.

Examples

Open Figure in GUIDE

Open an existing figure from your MATLAB path.

guide("feedback.fig")

Input Arguments

filename — File name or path of saved figure

character vector | string scalar

File name or path of saved figure, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify the full path if the figure is not on your MATLAB path. Including .fig in the file name is optional.

Example: guide("output.fig")

Example: guide('testModule')

Example: guide("C:\Documents\Controls\power.fig")

figs — Existing Figure objects

single Figure object | array of Figure objects

Existing Figure objects, specified as a single Figure object or an array of Figure objects. Use this argument to open one or more previously saved figures in separate instances of GUIDE. GUIDE creates figures with the figure function.

Example: guide([f1 f2]);

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2021a: GUIDE will be removed

The GUIDE environment and the guide function will be removed in a future release.

After GUIDE is removed, most existing GUIDE apps will continue to run in MATLAB but will not be editable using the drag-and-drop environment in GUIDE. To continue editing an existing GUIDE app and help maintain its compatibility with future MATLAB releases, use one of the suggested migration strategies listed in the table.

App Development	Migration Strategy	How to Migrate
Occasional editing	Manage your app layout and code using MATLAB functions by exporting your app to a MATLAB program file	Open the app in GUIDE and select File > Export to MATLAB-file
Ongoing development	To continue editing the layout of your app interactively, migrate your app to App Designer. This option also lets you take advantage of new app building features.	Use the GUIDE to App Designer Migration Tool for MATLAB on mathworks.com

App Designer is the recommended app development environment in MATLAB. To create new apps interactively, use the appdesigner function instead. For more information, see Develop Apps Using App Designer.

To learn more about migrating apps, see GUIDE Migration Strategies.