4 mat files contain binary data so you will not be able to open them easily with a word processor.
How to open mat without matlab.
Open or create a new file in text mode if you want to write to it in matlab and then open it in microsoft notepad or any text editor that does not recognize n as a newline sequence.
There are some options for opening them outside of matlab.
Otherwise open files in binary mode for better performance.
Creates a mat file compatible with matlab version 7 0 r14 software or earlier.
I m trying to open a mat file in matlab but am unble to do it.
For an example see fprintf.
When writing to the file end each line with r n.
Opens file for writing compressed data.
How to open mat file without using matlab.
I followed the instructions from this link below.
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A file with the mat file extension is most likely a microsoft access table shortcut file that s used to quickly open a table without having to first open the ms access program.
The mathworks matlab program uses mat files too but as a container for holding data like functions and variables.
Equivalent to wz mode.
To use the same compression ratio when creating a mat file with the matopen function use the wz.