How do I change the renderer for the Help browser?

I want to change the renderer used by MATLAB to view the Help browser and access the documentation.

How do I do this?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

In R2020b and earlier, to change the Help browser renderer, use the command "webutils.htmlrenderer".

There are different options that can be used depending on your system:

webutils.htmlrenderer('basic'); % This command tell MATLAB to use ICE browser which will result in a more stable, although cosmetically degraded experience when using the documentation center.

webutils.htmlrenderer('chromium');

webutils.htmlrenderer('mozilla');  % Only on MAC or 32-bit Windows

webutils.htmlrenderer('ie'); % Only on 64-bit Windows

webutils.htmlrenderer('safari'); % Only on MAC

To restore to MATLAB's default renderer, use:

webutils.htmlrenderer('default');

Since R2021a, CEF (Chromium) is the only supported renderer and the "webutils.htmlrenderer" function has been disabled.