Octave.app Downloads
This page contains all the releases of Octave.app. If you’re not sure which one to get, just grab the latest version, from the top of the page.
For betas and prereleases, including the new 5.x series see Developer Downloads.
Installation Notes
Our apps are not signed yet. This means that the first time you run them, you must right-click Octave.app and choose “Open” instead of just double-clicking it, and then choose “Run” from the dialog that pops up, when it asks you if you want to run an app from an “unkown developer”.
We’re working on fixing this by getting signed releases. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Current Release
This is probably the one you want.
Octave 6.2.0
Released April 16, 2021.
Requires macOS 10.14 or newer.
Download: Octave-6.2.0.dmg
Announcement: Octave 6.2.0 Announcement
Older Releases
You probably don’t want these.
Octave 6.1.0
Released Jan 22, 2021.
Requires macOS 10.13 or newer.
Download: Octave-6.1.0.dmg
Release Notes: Octave 6.1.0 Release Notes
Octave 4.4.1 u1
Released Dec 2, 2019.
I forgot which versions of macOS this supports; probably 10.13 and later.
Download: Octave-4.4.1-u1.dmg
Release Notes: Octave 4.4.1 Release Notes
Known bugs
- Test suite may hang when run in GUI Bug #21
- oct-files are not compatible with Octaves installed at different paths Bug #43
Octave 4.4.1
Released Feb 19, 2019.
I forgot which versions of macOS this supports; probably 10.13 and later.
Download: Octave-4.4.1.dmg
Release Notes: Octave 4.4.1 Release Notes
Octave 4.4.0
Released Dec 4, 2018.
Download: Octave-4.4.0.dmg
Release Notes: Octave 4.4.0 Release Notes
Java requirements
If you want Java to work inside Octave.app for Octave.app 4.4.0, you need to install a particular version of Java.
The Java 1.8 you have installed must be exactly jdk1.8.0_181.jdk
, due to how the Octave build and Java detection system works. (This was the latest release of JDK 1.8 at the time Octave.app 4.4.0 was built.) You can download it here.
If you do not care about Java working inside your Octave.app, you can ignore this JDK requirement entirely.
Known bugs
- Test suite may hang when run in GUI Bug #21
- octfiles are not compatible with Octaves installed at different paths Bug #43