Matlab figure

MATLAB Fig is a format used by Mathworks' Matlab for storing figures. The format is a variation on Matlab's MAT level 5 format.

This is a proprietary, binary format that appears to be fully supported only by Matlab. It is also used by some Elsevier journals through the ScienceDirect website.

Identification
Since MATLAB Fig is just a special case of the Level 5 MAT format, these files can be identified by the same pattern, which is the text string  which occurs at the start of the file.

Sample files
Fig files on Mathworks fileexchange

Links

 * FIG files format
 * Matlab figures on ScienceDirect
 * Online Fig preview tool by Elsevier
 * Stack Overflow: Program to open .fig files saved by Matlab