On-figure magnifier

Powerful on-figure magnifier, suitable for the publication of compact graphical results

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Cite As

David Fernandez-Prim (2026). On-figure magnifier (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/26007-on-figure-magnifier), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: ZoomBox, magnify, magnifyrecttofig, Jeweler's Loupe

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.11.0

Tool identification feature added. Now, 'Control+I' shows/hides the tool identifier (red background color when the tool has the focus, black otherwise)

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1.10.0

Improved help documentation

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1.9.0

Solved bug when resizing the host figure

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1.7.0

Added 'delete' functionality.
Added support to multiple instances of the tool on the same axes.
Solved several minor bugs

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1.6.0

Solved bug when the contents of the target axes are other than 'line' or 'image'

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1.5.0

Solved bug when axis mode is set to other than 'normal'.
Besides, added 'frozenZoomAspectRatio' zoom mode, useful when working with images.

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1.4.0

Cosmetic changes

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1.3.0

Solved bug appearing when any of the axes are reversed. It also works on images now.

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1.2.0

Added possibility to select target axes in a multiaxes figure

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1.1.0

Solved bug when 'displayLinkStyle' is set to 'edges'

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1.0.0

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