gives the kernel configuration corresponding to the default kernel to be used by LocalEvaluate .
$DefaultLocalKernel
gives the kernel configuration corresponding to the default kernel to be used by LocalEvaluate .
Details
- $DefaultLocalKernel defaults to "Local".
- The value of $DefaultLocalKernel is remembered between sessions.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
LocalEvaluate by default uses the kernel given by $DefaultLocalKernel :
The default local kernel is the same as the one in which LocalEvaluate itself is evaluated:
Specify a different kernel to use by default:
Applications (2)
Assignments to $DefaultLocalKernel are remembered between sessions:
In every new session, this value will be used:
Remove the persistent value by reverting $DefaultLocalKernel to its default:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2022), $DefaultLocalKernel, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultLocalKernel.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2022. "$DefaultLocalKernel." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultLocalKernel.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2022). $DefaultLocalKernel. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultLocalKernel.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$defaultlocalkernel, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$DefaultLocalKernel}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultLocalKernel.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$defaultlocalkernel, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$DefaultLocalKernel}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultLocalKernel.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-January-2026]}