MKVToolNix
The facts below are what the maker publishes about MKVToolNix, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From MKVToolNix's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| MKVToolNix | Free | Microsoft Store edition has a fee; command-line tools cannot be run directly from the Store edition |
The facts
Each one read from MKVToolNix's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio extraction
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Batch conversion
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Container option
- A community-maintained Docker image for the GUI can run on systems such as Synology and Unraid NAS, and the maker says it does not provide support for that image.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download authenticity
- The maker signs source archives and package repositories with GPG keys and signs Windows binaries with a code-signing certificate; the site also provides checksums for Windows downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Edit properties
- mkvpropedit modifies properties of existing Matroska files without a complete remux.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Extract
- mkvextract extracts tracks from Matroska files into other files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- GUI
- MKVToolNix GUI provides an interface for mkvmerge and includes a chapter editor and a header editor.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Inspect
- mkvinfo prints information about elements in Matroska files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- MKVToolNix can be installed through package sources including Chocolatey, Flatpak, Homebrew and MacPorts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the tools as intended for creating, altering and inspecting Matroska files under Linux, other Unix systems and Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merge
- mkvmerge joins selected or all streams from several media files into a Matroska file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The Microsoft Store edition allows users to run only the GUI, while its functionality is otherwise identical to non-Store editions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- Matroska (MKV),WebM,AAC,AC-3,CAF,DTS,FLAC,MP2,MP3,Ogg Opus,WAV,RealMedia,TrueHD/MLP,TTA,Ogg Vorbis,WV,MPEG,H.264,H.265,AVI,Ogg and IVFchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- MKVToolNix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker asks users to report errors through bug reports and lists a forum and issue tracker as support channels for macOS builds.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2003checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux AppImage
- The distribution-agnostic Linux AppImage should run on distributions with glibc 2.28 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The maker provides downloads for Windows, Linux distributions and macOS; the current macOS downloads are DMGs for macOS 13 Ventura and newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- cross-platformchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Windows requirements
- The current Windows releases support Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 or newer and are offered as installers and portable 7zip archives.checked 11 Oct 2026
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