MKVToolnix Alternatives

MKVToolnix is described as 'set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files under Linux, other Unices and Windows. They do for Matroska what the OGMtools do for the OGM format and then some. The latest builds now have the ability to create WebM compliant Files' and is a very popular app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MKVToolnix for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best MKVToolnix alternative is FFmpeg, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MKVToolnix are MKVExtractGUI, MP4Tools, gMKVExtractGUI and Video Transcoder.

MKVToolnix alternatives are mainly Video Converters but may also be Audio Converters or Video Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MKVToolnix.

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MKVToolnix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files under Linux, other Unices and Windows. They do for...

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FFmpeg
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Free • Open Source
Video Converter
Audio Converter
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
63 FFmpeg alternatives
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.
- - FFmpeg is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MKVToolnix.
- - FFmpeg is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MKVToolnix.
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FFmpeg Features
1. Command line interfaceFFmpeg either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. LightweightFFmpeg consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freeFFmpeg doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Works OfflineFFmpeg can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. No TrackingFFmpeg will not track you or use your personal data.
6. Privacy focusedFFmpeg is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
7. Support for 4KFFmpeg supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
8. PortableFFmpeg can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
9. Lossless AudioFFmpeg has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
Integrated Codecs
Customizable
Video filters
Console-based
Support for MIDI
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Almost everyone thinks FFmpeg is a great MKVToolnix alternative.
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There is no graphical interface, only console I/O.
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MKVExtractGUI
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Free • Open Source
Video Editor
Windows
4 MKVExtractGUI alternatives
This is a GUI frontend for mkvextract from MKVToolnix. It will extract the tracks of a Matroska video and audio files.
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MKVExtractGUI Features
1. PortableMKVExtractGUI can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Graphical User Interface
Comments about MKVExtractGUI as a Alternative to MKVToolnix
Almost everyone thinks MKVExtractGUI is a great MKVToolnix alternative.
Korwin
"Only matroska files can be dropped here!"
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MP4Tools
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
11 MP4Tools alternatives
MP4Tools is a collection of cross-platform free tools to manipulate MP4 files. It contains following applications:
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MP4Tools Features
Split Video
No re-encoding
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Korwin
Only "joiner" and "splitter" tools
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gMKVExtractGUI
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
3 gMKVExtractGUI alternatives
A GUI for mkvextract utility (part of MKVToolnix) which incorporates most (if not all) functionality of mkvextract and mkvinfo utilities.
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gMKVExtractGUI Features
Matroska
Video Transcoder
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Free • Open Source
Video Converter
Audio Converter
Android
F-Droid
40 Video Transcoder alternatives
Video Transcoder is an application which uses the open source program ffmpeg to transcode video files from one format to another. By selecting the video to process, details for the video are provided and the desired settings can be configured.
- - Video Transcoder is the most popular Android alternative to MKVToolnix.
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Video Transcoder Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Video Transcoder without registration.
Export to MP4
Media Transcoding
Trim video
Matroska
Subler
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Free • Open Source
Audio Converter
Video Editor
Mac
37 Subler alternatives
Subler is a Mac OS X application that opens media containers, allows you to add or remove media tracks inside them, and then saves them out again. In the specialized language of the video world, Subler is a “transcoder” or “demuxer” depending on how you use it.
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Subler Features
Tag editing
Lossless Muxing
Metadata management and translation
Artwork
Boilsoft Video Joiner
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
9 Boilsoft Video Joiner alternatives
Boilsoft Video Joiner is a powerful video merger to join AVI, MPEG, MPG, VOB, RM/RMVB, 3GP, ASF, WMV, WMA, MP4, MP4A, MKV or FLV files, etc. to one "non-stop" larger file. Boilsoft video joiner provides you with Direct Stream mode and Encode mode to merge your videos...
- - Boilsoft Video Joiner is the most popular commercial alternative to MKVToolnix.
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Voukoder
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
118 Voukoder alternatives
Voukoder is system wide video- and audio encoding service for Windows that improves your media encoding experience. It supports various encoders (both CPU and GPU based) and also provides a set of post processing filters.
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tsMuxeR
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
4 tsMuxeR alternatives
SmartLabs tsMuxeR – the software utility to create TS and M2TS files for IP broadcasting as well as for viewing at hardware video players (i.e., Dune HD Ultra, Sony Playstation3 and others).
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MKVCleaver
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
3 MKVCleaver alternatives
Originally, the idea came to me from using OGMcleaver by Tamas Kurucsai. MKVcleaver is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for mkvtoolnix, designed to extract data from MKV files. It can be used in a batch mode (loading and extracting data from many files) as well as single file...
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MKVCleaver Features
1. PortableMKVCleaver can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Matroska
MKVtools
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Free • Proprietary
Video Converter
Mac
9 MKVtools alternatives
MKVtools was primarily designed for processing mkv files for use in DivX enabled DVD players, it's capabilites have been expanded to allow for the input of most standard video file formats. As the name sort of implies, MKVtools is a graphical interface for a variety of tools...
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MKVtools Features
Matroska
MKV/AVI to MP4
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Free • Proprietary
Video Converter
Windows
7 MKV/AVI to MP4 alternatives
mkv/avi to mp4 converts mkv and avi files in h264 video to mp4 files without reencode the video stream. Subtitle will be embed as soft subtitle. Convert speed is fast as video is not reconverted. Works on iPad, etc. mp4box, mkvextract, beSweet, eac3to, mediainfo are used.
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MKV/AVI to MP4 Features
Embed subtitles into video
Discontinued
Last version, 1.0.8, was released on September 19, 2010, but it is still downloadable from VideoHelp.com and SourceForge.