MKVtools Alternatives
MKVtools is described as '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' and is a Video Converter in the video & movies category. There are nine alternatives to MKVtools for Mac, Windows, Linux, Online / Web-based and BSD. The best alternative is MKVToolnix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MKVtools are MPEG Streamclip, Video To File, ffmpegX and MkvToMp4.
MKVtools alternatives are mainly Video Converters but may also be Video Editors or Audio Converters. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MKVtools.- Free • Open Source
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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 Matroska what the OGMtools do for the OGM format and then some. The latest builds now have the ability to create WebM compliant Files.
- Free • Proprietary
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- Windows
MPEG Streamclip is a powerful free video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows.
Convert video to image JPG, GIF, audio MP3, video MP4, subtitles SRT. Free online web tool allows you to convert video to audio, video and images.
ffmpegX is a Mac OS X graphic user interface designed to easily operate more than 20 powerful Unix open-source video and audio processing tools including FFmpeg, the "hyper fast video and audio encoder".
Discontinued
Most recent update was in 2011.
MkvToMp4 can change the mkv to Mp4 without reconverting/transcoding video (If the original video in H264 format). Support for multiple internal and external audio tracks. Support subtitle formats: srt, ass, ssa, ttxt. Changing colors for subtitles.
MKV2MP4 is an application that can convert video files in the MKV container format to more compatible MP4 video files.
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.
Discontinued
Last version, 1.0.8, was released on September 19, 2010, but it is still downloadable from VideoHelp.com and SourceForge.
Professional video encoding for humans.
A simple remux/recode app based on FFmpeg.
Features:
Change container without reencoding Select, rearrange and duplicate tracks Convert DTS to AC3 for e.g. AppleTV or PS3.Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.3.1, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from MacUpdate