What Is an MKV File?
A file with the .MKVfile extensionis a Matroska video file.
Your best bet for playing most MKV files is to useVLC.
Some of those applications will open an MKV file on macOS, too, as canElmedia Player.
Although it isn’t free,Roxiosoftware can be used to play MKV files on macOS as well.
Play MKV files on iPhones, iPads, and iPods with the free PlayerXtreme Media Player orVLC for Mobileapp.
For example, if the video is compressed with DivX Video, you must install either theDivXcodec orFFDshow.
Since video files are usually pretty large, an online converter likeTinyWoworConvertFilesprobably shouldn’t be your first choice.
Try editing with the free entry-levelMKVToolNixprogram for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Still Can’t pop swing open the File?
Some files use a similar file extension even though the formats aren’t actually related.
They just appear to be due to similar-looking suffixes.
For example, files in the MKA format are Matroska-related audio, without video.
The Matroska project is supported by a non-profit organization and is a fork of the Multimedia Container Format.
FAQ
You candownload the MKVExtracGUI-2 special MKV subtitle extractor toolto extract subtitles from an MKV file.
Use the tool to import an MKV file, then pick the subtitles you want to extract > Extract.
The program will extract the files in ASS or SRT format on your machine.
