Mkv Converter To Mp4 For Mac

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It happens to all of us. There is a MKV file you wanna watch on your MacBook or iMac. You click on it, trying to open with default player QuickTime, but end up with an error message 'There is no application set to open mkv' or mkv no sound in QuickTime even if you opened it. Similar case, when you play MKV on game consoles, your MKV video is still unplayable. What's worse, you transfer MKV videos to iPhone iPad to watch on the trip, but iTunes tells you the MKV file is incompatible with your device. In other cases, when uploading MKV files to YouTube or Facebook, you encounter a heavy Waterloo, again.

Why could these be? Mainly because MKV is incompatible with majority of the modern mobile devices and platforms, alongside with its comparatively large file size. To make MKV playable on most devices and platforms, you need to convert MKV to MP4 since MP4, also a container format, keeps quite a good balance between high quality and file size. And more importantly, it's compatible with almost all the players, devices and platforms. So first things first, you need a MKV video converter that has good peformance in 2020.

To Convert MKV to MP4 on Mac (Big Sur) with Better Compatibility

With the passthrough profiles in DVDFab, I believe it is the best MKV to MP4 converter and it supports MKV files with different codecs like MPEG2, H265, H264, etc and it is even able to convert 4k MKV to 4K MP4 on both PC and Mac. MacX Free MKV Video Converter is a 100% safe and free MKV converter for Mac to convert MKV for free on Mac OS with no virus. It supports converting MKV to any video formats, including MKV to MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, H.264, etc. Convert mkv to mp4 mac free download - Shining Mac MKV Converter, 4Videosoft MKV Video Converter for Mac, Mac Free Any MP4 Converter, and many more programs.

Step 1 First, you need to free download, install and launch this MKV to MP4 converter on your computer. Video Converter Ultimate provides you with both Windows and Mac versions. Choose the right version based on your computer system. Step 2 Choose the Converter option. And I noticed there were many others asking the same thing. I was amazed by this kind of question because a single IFO file cannot actually be ripped or converted. So, in this post, I'd like to explain how we can convert IFO to MP4, AVI, MKV, etc on either PC or Mac with the ultimate solution in 2020.

MacX Video Converter Pro is your best mate. It is a totally safe yet clean video transcoder, letting you freely decode and encode MKV videos to MP4, MOV, H.264, HEVC, and any other video and audio formats at the highest performance.

Free Download MacX Video Converter Pro to Convert MKV to MP4 without Quality Loss!

How to Convert MKV to MP4 on Mac OS X Mountain Lion or Higher

MacX Video Converter Pro (32-bit and 64-bit) supports converting 4K and HD 1080P MKV videos to MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, M4V, H264, H265 and 370+ others. It has various editing features available for you to trim, cut, crop, rotate, add subtitles, add effects, and do more. The support of unique Intel QSV/Nvidia/AMD hardware acceleration, built-in hyper-threading tech and Multi-core CPU utility ensures the fastest speed to convert videos into H.264 or H.265 MP4 video. Additionally, the 'Auto Copy' mode helps you realize 1:1 lossless quality as long as your MKV and ouptut MP4 are kept with the same codec. Now follow the steps below and learn how to encode MKV videos to MP4 on your Macbook or iMac.

Step 1: Import MKV file by clicking 'Add File'.

Free download the MKV to MP4 converter on Mac, or your Windows PCs ( MacX HD Video Converter Pro for Windows). Then click 'Add File' button to load the MKV files. You can load multiple MKV videos as it supports batch conversioin. First, select the video track, audio and subtitle you want to keep in the output MP4 file by click the up and down arrow icon behind the source video. You can select multiple audio tracks and subtitle tracks at the same time.

Step 2: Choose the Output Video Format.

After the input MKV video importing, you can see video formats options at the bottom of the window. It allows to freely convert MOV to MP4, WMV/WebM to MP4, MKV to H.264, and even transcode MP4 to MP3, MOV, MKV, and more like a piece of cake. Select MP4 format in HEVC, H.264, MPEG4 as you like, or simply choose preset profiles of iPhone iPad Android.

Note: how to change video format from MKV to MP4 without decoding & re-encoding? Choose 'Auto Copy' mode. As its name implies, it will 1:1 copy MKV input video/audio, subtitle tracks to MP4 without re-encoding as long as the same codec is detected. Zero quality loss and 10X faster than transcoding!

Step 3: Edit MKV Video (Optional).

Meanwhile, you can also see some icons of editing like cut, crop, subtitle, effect, rotate below the video information. If you need to cut off certain parts from MKV video, free set up video Start Time and End Time, add fans made funny subtitled to MKV or rotate MKV video 90 or 180 degrees, you can click the corresponding icon to edit MKV video before conversion.

Step 4: Start to Convert MKV to MP4 on Mac.

Hit Folder button to select a destination folder. Followed by a click on 'RUN' button, which gives an order to this top video processing tool for Mac to begin to transcode MKV video to MP4 on macOS. Only seconds and you will get the output MP4 files with lossless quality (High Quality Engine tech built-in).

Step 5: Time for MKV to iPhone Transfer. (Optional)

This is not a must-have step, but the one for those who gonna transfer MKV video from Mac to iPhone. You can just use iTunes or free download and launch MacX MediaTrans, if you are annoyed by iTunes complex process, and then enter its 'Video' section to 'Add Video' from Mac to this video transfer app. Afterwards, give a hit to 'Sync' button and then the MKV videos are transferred to your iOS iPhone iPad iPod within seconds only.

Solution 2: Handbrake

Handbrake is a famous converter for both MKV and MP4. It supports macOS 10.7 and later. The free MKV converter remains popular mainly for its fast speed and good output quality in 2020. Plus, it has some advanced features to let users adjust the bit rate, resolutions, video codecs, quality, other video parameters, add subtitles etc. It will also convert videos to various ready presets for mobiles directly. Therefore, it's another good choice when you need to convert videos from MKV to MP4 on Mac computers.

Step 1: Download Handbrake from it's official site. Then launch the program downloaded on Mac and click Source > Open File to load the MKV file. You can also select all your MKV files into Handbrake.

Step 2: Select MP4 in the Output Setting. Then customize the video settings if necessary.

Step 3: In the destination section, set an output folder. Then click Start on the top bar to begin MKV to MP4 conversion process.

See Also: Encounter Errors While Converting MKV to MP4 with Handbrake? Here's How to Fix It >>

MKV to MP4 Conversion Test: MacX Video Converter Pro vs Handbrake

You get the detailed steps to convert MKV to MP4 on Mac with 2020 top free video converter from MacXDVD. Yet, some of you might be curious about the specific conversion datas: how long it will take? any loss on output MP4 video quality? would output file size be smaller? any crashes?..

To answer your guys questions, we compare MacX Video Converter Pro with Handbrake to let you clearly see the differences. Let data do the work. Afterwards, I guess you can make a decision to download free MKV video converter or not.

From the above table, we can see there is no big gap between these two free MKV converters for 2020. In general, MacX Video Converter Pro performs better than Handbrake in video converting speed and video compressing side. Certainly, it's just a single test. You can still download both free MKV to MP4 converter to have a test if you have spare time. This comparison table just provides you with a reference.

[Update] FAQ on MKV to MP4 Conversion on Mac

Q1:I want to convert mkv to mp4 without re-encoding to keep the same file size and video quality. I need a program that allows me to just drag my 720P MKV video file onto, set it to mp4 and get the file with no quality loss. Any help?

A1: If the video streams in the MKV file are in an mp4 compatible codec like H.264, then you can move content from mkv to mp4 intactly by simply changing the format. In MacX Video Converter Pro, the Auto Copy box on the right lower interface is designed for that job. There are many other demuxers on the market for the same task. An extra benefit is that it can copy a large high-definite MKV to MP4 few hundred times faster than re-encoding.

Q2:I have a MKV file with subtitle muxed, now i want to convert it to mp4 without losing the subtitle. Icons for desktop mac backgrounds. I already tried the other softwares like Handbrake, rebox.NET and VLC to convert it but the subtitles didn't carry over.

A2: It will depend on the type of subtitles. You should note that MP4 supports less types of subs than MKV. If the subtitle is in XSUB, SAMI, MPSub, SubRip or others, you can't pass-through the subtitle into MP4. To keep the subtitles, you can either: 1; extract the subtitles out of MKV and convert them to .srt format. 2; go to handbrake, select subtitles tab, select the subtitle track and then burn in the subtitle. With MacX Video Converter Pro, it will pass-through supported subtitles from MKV to MP4 as soft subtitles, and automatically burn in subtitles to MP4 when it's not supported. Not o mention that this program can extract subtitles and save them in .srt format in one stop.

Q3:I'm trying to convert an MKV container to MP4/M4V with the existing video and audio codecs (HEVC x265 and AAC audio). I used the 'Convert/Stream' function and selected the 'keep original video track' and 'keep original audio track' checkboxes. But the M4V output file contains only the audio track; the video is missing. If I use the 'Streaming/Exporting Wizard' instead of the 'Convert/Stream', the MP4 output option is greyed out and can't be selected unless I enable transcoding to 264 (which I don't want to do). Any ideas? Running VLC 2.2.1 on OS X El Capitan.Thanks!

A3: The highest possible reason why you fail to convert MKV to MP4 on Mac with HEVC x265 is that x264 works fine in MP4 file container while x265 is not supported in an MP4 container, at least not in VLC. So if you insist on transcoding MKV to HEVC x265, you're suggested to ditch away VLC player, instead using MacX Video Converter Pro to decode MKV to HEVC x265.

Q4: I have a lot of HD MKV files that I wish to convert for iTunes. I want a converter, but need to keep the same good quality!! (the videos/movies are 720 and 1080p) Any suggestions please? OS X or Windows, I can use both. Linux too if it crops up.Thanks - Vortar from mac-forums

A4: You see, iTunes supports video formats including MP4, MOV, M4V, limited types. If you're itching to convert MKV to iTunes, one way is to change MKV format to MP4 iTunes acceptable format. Another better way is to directly convert MKV codec to iTunes profile, with iTunes best parameter settings. In case you are a layman and don't know much about iTunes suitable video parameter settings, you'd better resort to the MKV to iTunes conversion with most ideal profile offered.

Q5: Hi anyone know who is best .mkv to .mp4 video converter with high quality video and audio and low Mb size so if its possible. Now I'm using Handbake to convert a 4K MKV file but it takes much mb size (10 mins for 1.5GB). Which will give me the smallest output size with best possible quality?

A5: First of all, you should know that file size = bitrate * running time, and bit rate will influence the video quality. If you don't nitpick the video quality, lower the bitrate and resolution to one level below will result in smaller size with acceptable quality. Beyond that, editing features like cropping and trimming will also help. Put aside the objective factors, software design will lead to difference in output size. MacX Video Converter Pro has a unique compression engine which will be worth your try.

MKV (Matroska) is a free and open video container format that supports videos, audio, subtitle tracks, images and more. MKV is widely used for HD video compression. Even though it has been increasing in popularity, this format still can't be supported by some media players and video editors. What to do when you can't open the MKV file?

You can choose to convert MKV to MP4 if you can't play or edit your MKV video. Fortunately, there are many MKV to MP4 converters including free online ones shared on the internet that can help you make the video conversion with ease. Here in this post, we like to share 5 easy ways to help you convert MKV to MP4 on Mac, Windows computer and free online.

Part 1. How to Convert MKV to MP4 Online

At the first part, we like to share a free way to help you convert MKV to MP4. Here we introduce you with a popular online video audio converting tool, cloudconvert to change MKV to MP4.

Step 1 Open your browser and navigate to the official site of cloudconvert.

Step 2 Click Select File to choose and upload the MKV file you want to convert to MP4.

Step 3 Make sure the output format is MP4 and then click on the Convert button. It will take some time to complete the uploading and converting process. After that, you will be guided to a preview window.

Here you can preview the converted MP4 video. If you are satisfied with the converting result, you can click the Download button to save the converted MP4 file on your computer. Note that, if you want to convert MKV to MP4 free online, the file size will be limited to 1 GB.

Part 2. Free MKV to MP4 Converter to Change MKV to MP4

If you want to convert a small-size MKV video, you can choose a free MKV to MP4 converter. Similar to the online video converter above, Online-Convert is another popular free online MKV to MP4 converter.

Step 1 Open your browser and go to the Online-Convert site.

Step 2 Click the Choose Files button select and upload a local MKV file to this online MKV to MP4 converter. Here you are allowed to directly drag and drop your MKV video for the uploading. It will take a while to finish the uploading process.

Step 3 Click the Start Conversion button to start the video conversion from MKV to MP4.

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Q3:I'm trying to convert an MKV container to MP4/M4V with the existing video and audio codecs (HEVC x265 and AAC audio). I used the 'Convert/Stream' function and selected the 'keep original video track' and 'keep original audio track' checkboxes. But the M4V output file contains only the audio track; the video is missing. If I use the 'Streaming/Exporting Wizard' instead of the 'Convert/Stream', the MP4 output option is greyed out and can't be selected unless I enable transcoding to 264 (which I don't want to do). Any ideas? Running VLC 2.2.1 on OS X El Capitan.Thanks!

A3: The highest possible reason why you fail to convert MKV to MP4 on Mac with HEVC x265 is that x264 works fine in MP4 file container while x265 is not supported in an MP4 container, at least not in VLC. So if you insist on transcoding MKV to HEVC x265, you're suggested to ditch away VLC player, instead using MacX Video Converter Pro to decode MKV to HEVC x265.

Q4: I have a lot of HD MKV files that I wish to convert for iTunes. I want a converter, but need to keep the same good quality!! (the videos/movies are 720 and 1080p) Any suggestions please? OS X or Windows, I can use both. Linux too if it crops up.Thanks - Vortar from mac-forums

A4: You see, iTunes supports video formats including MP4, MOV, M4V, limited types. If you're itching to convert MKV to iTunes, one way is to change MKV format to MP4 iTunes acceptable format. Another better way is to directly convert MKV codec to iTunes profile, with iTunes best parameter settings. In case you are a layman and don't know much about iTunes suitable video parameter settings, you'd better resort to the MKV to iTunes conversion with most ideal profile offered.

Q5: Hi anyone know who is best .mkv to .mp4 video converter with high quality video and audio and low Mb size so if its possible. Now I'm using Handbake to convert a 4K MKV file but it takes much mb size (10 mins for 1.5GB). Which will give me the smallest output size with best possible quality?

A5: First of all, you should know that file size = bitrate * running time, and bit rate will influence the video quality. If you don't nitpick the video quality, lower the bitrate and resolution to one level below will result in smaller size with acceptable quality. Beyond that, editing features like cropping and trimming will also help. Put aside the objective factors, software design will lead to difference in output size. MacX Video Converter Pro has a unique compression engine which will be worth your try.

MKV (Matroska) is a free and open video container format that supports videos, audio, subtitle tracks, images and more. MKV is widely used for HD video compression. Even though it has been increasing in popularity, this format still can't be supported by some media players and video editors. What to do when you can't open the MKV file?

You can choose to convert MKV to MP4 if you can't play or edit your MKV video. Fortunately, there are many MKV to MP4 converters including free online ones shared on the internet that can help you make the video conversion with ease. Here in this post, we like to share 5 easy ways to help you convert MKV to MP4 on Mac, Windows computer and free online.

Part 1. How to Convert MKV to MP4 Online

At the first part, we like to share a free way to help you convert MKV to MP4. Here we introduce you with a popular online video audio converting tool, cloudconvert to change MKV to MP4.

Step 1 Open your browser and navigate to the official site of cloudconvert.

Step 2 Click Select File to choose and upload the MKV file you want to convert to MP4.

Step 3 Make sure the output format is MP4 and then click on the Convert button. It will take some time to complete the uploading and converting process. After that, you will be guided to a preview window.

Here you can preview the converted MP4 video. If you are satisfied with the converting result, you can click the Download button to save the converted MP4 file on your computer. Note that, if you want to convert MKV to MP4 free online, the file size will be limited to 1 GB.

Part 2. Free MKV to MP4 Converter to Change MKV to MP4

If you want to convert a small-size MKV video, you can choose a free MKV to MP4 converter. Similar to the online video converter above, Online-Convert is another popular free online MKV to MP4 converter.

Step 1 Open your browser and go to the Online-Convert site.

Step 2 Click the Choose Files button select and upload a local MKV file to this online MKV to MP4 converter. Here you are allowed to directly drag and drop your MKV video for the uploading. It will take a while to finish the uploading process.

Step 3 Click the Start Conversion button to start the video conversion from MKV to MP4.

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Step 4 Click the Download button to save the converted MP4 file on your computer.

During this step, you can also share the MP4 file to your cloud storage or download it as a ZIP file. This free MKV to MP4 converter only allows you to convert a MKV file less than 100 MB.

Part 3. Professional Way to Convert MKV to MP4 on Mac/PC Without Quality Loss

With the free online MKV to MP4 converter, you can only convert a small-size video. But in general, MKV contains many files and takes a large file size. So how to convert a big MKV file, especially when you don't want to lose any image or sound quality?

Considering your need, here we strongly recommend a professional video audio converter, Video Converter Ultimate for you to convert MKV to MP4 on your Mac and Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista PC. It highly supports any popular video/audio formats like MKV, MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, MPEG, AAC, MP3, M4A, WMV, FLAC and more. What's more, this MKV to MP4 converter is equipped with some useful editing features like trim, merge, rotate, crop, custom effects, 3D, add watermark and enhance quality. The following guide will show you how to convert MKV to MP4 without losing quality.

Step 1 First, you need to free download, install and launch this MKV to MP4 converter on your computer. Video Converter Ultimate provides you with both Windows and Mac versions. Choose the right version based on your computer system.

Step 2 Choose the Converter option. Click the Add Files button to import the MKV file you want to convert to MP4. You are allowed to convert several files at a time with fast converting speed. So here you can add one or more MKV videos according to your need.

Step 3 As it mentioned above, this MP4 to MKV converter carries some editing features for you to edit video, adjust effects and enhance the output quality. After all these operations, you can click Convert All to and then select MP4 as the target format from the drop-down list.

Step 4 Click on Convert All button to start the video conversion from MKV to MP4. This powerful converter guarantees that there won't be any image or sound quality loss during the conversion.

One thing you should concern is that, this MKV to MP4 converter provides you with many output format options, you should choose a right output format carrying high resolution and quality. Besides changing MKV to MP4, it also enables you to convert MKV to AVI, convert FLV to MP4, convert MKV/MP4 to MP3 and more.

Part 4. How to Free Convert MKV to MP4 with VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player is a very popular video and audio playing tool which can help you play any media files smoothly. Besides the playing feature, it also carries a basic video converting function. So if you get VLC Media Player installed on your computer, you can rely on it to free convert MKV to MP4 with ease.

Step 1 If you don't have VLC installed on your computer, you should first download and install it. Open VLC Media Player and click the Media option on the menu bar. If you want to convert MKV to MP4 on Mac, here you need to click File menu. Then choose Convert/Save.. or Convert/Stream.. from the drop-down list.

Step 2 Click the Add button to locate the MKV file you wish to convert. Then click the Convert/Save button at the bottom of the window.

Step 3 Now you need to set the target output format as MP4. Here you can choose the H.264 + Mp3 (MP4) . During this step, you should also choose a suitable destination file folder for the converted MP4 video.

Step 4 After all these operations, you can click Start button to make the video converting from MKV to MP4.

Part 5. How to Convert MKV to MP4 with Chrome Extension

If you want to free convert MKV to MP4 online, you can also choose some converter extension. Here we take Google MKV to MP4 Converter extension as an example to show you how to change MKV to MP4.

Step 1 First, you need to go to the Google Chrome web store to find and add this extension to your browser. When you find the MKV to MP4 Converter extension, click the Add to Chrome button to confirm the operation.

Step 2 Drag and drop your MKV file to this web page for the uploading. Ensure the output format is MP4 and then click on the Convert button to start the MKV to MP4 converting. Learn how to record screen with VLC here.

Part 6. FAQs of Converting MKV to MP4

What is MKV video format?

MKV (Matroska video File) is a popular video container format that contains more than one audio and subtitle tracks in one file. MKV is a free and open standard for the storage of video data. It has the capability to carry many videos, audio, images, and subtitle tracks and so on. Moreover, it can easily support different types of encoding. MKV is based on Extensible Binary Meta Language and the Matroska libraries are licensed under the LGNU Lesser General Public License. MKV is a multimedia container format, not a video compression format or video codec.

What's the difference between MP4 and MKV?

MKV is originally developed to replace MP4 format as a free and open source container format. The main difference between MKV and MP4 is the compatibility. MP4 can be supported the most media players, editors and devices. But MKV can't be supported by most of them. MKV can store more files than MP4 and it always have a larger file size.

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What is better, MKV or MP4?

Mkv To Mp4 Converter Mac Os X Free

MKV can store much higher quality files and usually has a larger file size than MP4 video. It can support additional features, multiple audio tracks, and subtitle tracks. But you can't simply say that MKV is better than MP4 or the video quality of MP4 is not as good as MKV. Because both MKV and MP4 are container formats and they can encapsulate the same video and audio.

Want to free convert MKV to MP4? After reading this page, you can get 5 simple ways to make the video conversion from MKV to MP4 with high quality. You can pick your preferred method to convert your MKV files. If you still have any questions, you can leave us a message in the comment part.