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File extension MKV - Matroska video-audio multimedia file

File type specification:

Movie, film, video and multimedia file type icon Movie, film, video and multimedia file type

mkv file icon: mkv file icon

File extension MKV description:

The MKV file extension is used for Matroska Multimedia Container, an open standard free Container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. MKV file format is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. Matroska is similar in conception to other containers like AVI, MP4 or ASF, but is completely open source. Matroska file types are .MKV file extension for video (and audio) and .MKA file extension for audio-only files.

Matroska is using EBML language. EBML is acronym for Extensible Binary Meta Language. EBML specifies a binary and octet (byte) aligned format inspired by the principle of XML. EBML itself is a generalized description of the technique of binary markup. Like XML, it is completely agnostic to any data that it might contain. Therein, the Matroska project is a specific implementation using the rules of EBML: It seeks to define a subset of the EBML language in the context of audio and video data (though it obviously isn't limited to this purpose). The format is made of 2 parts: the semantic and the syntax. The semantic specifies a number of IDs and their basic type and is not included in the data file/stream.

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Help how to open MKV files:

Almost any modern media player supports MKV format. You can open and play .mkv video files in any media player from the list of associated applications.

How to convert file with extension MKV:

MKV is common format, so most current video converters are able to convert this fiel format.

File identification strings:

HEX code: 1A 45 DF A3 93 42 82 88 6D 61 74 72 6F 73 6B 61 42
ASCII code: .E...B..matroskaB...B....S.g

Related links:

Homepage of MKV media format

Codec download page

List of video, audio and subtitle formats supported by Matroska

Mistyped MKV file extension name search strings: mvk

List of software associated to the .mkv file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, Mac OS X etc.) and possible program actions
that can be done with the file: like open mkv file, edit mkv file, convert mkv file, view mkv file, play mkv file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting of the mkv files.

  • Open mkv file
  • Save mkv file
  • Edit mkv file
  • Play mkv file
  • Convert mkv file

Programs that open mkv file - Matroska video-audio multimedia file

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