Software · Video editing

MakeMKV

MakeMKV is your one-click solution to convert video that you own into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played everywhere.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux

Official website

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Automatic reading of the official pages
License: Proprietary, freeconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: not documented
Commercial use: not documented
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: not documented
Watermark: not documented
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: GuinpinSoft inc
Latest version: v2.0.0

Overview

Features described on its official website: format conversion.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“MakeMKV is a format converter, otherwise called "transcoder".” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

MakeMKV is completely free: no known feature is locked behind a paid plan.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (publisher, licence, platforms, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Automatic reading of the official pages (free status) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 9 November 2026
Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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