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title: Convert MKV to MP4, MP3, M4A and 4 more on a Mac — Arazio
source: https://arazioformac.com/docs/formats/mkv
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# MKV files

A container that will hold almost any codec, plus several audio tracks and subtitles. Excellent for keeping things, poor for sending them to someone.

## Convert MKV to

GIF, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP3, MP4, WebM.

## Tools that work on MKV

Hold Option rather than Shift: Compress, Crop, Extract Audio, Merge, Remove Audio, Resize, Split, Strip Metadata, Trim.

## Where the file goes

Beside the original, same folder, same name, new extension. Nothing is overwritten and nothing is uploaded.

Extensions: .mkv · Category: video