Download MakeMKV beta
MakeMKV for Windows and Mac OS X is available for download below. MakeMKV for Linux is available on the forum page.- MakeMKV 1.7.1 for Windows
- Requires Windows XP, Vista or Win7, x86 or x64.
- MakeMKV 1.7.1 for Mac OS X
- Requires x86 Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
Revision history
- MakeMKV v1.7.1 ( 28.1.2012 )
- Improved handling for Blu-ray discs with seamless branching
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Improved handling for DVD discs with structure protection
- Expert mode:
- Profile can specify more complex default selection configurations
- Tracks order may be specified in profile and changed in GUI
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could randomly crash in expert mode
- Rarely, some chapters could have been discarded from DVD disc
- MakeMKV v1.7.0 ( 21.12.2011 )
- Improved handling for Blu-ray with structure protection
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Small performance improvements
- Expert mode:
- Many attributes of MKV file may be edited in GUI
- Output file name may be specified per title
- MakeMKV can output detailed AV synchronization statistics
- Arbitrary default track selection logic may be specified in profile
- Bug fixes:
- Short titles were incorrectly skipped on some DVDs
- On multi-angle DVDs chapters were not preserved for non-first angles
- Program could crash when processing Blu-ray discs with LPCM audio
- On some DVDs different titles were incorrectly marked as duplicates
- Some multi-angle or interleaved DVDs produced MKV files with noticeable AV synchronization issues
- MakeMKV v1.6.16 ( 28.10.2011 )
- Updated BD+ engine
- Added support for new DVD copy protections
- MakeMKV is now much more tolerant to DVD mastering errors
- Improved support for AVCHD discs
- Many stability improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Backup failed for blu-ray discs with DCOPY folder
- Some multi-angle DVDs were processed incorrectly
- Some DVDs could hang in CSS search phase
- Some DVDs could hang with code 2025 during conversion
- MakeMKV v1.6.15 ( 20.9.2011 )
- Updated BD+ engine
- Added workarounds for incorrectly-mastered discs
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements
- MakeMKV v1.6.14 ( 18.8.2011 )
- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV was "stuck" when processing some blu-ray discs
- MakeMKV could randomly crash at start in rare cases
- Improved debug logging
- Miscellaneous stability improvements
- MakeMKV v1.6.13 ( 5.8.2011 )
- Added support for AACS bus encryption
- Fixed failures on blu-ray discs with variable multi-angle playlists
- Added ability to open MKV files
- Various user interface improvements
- Many performance and stability improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Discs with LPCM audio could have failed occasionally
- Sparsely-encrypted discs could have failed
- No other fixes for submitted DVD and blu-ray reports, sorry
- MakeMKV v1.6.12 ( 9.7.2011 )
- MKV engine fixes:
- Some MKV files produced from h.264 AVC blu-ray discs were not seekable
- Subtitles were displayed too short on some players
- Occasional errors on titles with forced subtitles
- Improved compatibility of produced MKV files
- Added workarounds for new DVD protections
- Miscellaneous stability and UI improvements
- MakeMKV v1.6.10 ( 29.5.2011 )
- Added support for AACS v25
- Fixed MKV multiplexing error introduced in 1.6.9
- MakeMKV v1.6.9 ( 27.5.2011 )
- Updated BD+ engine
- New MKV multiplexing engine
- Fixed occasional program errors on Mac OS X
- Fixed DASPI for Mac OS X 10.5.8
- Stability improvements
- MakeMKV v1.6.8 ( 26.4.2011 )
- Updated BD+ engine
- Workarounds for incorrectly-mastered discs
- Stability improvements
- Previous history
System Requirements
- Windows Vista/XP/Win7 or Intel-based Mac OS X 10.5 and above
- 512 MB of RAM, 1 GB recommended. MakeMKV will run on computers with low memory amount but conversion speed will be very slow.
- 10 MB of hard drive space for program files.
- Adequate hard drive space for converted content. Typical DVD movie takes 6 GB on hard drive. Typical Blu-ray movie takes 20 GB.
Beta version restrictions
MakeMKV BETA has several major restrictions.
- Program is time-limited -- it will stop functioning after 60 days. You can always download the latest version from makemkv.com that will reset the expiration date.
- HD-DVD support is limited - some discs may fail to open and not all audio and subtitle tracks will be preserved.
- Blu-ray and DVD discs are fully supported.
- Computer administrator privileges are required on Windows to run the beta version. This is limitation of Windows SCSI application programming interface. Eventually MakeMKV will not require administrator privileges to run.