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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 1.17.8 for Windows

Requires Windows XP or later, x86 or x64.

MakeMKV 1.17.8 for Mac OS X

Requires x64 or ARM64 Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
_{NOTE: MakeMKV is not signed by Apple, you might need to adjust gatekeeper options in order to install the program.}

Files integrity may be checked using hash file

Revision history

MakeMKV v1.17.8 (30.9.2024)

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors and with structure protection
Small improvements and bugfixes
Notable bug fixes:

Audio transcoding failed on Linux when built with recent ffmpeg

MakeMKV v1.17.7 (15.5.2024)

Version bump, no changes

MakeMKV v1.17.6 (20.1.2024)

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Small improvements and bugfixes

MakeMKV v1.17.5 (25.9.2023)

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Fixed several bughs related to HD-DVD handling (just about time...)
Fixed Linux ARM64 executabe crashing on certain hardware configurations
Small improvements and bugfixes

MakeMKV v1.17.4 (29.5.2023)

Added support for AACS v81
Small improvements and bugfixes
Notable bug fixes:

4K BDAV discs with 4K-only content could fail to open

MakeMKV v1.17.3 (1.2.2023)

Added support for 4K BDAV discs
Small improvements and bugfixes
Notable bug fixes:

DV HEVC streams with certain encoding were processed in a non-compatible way
CellWalk scan faild on some DVDs
Linux AArch64 version crashed on Raspberry PI3

MakeMKV v1.17.2 (10.10.2022 )

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Small improvements and bugfixes

MakeMKV v1.17.1 (13.7.2022 )

Small improvements and bugfixes
Bug fixes:

Program could hang when scanning certain protected DVD discs using CellWallk method
Some titles were truncated on DVDs with structure protection, when using CellWallk method
Small bugfixes

1.17.0 regressions:

On some UHD HEVC streams program spitted thousands of invalid "Corrupt" messages, appearing to hang
Program crashed decoding certain AC3 (DD) streams, usually during transcoding

MakeMKV v1.17.0 (27.6.2022 )

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
A new, rewritten DVD engine - much better handling for discs with structure protection
Many internal improvements and small bugfixes
Notable Bug fixes:

Program failed to recognize some exotic USB drives
Program failed on some DVD streams recorded from sattelite feed (TiVO DVD)
Program could hang if internet connection wasn't available

MakeMKV v1.16.7 (27.2.2022 )

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Many internal improvements and small bugfixes

MakeMKV v1.16.5 (1.11.2021 )

Miscellaneous UI improvements
WinCDArb update, fixes occasional "no optical drives" error
LibMMBD stability improvements
Many small bug-fixes

MakeMKV v1.16.4 (8.7.2021 )

Much better support for discs with Java playlist obfuscation
Any Java runtime version is now supported, including Java 16
Mac OS: Support for Mac OS 12.0 Monterey
Some small improvements
Bug fixes:

Program failed to recognize some AAC streams with exotic channel encoding
Picture dimensions were displayed incorrectly for some exotic HEVC streams
Conversion of some DVDs could fail at the very end of title

MakeMKV v1.16.3 (18.3.2021 )

Bug fixes:

Some non-English messages were displayed incorrectly
Opening DVD in manual mode from GUI was broken in 1.16.0
Some E-AC3 streams with surround channels were ignored when opening M2TS files

MakeMKV v1.16.2 (17.3.2021 )

Bug fixes:

Mac OS: Program produced random errors when running on OS X 10.11 El Captain or earlier versions
Linux: ccextractor is now part of OSS package

MakeMKV v1.16.1 (4.3.2021 )

Bug fixes:

Mac OS: Program could fail to start
Mac OS: ccextractor helper app failed to start
Windows XP: Program failed to start

Some small improvements

MakeMKV v1.16.0 (27.2.2021 )

ARM port, support for Apple silicon, Linux on ARM
MMMBD on OSX - support for applications with hardened runtime (Handbrake)
Some internal improvements and small bugfixes

MakeMKV v1.15.4 (8.12.2020 )

Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Many internal improvements and small bugfixes
Implemented seamless joining of TrueHD streams with overlapping frames based on Dominik Mydlil's idea
MakeMKV now recognizes and converts double-track Dolby Vision MKV files
Bug fixes:

Program could fail when processing TrueHD streams from MKV file
DTS core was not extracted from DTS-HD streams (1.15.0 regression)

MakeMKV v1.15.3 (1.10.2020 )

Massive internal rewrite, many bugfixes
Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Brand new network code, it is now possible to set proxy server in preferences, to access network over TOR/VPN
MakeMKV now can extract Dolby Vision metadata from elementary stream data and rebuild missing or invalid DV descriptors
Drive speed control update - MakeMKV now forces low speed when reading data around disc edges, working around firmware bugs
Bug fixes:

Program could hang or crash when converting files with many audio streams
On some multi-segment sources with LPCM audio program failed to produce MKV file
Program could crash when producing testdump or when conversion failed
On 32-bit x86 system program could run out of memory on big mult-segment sources

MakeMKV v1.15.2 (20.7.2020 )

Massive internal rewrite, some improvements and small bugfixes
Muxer updated to the latest matroska specification
Advanced usage changes:

Sdftool included as standalone executable
Drive speed control option

MakeMKV v1.15.1 (15.4.2020 )

Added support for AACS v76 (for those poor souls without LibreDrive)
Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Many internal improvements and small bugfixes
Bug fixes:

For some HD audio streams frames were dropped incorrectly on segment boundaries

MakeMKV v1.15.0 (3.3.2020 )

User interface update
New preferences page for LibMMBD integration
Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
Better tolerance for corrupted input data
Many internal improvements

Previous history

System Requirements

Supported OS

Windows XP or later
Mac OS X 10.6 and later
Linux x86 or amd64

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 30 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.

Aside from restrictions above, the program is fully functional. Produced MKV files are not degraded in any way and have no time or usage restrictions.