MKV2MP4 Changelog

What's new in MKV2MP4 1.5.0

Aug 29, 2022
  • MKV2MP4 is now free and supported by showing our other apps
  • Fully native support for Apple's new M1 (ARM) Macs
  • Added hidden options to always passthrough unknown audio tracks

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.15 (Aug 29, 2022)

  • IMPORTANT: The minimum system requirements have been raised to macOS 10.13
  • Improved reliability and performance

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.11 (Aug 29, 2022)

  • Fixed problems with app failing to launch with 'expiry' message

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.10 (Mar 19, 2019)

  • Fixed possible crash related to using a 'Watchfolder'
  • Add support for 'Dark Mode' on macOS 10.14 'Mojave'
  • Add ability to passthrough the 'VP9' video codec to MP4 files
  • Pre-select right folder when having to the open destination folder

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.9 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Added options to use variable-bitrate (VBR) when converting audio to AAC
  • Improved audio quality when converting to AAC
  • Fix problem with movies that contain multiple video tracks

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.8 (Mar 10, 2018)

  • Fixed problems when there is not enough free disk space for conversion
  • Fix very rare movies containing 'Main-profile' AAC tracks playing without sound
  • Detect 'rv40' video codec which can not be converted

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.7 (Jan 8, 2018)

  • Fixed rare conversion failure with "Too many packets buffered"
  • Add options for custom conversion of unknown 5.1 audio-tracks
  • Improve speed and quality by treating E-AC3 the same as AC3 audio
  • Fixed detection of some 5.1 surround audio tracks
  • Fixed problem related to parallel queue feature

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.6 (Dec 5, 2017)

  • Fix issue where the fifth conversion would always fail.

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.5 (Nov 30, 2017)

  • Add option to convert multiple MKVs concurrently for even more speed
  • Add option to 'watch' a folder to automatically convert MKVs added there
  • Allow disabling alert when MKVs have been removed before conversion
  • Fixed problem with audio-track language selection on 10.12 and 10.13

New in MKV2MP4 1.4.0 (Oct 25, 2017)

  • H265/HECV support for producing HEVC MP4s compatible with macOS 10.13 / iOS 11 / tvOS 11.
  • Added option to convert to surround AAC audio format
  • Added options to specify custom conversion of FLAC audio
  • Improved reliability

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.9 (Sep 16, 2017)

  • IMPORTANT: you can now buy MKV2MP4 outside the Mac App Store, using 'Paddle'
  • Fixed problems converting MKVs with 2-letter language-codes
  • Prevent errors when trying to convert incompatible WMV videos
  • Prevent warning messages due to posters embedded into videos

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.8 (Sep 16, 2017)

  • Fixed rare crash when processing some damaged files
  • Accept AVIs for conversion to MP4 (unsupported and likely to fail)
  • Add FAQ section about converting unsupported video files

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.7 (Apr 22, 2017)

  • Fixed rare crash when having multiple entries of a broken bookmark
  • Add new jobs on top by default - restore old behavior by: defaults write com.corecode.MKV2MP4 InsertJobsAtBottom -bool YES

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.6 (Dec 22, 2016)

  • Fixed rare conversion problem on broken files since v1.3.4

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.5 (Nov 29, 2016)

  • Fixed detection/conversion of 7.1 DTS-HD audio tracks.

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.4 (Nov 24, 2016)

  • Fix for some MKVs failing to convert.

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.3 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • Fix for result MP4 sometimes containing wrong language audio.

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.2 (May 6, 2016)

  • Fix possible conversion problems when changing audio volume
  • Added complete localization to French (thanks to Francois Riou)
  • Added partial localization to Norwegian

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.1 (May 3, 2016)

  • Fix problem with "additionally include 5.1 track" setting
  • Fix problem with destination folder selection not being remembered
  • Improved detection of surround sound tracks

New in MKV2MP4 1.3.0 (Apr 17, 2016)

  • Dramatically improved performance for all conversions to AAC
  • Added a "Next to" option to always create the MP4 next to the original MKV
  • The minimum system requirement now is Mac OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"
  • Improved reliability and stability
  • Detect 'aic' video codec which can not be converted
  • Fix issues when pressing 'Enter' in main window
  • Fix problem with selecting default conversion destination folder
  • Include a complete localization to German
  • Include a comprehensive localization to Italian (thanks to Mattia Confalonieri)
  • Include partial localizations to all languages supported by Mac OS X

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.12 (Mar 22, 2016)

  • Improved detection of system problems (posix_spawn)
  • Detect broken audio tracks which can not be converted
  • Detect 'msmpeg4v3' video codec which can not be converted

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.11 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Detect files that are too damaged to convert
  • Catch basic system problems (posix_spawn)

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.10 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Fix problem since 1.2.8 where wrong audio track would be used

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.9 (Jun 22, 2015)

  • Allow "audio boost" up to 400%
  • More informational error diagnosis reports

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.8 (May 20, 2015)

  • Allow handling .TS files
  • Make Finder's "Open with…" work when the app is not running
  • Fixed app icon not showing up in the about window
  • Fixed problem when bookmarked folders are deleted
  • Fixed problem when canceling destination folder selection

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.7 (Mar 20, 2015)

  • Fixed problem converting MKVs with FLAC audio with certain settings
  • Added support for converting files that don't contain any audio tracks
  • Faster file scanning and reduced the applications binary size
  • Include our 'privacy policy' in the documentation
  • Non-MKV files with compatible video tracks can now be converted
  • Improved handling of files with incompatible video tracks

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.6 (Feb 2, 2015)

  • Fixed conversion problem with some files

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.5 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Fixed problem ("invalid MKV") with 10.7 & 10.8 introduced in last version
  • Made subtitle handling more error-resilient - restore old behavior by: defaults write com.corecode.MKV2MP4 FixSubtitleDuration -bool no

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.4 (Nov 20, 2014)

  • Fixed conversion problem with some files
  • Fixed problem where audio track would be missing for very long movies
  • Fixed problem with subtitles in UTF-16 format
  • Redesigned informational welcome-message to be less disturbing
  • Add FAQ entry about converting movies for the AppleTV

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.3 (Sep 4, 2014)

  • Fixed problem when converting to .m4v extension introduced in 1.2.2

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.2 (Sep 2, 2014)

  • Fixed conversion problem with some files
  • Made preferences window fit on small screens

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.1 (Aug 7, 2014)

  • Added option to specify subtitle encoding to prevent missing subtitles
  • Detect disk/network problems when saving files instead of just failing
  • Added hidden option (Terminal) to produce streamable 'fast-start' files: defaults write com.corecode.MKV2MP4 ProduceStreamableFiles -bool yes

New in MKV2MP4 1.2.0 (May 29, 2014)

  • Added option to control sound volume of converted audio track
  • Added option to convert HE-AAC to AAC for improved compatibility
  • Added recognition of subtitle files that have suffixes like '-eng' or '-forced'
  • Added warning when converting files that can't be converted to MP4
  • Added warning when movie to convert disappears during conversion
  • Added warning when dropping Aliases onto MKV2MP4
  • Improved conversion speed of files with MP3 audio track
  • Improved cleanup of temporary files when conversion fails
  • Fixed some conversion failures with subtitles
  • Fixed long stall before conversion finish of files with 5.1 audio track
  • Fixed crashes with malformed videos or videos without audio track
  • Fixed rare conversion failure of files with only a 5.1 FLAC audio track
  • Fixed problem where queue would not continue after a conversion failure
  • Fixed problem where passthrough setting would not work for 2.0 DTS audio
  • Fixed problem with files with 5.1 audio track and apostrophe in the filename

New in MKV2MP4 1.1.8 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • Improved stability and reliability and performance
  • Warn when converting videos which can not be viewed on the PS3
  • Fixed conversion of files with damaged AAC audio tracks
  • Detect when source MKV is removed before conversion starts

New in MKV2MP4 1.1.7 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • Fixed detection/conversion of 6.1 DTS-ES audio tracks

New in MKV2MP4 1.1.6 (Jun 26, 2013)

  • Fixed possible crash caused by system updates
  • Fixed problem related to external subtitles introduced in 1.1.5
  • Added support for recognizing subtitle files with language coded filename

New in MKV2MP4 1.1.5 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Fixed problem where MKV2MP4 would "freeze" converting some files
  • Added support for generating surround 5.1 files compatible with AppleTV
  • Added option to generate files with M4V extension instead of MP4 extension
  • Added elapsed conversion time display for finished files
  • Fixed "Additionally include 5.1 audio track" option for files with AAC main audio track
  • Fixed problem where added files would be processed in the reverse order
  • Fixed problem where language codes for audio tracks would not match the source file

New in MKV2MP4 1.1.1 (May 3, 2013)

  • IMPORTANT: fix incompatibility with Mac OS X 10.7.x
  • Fix rare conversion failure with FLAC5.1 audio and the "include 5.1 audio" option

New in MKV2MP4 1.1.0 (Apr 17, 2013)

  • Improved subtitle support
  • Fixed conversion of files with broken AAC audio tracks
  • Display status icons after conversion
  • Added options to rate the app on the MacAppStore or on MacUpdate
  • Added option to delete original file after conversion
  • Fixed rare problem where resulting file would play at a weird resolution
  • Warn when user selects a read-only file destination
  • Improved calculation of necessary free disk space for conversion
  • Warn when conversion failed because of a full hard-disk
  • Prevent system idle sleep during conversion (to prevent conversion failures)
  • Ask about really quitting the application when conversion is in progress
  • Fixed layout problem
  • Warn on rare 10-bit videos that won't play on most devices
  • Disabled subtitle conversion by default (can cause rare conversion failures)

New in MKV2MP4 1.0 (Jan 24, 2013)

  • Initial release