MKV to MP4 Converter - High Quality

Updated Aug 06,2018 | by Niko

MKV, which is known as Matroska, is an advanced multimedia container format, especially for those high quality videos. Although MKV format is gaining popularity over the past years, it is still not compatible with some players, phones and other devices. Compared to MKV, MP4 is a much more widely-supported format that is compatible with most modern devices, and it only take a relatively small storage.

If you are looking for a MKV to MP4 converter, this article is definitely what you need. You will get some useful tools to convert a MKV to MP4 easily without sacrificing the quality of the video.

Converting MKV to MP4 Online

AConvert is a popular online MKV to MP4 converter. You don't need to download or install any program. It allows adding a local file as well as its URL. Take a look at the steps below:

Step 1: Open https://www.aconvert.com/video/ on your browser. Click "Choose file" button to select a file on your computer or enter an online file URL.

Step 2: Choose MP4 as the Target format. If you want to customize file, select the Options related to the size, bit rate, frame rate and video aspect.

Step 3: Click the Convert Now button to start the converting process.

Converting MKV to MP4 with VLC

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. Here are the steps of how to use VLC to convert MKV to MP4.

Step 1: Go to the homepage of VideoLAN and download VLC.

During the installation process, pay attention to the fine print to ensure you've only installed the needed software.

Step 2: Open the VLC and click the Media tab in the upper-left corner and choose Convert / Save to open the video convert window.

Step 3: Click the Add button and choose the MKV file from your computer, and then you can click the Convert / Save button at the bottom of the window.

Step 4: Select a video format you want in the next window. Here, in order to convert the MKV files to MP4 format, please choose Video- H.264 + Mp3 (MP4).

Specify the Destination where you want to save the converted MP4 files. And then click the Start button to begin the converting process.

Converting MKV to MP4 with IOTransfer

IOTransfer is an all-in-one manager tool for your iPhone, iPad and iPod. In the new version 3, it supports converting video files into different format.

Step 1:  Download and install IOTransfer

Step 2: launch IOTransfer > go to “VIDEOS” at the top, and then click on “Converter” in the list on the left.

Step 3: Click the Add Files button to import the MKV files you want to convert. MP4 is the default output format, you can click the dropdown icon to select other output formats such as AVI, APG, MOV and etc.

Step 4: Click the Convert Now button to begin converting your MKV files to MP4 format.

IOTransfer can not only help you convert the MKV files to MP4 format, it also lets you transfer the converted video to your iOS device automatically as long as you connected your device to your computer. Just tick the 'Automatically transfer the converted video into your iOS device' option before click the Convert Now button.

If you use either VLC or Aconvert, you will need another program to help you transfer the MP4 files to your iPhone. But if you choose IOTransfer, you can convert and sync file in one program. Besides converting video files, IOTransfer can also help download videos from over 100 video websites including YouTube videos, Facebook videos, Instagram, etc, transfer photos, music and contacts with 1-click.

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