How to Free Download MKV Codec Pack
How To Download Mkv Video Player For Mac
Devices and Mac OS X version. VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later. It runs on any 64bit Intel-based Mac. Previous devices are supported by older releases. No.2: Cross-platform MKV Media Player - VLC Media Player ★★★★☆ Rating: 4.5 Type: Free OS: Windows, Mac & more. With the VLC player you are actually getting two things: a fine MKV video player with full compatibility with Matroska, and support for most video and audio streams you will find in an.MKV file. Download MKV player for Mac — MPlayer Although MPlayer is not as popular as VLC, it is still one of the most widely used video players among the Mac users. It plays the MPEG, VOB, Matroska(MKV), ASF/WMA/WMV, VIVO, QT/MOV/MP4, AVI, Ogg/OGM, RealMedia, NUT, NuppelVideo and more.
You can search MKV codec on Google or software download sites to have a directly matroska codec download link. But the long-winded results can be confusing. Here we list top 3 reliable codec packs for MKV to give them to you.
ffdshow: It is a lightweight directshow decoder and VFW codec for playing most video formats including MKV. ffdshow is a lightweight MKV decode and encode pack with relatively small size, making it a good choice for seekers to download on Windows platform.
K-lite Codec Pack: It combines DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs and tools, needed for encoding and decoding audio and video formats, such as MP4, MKV, AVI, etc. on Windows 10/8/7/XP (64 & 32 bit). You canl deal with the video playback error after downloading and installing the MKV codec pack. The latest version 13.6.0 also supports decoding and encoding HEVC.
CCCP Community Pack: CCCP is another great MKV codec pack we highly recommend if you want clean installs. It is a popular set of codecs that cover a large number of file formats, including MKV file format but free of any bundled nonsense. CCCP Community Pack is especially good for anime MKV playback. But you have to pay attention to this codec pack if you install all the included codecs/decoders as it may cause problem with other video software on your computer. Additionally, there are some other commercial codec packs available to download such as DivX Plus Pack.
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Posted by Candice Liu to Convert Video, Play MKV | Last Updated on Dec.26, 2019
'I have a lot of 1080p movies in .mkv on my hard drive, and I was just wondering what the best MKV player for Mac in 2020 to play them with is.'
Best Video Player For Mac
Windows reportedly got the native support of MKV file format through the new built-in codec in the video app 3 years ago. While Mac seems to have no update plan for the open-source container format. This makes it hard to play MKV on Mac with its QuickTime player or iTunes, unless you download a MKV codec pack to ensure proper playback, especially when Quicktime component Perian has been discontinued for 6 years, failed to work with OS X Lion or later versions. Calm down. There is a reasonable success rate to play these Bluray rips or videos from HD streams in .mkv, if with a free MKV video player installed on Mac computer. Before reviewing the apps for playing MKV files on Mac, there is a word or two about the best MKV player for Mac in 2020, which shall:
1. Support an extensive list of video/audio formats without any codecs installed.
2. Cope with 4K/HD videos without bugs, time lags or slowdowns.
3. Adjust parameter settings in a flash, such as manage subtitles, choose the track, etc.
4. Come with intuitive Mac-style interface to play MKV at your fingertips.
5. Be free of pops up, ads, malware or spyware.