Best MKV Player for Windows PC, Mac or iOS Devices

Got some MKV videos and need to play them? But it is not so easy to play MKV videos. Today, we will help you to understand what MKV files are and how you can play them on your computer.

What are MKV Files?

MKV files are actually multimedia container formats that can incorporate audio, video, and subtitles into a single file even if they use a different type of encoding. It is fast seeking, chapter, menu, and metadata support, different selectable audio and video streams, online streaming compatibility, subtitle (hard-coded and soft-coded) support, and error recovery (allows for playback of corrupted files). The container itself also supports almost any audio and video format, which makes it highly adaptive and easy to use.

Why do You Need a MKV Player?

MKV isn't an industry standard, not all media players support it yet, even though support is rapidly growing. Fortunately, there are some can watch MKV videos.

Best MKV Players on PC/Mac/iOS Devices

Following are top MKV players you can use.

• Play MKV files on Windows PC using VLC Media Player
  
  The best option to play MKV files is VLC media player. Download it if you haven't installed it, and install and launch it. Right click a MKV file, click "Prosperities" and then "Change" on the "General" page. And select "VLC media player" as the default application to open your MKV files.
  
  
  
  Double-click on the MKV file and watch the video with VLC media player.
• Watch MKV Files on Mac OS X with QuickTime Player 7
  
  Perian is a 3rd party Quick Time component that adds support for a huge variety of video formats (including MKV) to Apple's very own QuickTime Player. It's easy to install and sits as a preference panel, and once it's installed there is nothing extra required to use, just open the once unsupported videos in QuickTime Player. QuickTime Player 7 can play MKV files better without having to install any plug-ins now.
• Play MKV Videos on iPhone/iPad/iPod with VLC Media Player App
  
  VLC media player app enables you to watch MKV files. It is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The app itself is pretty basic. It's free.

You've got 3 options to transfer your MKV movies to the VLC app. They are: Upload files by plugging your device into your computer and firing up iTunes; Using Dropbox, download files from inside the VLC app; Connect your computer and your iOS device on the same Wi-Fi network and turn on VLC's Wi-Fi upload feature.

Tired of installing more media player on your computers or device? You can use all-in-1 video converter software to convert MKV videos to the formats the media player on your computer or device support.

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