Download MakeMKV beta
MakeMKV for Windows and Mac OS X is available for download below. MakeMKV for Linux
is available on the
forum page.
Revision history
MakeMKV v1.18.2 (25.9.2025)
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Small improvements and bugfixes
MakeMKV v1.18.1 (5.4.2025)
MakeMKV v1.18.0 (4.4.2025)
- Added support for AACS v82
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Fixed crash on Mac OS 15.4
MakeMKV v1.17.9 (1.2.2025)
- Version bump, no changes
- Updated translations
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)
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
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.