How to open file with .MKV extension?

.MKV is the file extension developed by VideoLAN Project Team for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .MKV extension belong to the "Digital Video Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Matroska Video-audio Multimedia. Files with the .MKV extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .MKV extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Matroska Video-audio Multimedia

Ads	OS	Software
	WINDOWS	VLC media player ALLPlayer MPlayer Zoom Player Miro Video Converter Any Video Converter FREE 4Free Video Converter MPEG Streamclip FFmpeg Free Studio MediaCoder Freemake Video Converter ConvertXtoDVD Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper WinX Video Converter SUPER HDConvertToX Milestone XProtect Xilisoft SWF converter Aoao Video to Picture Converter iPad Video Converter Factory Pro MKVExtractGUI-2 DASHEncoder HandBrake AllToAvi
	MAC	Plex Media Center for OS X Smart Converter Wondershare Video Converter Aiseesoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
	Linux	Xine Totem Transcoder
	Android	VLC media player for Android
	iOS	OPlayer HD

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .MKV extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .MKV extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .MKV extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.