A few video file formats, like MKV, might not work in your video player of choice. Even if your media player supports the MKV file format, you may experience specific issues, such as no sound or video lags, while watching the video.

To deal with such things, it’s always best to convert MKV videos to something more usable, like MP4. On Windows, converting an MKV video into an MP4 is relatively easy. You can use any video converter tool to do this. Below, we have shared a working guide on converting MKV Videos to MP4.

Using Avidemux for Windows

We will use the Avidemux video editor to convert MKV videos to MP4. Avidemux is open-source software for video editing and transcoding multimedia files.

Compared to other video converters, Avidemux is pretty fast. The tool can convert your MKV videos into MP4 in seconds. Additionally, it uses re-muxing instead of re-encoding to convert videos, so there’s nearly zero quality loss. Here’s how you can use Avidemux to convert MKV into MP4.

1. First of all, download & install Avidemux on your Windows computer.

2. Once downloaded, open the tool on your computer.

3. You need to drag and drop the MKV file you want to convert.

4. Now, on the Output Format select the MP4 Muxer option.

5. Next, click on the File and select Save.

6. Choose the location where you want to save the output file.

7. Once done, the video file will be instantly converted. It takes less than 15 seconds to get 150+ minutes of MKV video converted into MP4 format on my computer.

Convert MKV to MP4 with CloudConvert

If you have sufficient internet bandwidth, you can easily convert your MKV videos using an online website.

Cloudconvert is a website that allows you to convert your MKV files to MP4, WEBM, and AVI formats. Before the conversion, you can set the CRF, Video codec, and Preset. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Open your favorite web browser.

2. Now, visit the Cloudconvert website and wait for it to load properly.

3. On the convert dropdown, select MKV. On the to field, select whichever format you want to convert your video to.

4. Once done, click the Select File button and upload the MKV file you want to convert.

5. Once uploaded, click on the Convert button.

6. Wait for the file to upload. Once uploaded, your MKV file will be converted to your chosen video format.

7. Once converted, click on the Download button to download the converted video.

Use Other MKV Converters

If you don’t want to go with the fastest option, you can use other MKV converters for PC to convert your MKV video files into MP4 format.

On Windows, you get plenty of choices regarding the MKV Converters. You can install a dedicated MKV converter app to convert the videos on your PC. Alternatively, you can use MKV players for Windows 10 to enjoy the MKV files without conversion.

This article discusses quickly converting MKV videos into MP4. Other video converters are available for Windows, but Avidemux is the fastest. It uses a different technique to convert your MKV videos to MP4. If you have any doubts, let us know in the comment box below.