Editing Matroska (section)

== Support ==

Software supporting Matroska include all [[ffmpeg]]/[[libav]]-based ones,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats_002c-Codecs-or-Features|title=General Documentation|website=ffmpeg.org|access-date=2022-11-21|archive-date=2012-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106131336/http://ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats_002c-Codecs-or-Features|url-status=live}}</ref> including, notably, [[mplayer]], [[mpv (media player)|mpv]], [[VLC media player|VLC]], [[Foobar2000]], [[Media Player Classic]]-HC, [[BS.player]], [[Google Chrome]], [[Mozilla Firefox]], [[Blender (software)|Blender]], [[Kdenlive]], [[Handbrake]], [[MKVToolNix]] as well as [[YouTube]] (which uses [[WebM]] extensively)<!-- Can somebody turn this into actual external sources?: [[Category:Software that uses FFmpeg]],[[FFmpeg#Projects_using_FFmpeg]] -->,<ref name="third_party">{{Cite web|url=https://matroska.org/downloads/third_party.html|title=Third-party applications - Matroska|access-date=2021-05-26|archive-date=2021-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421011702/https://matroska.org/downloads/third_party.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[OBS Studio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audio/Video Formats Guide {{!}} OBS |url=https://obsproject.com/kb/audio-video-formats-guide |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=obsproject.com}}</ref>

Outside of ffmpeg, [[Windows 10]] supports Matroska natively as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.groovypost.com/news/windows-10-native-mkv-flac-support/|title = More on Native Flac and MKV Support in Windows 10|date = 5 January 2015|access-date = 31 October 2021|archive-date = 6 January 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240106030205/https://www.groovypost.com/news/windows-10-native-mkv-flac-support/|url-status = live}}</ref> Earlier versions relied on codec packs (like [[K-Lite Codec Pack]] or [[Combined Community Codec Pack]]) to integrate ffmpeg (via [[ffdshow]]) and other additions into Windows' native [[DirectShow]].

Apple's native [[QuickTime]] player for [[macOS]] notably lacks support.<!-- German Wikipedia has a list<ref>https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime#Unterst%C3%BCtzte_Formate_und_Codecs {{bare URL inline|date=December 2022}}</ref>, but I could not find any references or official infos. Only Apple disciples trying to cope with the fact that they are left in the cold again and not relevant either<ref>https://www.quora.com/Why-has-MKV-become-the-standard-when-Macs-cant-play-them-natively {{bare URL inline|date=December 2022}}</ref>. … Since that is obviously no good for a reference, I’m leaving this here, for a more experienced user to improve instead of delete. :) -->