WEBM → MKV / online converter

WEBM to MKV Converter

Convert a WebM video to MKV for media servers and players like Plex, Jellyfin and VLC.

01 / how to

How to convert WEBM to MKV

01

ADD YOUR WEBM

Drop the WEBM file into the box above or choose it from your device.

02

CONVERT TO MKV

MKV is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.

03

DOWNLOAD

Save the finished MKV file. The original is deleted from our server.

02 / what you get

What happens to your data

Kept

  • VP8 and VP9 video with Opus or Vorbis audio is read
  • H.264 video with AAC audio in a Matroska container that plays in VLC, Plex, Jellyfin and most media players
  • The original resolution and frame rate are kept
  • A phone video recorded sideways or upside down is turned the right way up
  • Surround sound (5.1) is kept when the source has it

Good to know

  • The video is re-encoded, which is slightly lossy. Only one video track and one audio track are kept; extra audio tracks and subtitles are left out.
  • A width or height that is an odd number of pixels is trimmed by one pixel, because video encoders need even sizes.
  • HDR video (for example from a recent iPhone) is converted to normal SDR colors, and 10-bit video becomes 8-bit, so it plays everywhere.
  • Files up to 150 MB are accepted. Long or very high-resolution videos can take several minutes, and a conversion that runs past about 4 minutes is stopped with a message.

03 / formats

WEBM vs MKV

WEBM

A WebM file is an open, royalty-free video format built for the web — what YouTube and most browsers use natively for efficient streaming and playback.

Used in: YouTube & web streaming · Browsers · Open-source apps

MKV

An MKV (Matroska) file is an open-standard, highly flexible video container — popular for media archiving, torrents, and playback through apps like Plex or Jellyfin.

Used in: Media archiving · Plex & Jellyfin · Torrents

04 / more

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