MiniMKV

MiniMKV is a user-friendly and intuitive piece of software created to help you swiftly convert videos to MKV format using FFmpeg, even if your knowledge in working with the popular codec er is limited or even non-existent.

The benefits of using portable tools

Subsequent to the download operation, you can go ahead and launch the application, bearing in mind that it needs to have FFmpeg.exe in the same folder at all times.
As a result of its portability, MiniMKV can be stored and run from removable memory devices as well, so you can carry it with you at all times, on a USB stick, processing movies with just a few clicks.

Effortlessly convert videos to MKV format using

For starters, you need to load the source file into the program, browsing through your system and opening it in MiniMKV, as drag and drop actions are not supported. The next step consists of choosing the ‘Quality’ level, with ‘Low’, ‘Optimum’ and ‘High’ as options to pick from.
The application is even capable of generating the corresponding command line argument for FFmpeg, which you can then manually customize before using it, if you have the necessary knowledge for such as task. If not, then you’re out of options in terms of tinkering possibilities.
At this point, you can simply press the ‘Start Processing’ button and within moments, MiniMKV will generate and output the MKV video, storing it in the same location as the source file.
The name of the file is not modified in any way, but it does add the MKV extension to it. As such, make sure no same-named movies are stored in the directory, or they will be overwritten without notice.

A straightforward GUI for FFmpeg

To conclude, MiniMKV is a practical and efficient utility that can successfully assist you in encoding your videos with FFmpeg, acting as an interface to simplify matters for you and allowing you to complete the operation with just a couple of clicks.