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Josh Brown Mar 27, 2024

How to Convert MKV to iPad on Mac using just 1 App! [NEW]

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MKV is a multimedia container that combines video, audio, and subtitles into one file. Similar formats are AVI and MOV.

Although it is such a popular format, iOS does not support it, meaning that you cannot play MKV video file on your iPad or iPhone. Lack of support for such widely used formats is something that confuses and irritates many iOS users.

Also, can you add an MKV file to iTunes, as it can serve as a media player? The answer is also negative.

How to Copy MKV files from macOS to iPhone

To get the MKV movie to your iPad, you have to go through a procedure of converting it to some format that is supported on iPad and then transfer that file using some software like iTunes.

Sounds like you’re going to have to lose some time to finally get to the opportunity to watch your movie.

As a solution to this widespread problem among iOS users, WALTR PRO is something worth considering.

WALTR PRO has version both for Mac and Windows, so if you’re on your MacBook, no worries, we’ve got you covered (the following guide is intended for Mac).

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Step 1. Download and install WALTR PRO

First, you need to get WALTR PRO from Softorino website. You’ll get the .dmg file that can be installed in the usual way.

At first, you’ll get the trial version, that will last long enough to let WALTR PRO express its full strength.

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Step 2. Connect your iPad

Now you have to open the program and connect your iPad via USB cable.

This way you’ll get a higher transfer rate although there is an option to connect via Wi-Fi which will work just fine.

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Step 3. Drag and drop MKV file into WALTR

The program will now ask you to drop your file into the specific area in the program window. You can do this by navigating to the file location on the file system or by choosing ‘Select file…’ Option. Both of them work the same way.

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The app will now check your file and begin the transfer. After that is completed, WALTR will put the MKV file on iPad, and it can be found in the Videos/TV.app.

Watch MKV videos on iPad or Mac in the default Videos/TV app

How does WALTR work?

Well, since MKV is not supported file format on iOS, you definitely cannot play it on iPad just like that.

To solve this problem, WALTR PRO converts the MKV file to MP4 and then transfers it to the specific location on iPad file system. Thanks to built-in file recognition mechanism, your movie will be in Videos app.

What files does WALTR support

So, to convert MKV to MP4 in order to play it on iPad, you should use WALTR PRO, because it doesn’t need any external, third-party converters and you don’t have to install any media player on your iPad.

If you are looking for free MKV to iPad converter for Mac, WALTR PRO is the solution.

How to Convert MKV to iPad using Handbrake

Just to show how this process is definitely the way to go if you want to get your MKV movie to iPad, we will look at the procedure of converting an MKV file to MP4 format and then transferring it to iPad.

Most Mac users are familiar with a program called HandBrake. It is an open source transcoder used to convert video files between various formats.

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After downloading and installing this program, you’ll notice the complexity of the graphic user interface, that has a bunch of options, settings, and formats you can choose from.

The typical choice is to convert MKV to MP4 format. Then you can play MKV on iPad. , that can be played on iTunes and iPad.

Also, to convert MKV to iPad properly, you have to set up the source file, the output folder and bitrate, frame rate and several other settings.

When the program converts the file, it needs to be added to iTunes and then transferred to iPad.

Now compare this procedure to the one we described for WALTR PRO. To find your way to the final goal you’ll have to lose at least 10-15 minutes with HandBrake and iTunes. For WALTR PRO no more than 5 minutes is required.

Also, straightforward way to convert MKV to iPad is so much more user-friendly than using 2 different apps for this!

In case you use iPhone and want to watch MKV video on it, you can use WALTR PRO the same way. Here is how to play MKV on iPhone.

How to play MKV files on Mac

Whether it is the Bluray or not, chances are that the movie or TV Show you download from the Internet is MKV file.

In case you are on Mac, this can potentially be a problem, since you cannot play it with any iOS software.

A range of formats that iTunes, for example, supports is very limited.

In fact, that’s something almost every user complains about, and you cannot say that they’re not right. I mean, when you pay that much money for your brand new, shiny MacBook, it should not cause you headaches. But it does.

Some ways to play MKV on Mac are here:

VLC media player

VLC Video Player

This is the most versatile media player out there. Luckily for Mac users, there is an iOS version of it. The most recent release is VLC 2. VLC has a wide range of formats it supports, and it will play your MKV movie.

It is a free, open-source program that can be downloaded from the Internet. Definitely a must-have if you want to play MKV on Mac without converting.

If for some reason you don’t want to use VLC, there are other options. Those include Elmedia Player, XBMC, etc.

Yet another way to play MKV on iPad is to convert it to MP4 format first and then add it to iTunes.

This can be done using the above-mentioned HandBrake converter or some other program that do the same job.

Bottom line

You can convert MKV to iPad using WALTR for macOS and Windows. This takes just 3 steps and a minute of your time.

The alternative way is using third-party converters for transcoding MKV videos to MP4 and only then transfer them to iOS devices.

 

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