How to Play MKV Files on iPad

Playing MKV on iPad is tricky, as Apple officially doesn’t support this format. Nevertheless, a quick workaround exists to put MKV movies on the iPad for native playback.

While there are plenty of third-party players in the App Store to help you with playing MKV on iPhone or iPad, they don’t offer the seamless experience of Apple’s native apps. Playing videos natively is always more convenient because Apple's default apps tend to perform best.

In this article, I'll share the simplest way to play MKV on an iPhone or iPad without needing iTunes or third-party apps.

How to Convert MKV to MP4 for Your iPhone

WALTR PRO is a powerful file transfer app for both macOS and Windows that supports all Apple devices. With a simple drag-and-drop mechanic, WALTR PRO makes it easy to transfer and convert files. You can play MKV, AVI, and other formats on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod without extra apps. It even converts AVI to MP4, and even swaps MOV to MP4 for you.

With WALTR PRO, you'll even be able to convert WMV to MP4 and you can even turn RMVB into MP4 for optimal playback.

Other essential features that WALTR holds:

• Transfer MKV, AVI, MP4 for Natural playback of iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
• Drag & drop solution. (It doesn't get easier than this!)
• Imported files appear directly in the native Videos app.
• No need to launch iTunes for sync. WALTR does the dirty work for you.
• The app name was inspired by Walter White from Breaking Bad

Now, let's get to the process.

Step 1. Download WALTR PRO & Install it on your Mac or PC.

Let's begin by downloading WALTR PRO. You can do it by clicking the direct download button below.

After downloading the .dmg file, open it and install Waltr.app into your "Applications" folder. If you're on a PC, simply launch the installation file, and go through the quick setup process.

Step 2. Launch WALTR PRO & connect the iPad to your Mac or PC.

After connecting your iPad, the app will recognize it and prompt with a pop-up window asking you to drop ANY media file into the drop-zone.

WALTR PRO can take any file and even multiple formats at the same time.

Step 3. Drop MKV movie into WALTR & sit back.

Locate your desired MKV movie and drop it into WALTR. You may also drop multiple files that Apple doesn’t naturally support.

WALTR will still sync them into your iPad for natural playback. In the highest quality possible. 

After dropping the files, the progress will automatically start. You can sit back and wait for WALTR to do your dirty work.

It will pick up the best conversion settings (if needed) for the best quality your device can play. Simultaneously, it will sync your iPad without even having you touch iTunes. When WALTR transfers your file successfully, you will be notified with a ‘pleasant’ message.

It’s that simple! Just drag & drop. Nothing else. There are no third-party movie apps for iPads. No pop-up ads or crashes. You may now natively play MKV on your iPad using nothing more than your default movie player!

What are iPad Video Formats?

Now that you know how to transfer videos from computer to iPhone or iPad, let’s go over supported iPad video formats. Apple devices support common formats like MP4, M4V, MOV, MPEG-4, and M-JPEG.

While MKV isn’t natively supported, WALTR PRO converts it for smooth playback. You can even use WALTR to download movies on iPad directly, ensuring your videos are ready to play without any hassle.

In conclusion

MKV is widely used for ripping high-quality movie files. Unfortunately, users encounter the issue that this format is not as extensively supported as other formats.

Even though MKV has less compatibility, we consider it "better" as an all-around source.

WALTR PRO is the best help you can get if you want to watch videos on an iPad that initially used the MKV format. The simplicity of the process speaks for itself.

There is no need to worry about the format anymore because WALTR PRO will do everything to ensure that you have your movie on your device.

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