How to Play MKV Files on Plex?

To play MKV on Plex, the best solution out there is to convert MKV to Plex-compatible formats, such as MP4. With UFUSoft Total Video Converter, you can convert MKV to any other video format effortlessly. This is a professional video converter yet more than just a converter! It supports more than 180 formats overall and supports 6X higher speed for video processing. The video file converter supports a variety of video files input including MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, MTS, FLV, etc., and at the same time, the program is able to convert various audio files like MP3, AAC, FLAC, AC3, etc. With advanced media processing technology, this converter preserves 100% original quality in output, making it very popular among users all over the world. By the way, multilingual user interfaces are available and users may switch to their native language for better user experience.

Simply put, with UFUSoft Video Converter, you can leave the video conversion to it and let it take care of video conversion. Here I will walk you through a step-by-step guide to convert MKV to Plex compatible format – MP4 using UFUSoft Video Converter.

Step 1: Download and install UFUSoft Video Converter.

Click the button below to download and install the converter.

Step 2: Add the source MKV files to the video converter.

Launch the video converter by hitting on the Video Converter icon on the home interface.

Click Add Video on the Convert page to import your source MKV files to the converter.

Step 3: Set MP4 as your target output format.

From the Profile page, enter MP4 in the quick search box to locate the MP4 easily from the right pane.

Step 4: Edit the video before conversion takes place.

Click on the editing icon from the format drop-down menu to enter the editing window, where you can edit the video according to your needs, like trimming, cropping, adding effects, and so on.

Step 6: Set a directory to save the output file.

Click on the green button Convert from the toolbar and a window will pop up, where you need to set a directory to save the output file. Then hit on the round button Convert below to kick off the conversion process.

When the whole process is done, you will be able to get MKV converted to MP4 files, which can be smoothly streamed via Plex.