MKV is popular for the reason that it supports a huge number of different video, audio and subtitles compression formats. However, MKV can't be played on Apple's mobile devices like iPhone 6S/6/6/Plus, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPod, iPad and so forth. As we know, iPhone only supports MP4, MOV and M4V. So if you want to watch MKV videos on iPhone, you need to convert MKV to iPhone (iPhone 6S/6/6/Plus)compatible video format first.
Aimersoft MKV to iPhone converter is a professional yet easy-to-handle video converting program that specifically designed for Windows (Windows 8) users to convert any MKV video files to iPhone playable format. What must be mentioned is that this video converter offers optimized presets for different models of iPhone, including the latest iPhone 5. So you don’t need to worry about the format compatibility issue. Only with a few simple clicks, you can finish the conversion. Apart from that, you can touch up the video for better visual effect when playing on your iPhone.
Mac users who want to convert MKV video to play on iPhone can have a try on Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac. This Mac MKV to iPhone converter can well support Mac OS X (El Capitan).
Steps to convert MKV to iPhone acceptable format
The guidance below is taking the Windows version of MKV converter for iPhone as an example to show you how to convert MKV for iPhone (iPhone 6S/6/6/Plus) with ease on Windows-based computer. And the screenshots are also taken from the Windows version. So please make sure you’ve downloaded the suitable version for your computer.
1Import MKV files to the iPhone MKV converter
After installing and running iPhone MKV video converter, choose the MKV files to be converted and directly drag and drop them into the main window of this program. You can also click the Add Files button to load the MKV files you want.
2 Choose iPhone format as the output format
Open the drop-down list of the Output Format, click Device and choose Apple option. As you can see, there are several presets for different iPhone models. Just choose the corresponding iPhone model as per your needs.
Tips:
1. Click the Settings button to change the format parameters as you like;
2. Designate an output folder to save the converted videos if you don’t prefer to the default one;
3. Tick "Merge all videos into one file" if you want to join all videos into one.
3Edit MKV videos for iPhone 6S/6/6/Plus (optional)
Open the Editing window by clicking the Edit button on the right of the video. You can adjust the video length by trimming the video, change the video frame size by cropping, adjust the visual effects as you like, add watermarks and insert subtitles.
4 One click to start the conversion from MKV to iPhone (iPhone 6S/6/6/Plus)
After finishing all the settings, simply click the Convert button on the main window. You will get the converted videos in a few minutes. There will pop up a dialog box when the conversion is complete. Click Open Folder and transfer the converted files to iPhone via USB or iTunes. Now, you can play and watch any MKV videos on iPhone without any hassles.
Below is the video tutorial about how to convert MKV videos to iPhone supported format:
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