MKVToolNix 20.0 Open-Source MKV Manipulator Released with Important Changes

MKVToolNix developer Moritz Bunkus released a major version of his open-source and cross-platform MKV (Matroska) manipulation utility for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms.

MKVToolNix 20.0 is an important release that comes with major changes at code and functionality end. These include the removal of numerous deprecated functions, implementation of the cmark library as a new requirement for package maintainers, and the complete rewrite of mkvinfo’s internals.

"The goal is to include its GUI into MKVToolNix GUI in the next release. It won’t be a 1:1 copy; instead, the new GUI will have more features. A result is that the output generated by the command-line utility has changed in several ways," says Moritz Bunkus in the release announcement.

In regards to the new cmark dependency, the developer noted the fact that GNU/Linux distributions must contain the cmark-devel package, which...