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WMV → MKV

WMV to MKV Converter

Convert WMV video to MKV entirely in your browser — no upload, no watermark, no sign-up.

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No queue, no server roundtrip.

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Why convert WMV to MKV?

Re-wrapping WMV footage as MKV is what makes it playable and editable outside the device or era it came from, without re-shooting anything. MKV (Matroska Video) earns its place here: unlimited tracks, subtitles and chapters in one open, patent-free container. WMV is Microsoft's legacy video format, common in old PowerPoint decks, corporate training archives and Windows Movie Maker exports. Non-Windows players usually can't touch it.

WMV is Microsoft's legacy video format, common in old PowerPoint decks, corporate training archives and Windows Movie Maker exports. Non-Windows players usually can't touch it.

When WMV → MKV is the right move

  • An editor, phone or TV plays MKV smoothly but stutters on WMV — or refuses it outright.
  • You are uploading somewhere that lists MKV as a supported format and WMV as unsupported.
  • Old WMV footage needs to become something you can still open in five years.

Quality, size and what changes

Picture and sound are re-encoded into the MKV container at a bitrate chosen to keep the result visually close to the WMV source. Resolution, frame rate and duration are preserved; file size usually changes noticeably because WMV and MKV lean on different codecs. Multiple audio tracks or chapter data may not carry over.

What you gain with MKV: Unlimited tracks, subtitles and chapters in one open, patent-free container.

How it works

Drop your WMV file above and Morphio decodes it locally, then re-encodes it as MKV using WebAssembly + the browser's native codecs. Nothing is ever uploaded — your files stay on your device. Batch as many files as your machine can handle. See exactly how in-browser conversion works.

WMV to MKV — frequently asked questions

How do I convert WMV to MKV without uploading the file?

Open the WMV to MKV page, drop your video on the drop zone and press convert. Morphio runs an FFmpeg build compiled to WebAssembly that runs inside the page, so the WMV data never leaves your device and no server ever receives a copy.

Does converting WMV to MKV lose quality?

Audio and video tracks are re-encoded together, so the result stays in sync and plays on standard players. Converting WMV to MKV only rewrites the container and encoding you asked for — the source file on your disk is never modified.

Is the WMV to MKV converter free, and how big can the file be?

Yes. The free plan covers 10 conversions a day with files up to 200 MB and adds no watermark or sign-up. Morphio Pro ($5/month, or $29 once for lifetime access) removes the daily cap and raises the per-file limit to 5 GB.

Does converting WMV to MKV lose quality?

Morphio decodes the WMV file at full fidelity and re-encodes it at a high-quality MKV setting, so the difference is normally invisible or inaudible. What conversion cannot do is recover detail the original WMV file already threw away.

Can I convert several WMV files to MKV at once?

Yes — drop the whole batch in and each file is processed in turn on your own machine. The practical limit is your device's memory and patience, not a server quota, because nothing is queued anywhere else.

Are my WMV files uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly, so the file never leaves your device — you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.

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