mkvalidator ☆

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Description:
Tool to verify Matroska and WebM files for spec conformance

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: multimedia validation matroska webm cli

Install: brew install mkvalidator

About:
Mkvalidator is a command-line utility designed to rigorously validate Matroska (MKV) and WebM files against official specifications. It performs deep structural checks to identify errors and non-standard elements that could cause playback issues. This tool is essential for ensuring media file integrity and compatibility across various players and devices.

Key Features:

Performs deep validation of Matroska and WebM file structures
Checks for specification compliance and identifies non-standard elements
Provides detailed error reporting for easy debugging
Lightweight, fast, and suitable for automated scripting

Use Cases:

Verifying files after encoding to ensure they are free of errors
Automated quality control in media processing pipelines
Debugging playback issues with specific media files

Alternatives:

ffprobe – Part of FFmpeg, provides general media analysis but is less focused on deep Matroska specification compliance than mkvalidator.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 10:59am		0	VERSION_BUMP	c8e0b099
Sep 14, 2024 4:29am		0	VERSION_BUMP	ae119e0e