1---
 2title: Convert all MKV files into other formats
 3url: convert-mkv.html
 4date: 2023-05-14T12:00:00+02:00
 5type: note
 6draft: false
 7---
 8
 9You will need `ffmpeg` installed on your system. This will convert all MKV files
10into WebM format.
11
12```sh
13# Convert all MKV files into WebM format.
14find ./ -name '*.mkv' -exec bash -c 'ffmpeg -i "$0" -vcodec libvpx -acodec libvorbis -cpu-used 5 -threads 8 "${0%%.mp4}.webm"' {} \;
15```
16
17```sh
18# Convert all MKV files into MP4 format.
19find ./ -name '*.mkv' -exec bash -c 'ffmpeg -i "$0" c:a copy -c:v copy -cpu-used 5 -threads 8 "${0%%.mp4}.mp4"' {} \;
20```
21