MakeMKV 1.18.4 for Linux

Unofficial mirror of the official build and installation instructions posted by mike admin on the MakeMKV Linux forum.
For the latest version information, see the MakeMKV changelog thread.

---

Table of Contents

• About
• Step 1 — Download Both Packages
• Step 2 — Install Prerequisites
• Step 3 — Build and Install
  • makemkv-oss
  • makemkv-bin
• Optional: Building with Latest libavcodec
• License

---

About

The Linux release of MakeMKV includes full source code for:

Component	Description
MakeMKV GUI	Graphical user interface
libmakemkv	Multiplexer library
libdriveio	MMC drive interrogation library

Two packages must be downloaded and built:

Package	Type
makemkv-oss-1.18.4.tar.gz	Open-source component (source)
makemkv-bin-1.18.4.tar.gz	Proprietary binary component

The application installs to /usr/bin/makemkv.

---

Step 1 — Download Both Packages

Download both the binary and source packages directly from the official MakeMKV download page:

https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemkv-oss-1.18.4.tar.gz
https://www.makemkv.com/download/makemkv-bin-1.18.4.tar.gz

Unpack both archives before proceeding.

---

Step 2 — Install Prerequisites

You will need the GNU compiler and linker, plus header and library files for:

• glibc
• openssl (≥ 0.9.8)
• zlib
• expat
• libavcodec
• Qt5

Debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.)

sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config libc6-dev libssl-dev \
  libexpat1-dev libavcodec-dev libgl1-mesa-dev qtbase5-dev zlib1g-dev

---

Step 3 — Build and Install

Starting from the unpacked source package, follow these steps in order.

makemkv-oss

./configure
make
sudo make install

makemkv-bin

make
sudo make install

The application will be installed as /usr/bin/makemkv.

---

Optional: Building with Latest libavcodec

Starting with version 1.8.6, MakeMKV links directly to libavcodec.

Most distributions ship a very outdated version of libavcodec (either from the FFmpeg or libav projects).

You will need to compile a recent FFmpeg (≥ 2.0) if you require any of the following:

• A FLAC encoder that handles 24-bit audio
• An AAC encoder (requires libfdk-aac enabled in FFmpeg)
• DTS-HD decoding — handled by FFmpeg since MakeMKV version 1.12.1

1. Download FFmpeg

Get the FFmpeg source tarball from https://ffmpeg.org/download.html.

2. Configure and Build FFmpeg

Standard build:

./configure --prefix=/tmp/ffmpeg --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-pic

Or with libfdk-aac support (for AAC encoding):

./configure --prefix=/tmp/ffmpeg --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-pic --enable-libfdk-aac

Then install:

make install

3. Configure and Build makemkv-oss Against the New FFmpeg

PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/tmp/ffmpeg/lib/pkgconfig ./configure
make
sudo make install

4. Remove Temporary FFmpeg Files

rm -rf /tmp/ffmpeg

---

Support the Developers

MakeMKV is the work of a small, dedicated team. If you find it useful, please consider purchasing a license — it directly supports continued development of the software.

🔑 Buy a license: https://www.makemkv.com/buy/
🧪 Free beta key: A time-limited beta registration key is periodically posted on the MakeMKV forum for those who want to try before buying.

Buying a license is the best way to keep this project alive.

---

License

This repository contains documentation mirroring the official MakeMKV Linux forum post only.

MakeMKV is proprietary software © GuinpinSoft inc., subject to the MakeMKV End User License Agreement.

The makemkv-oss component is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL-2.0) and the Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL-1.1). See LICENSE for the terms covering the documentation in this repository.