freemkv

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Latest release v1.6.3
August 10, 2026

Free & open source · Windows, macOS & Linux · Intel & ARM

freemkv

The desktop app, for Windows and macOS: open a disc or an image, tick the titles and tracks you want, press Rip.

macOS — easiest: install with Homebrew and it just opens, with nothing to click through. brew install --cask freemkv/tap/freemkv-app

Downloaded a .dmg or .exe? Neither is signed yet, so the first launch is blocked once — macOS · Windows

Prefer a .zip of the .app, or another version? All desktop releases on GitHub →

freemkv CLI

One static binary, no runtime, no container. Windows, macOS, & Linux (Intel & ARM). Download and run.

macOS or Linux — easiest: Homebrew installs it on PATH and skips the macOS security prompt entirely. brew install freemkv/tap/freemkv

Each binary has a matching .sha256 checksum on the release page. On macOS a browser download is blocked on first run — here is why and how to allow it; Homebrew and curl avoid it entirely. Prefer archives or another version? All releases on GitHub →

New here? The install guide covers PATH, drive permissions, and keys.

autorip

A web service for hands-off ripping: insert a disc and it rips automatically to MKV. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux as a single binary (below); the Docker image is Linux. Linux is the most-tested target.

Runs as a daemon with a web UI on port 8080. Setup, keys and drive permissions →

Or run via Docker

Prefer a container? The image is on GHCR. --privileged is required for optical SCSI access. 

# Then open http://<host>:8080 in your browser
$ docker run --privileged -v /dev:/dev \
      -v ./keys:/root/.config/freemkv \
      -p 8080:8080 \
      ghcr.io/freemkv/autorip:latest

Build from source

Pure Rust, single binary. Clone the repo and build with Cargo. 

# Clone and build the workspace
$ git clone https://github.com/freemkv/freemkv.git
$ cd freemkv
$ cargo build --release

# Binary at target/release/freemkv
$ ./target/release/freemkv --version
Get started → Install docs