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Updated MKVToolNix GUI (markdown)

Moritz Bunkus 2015-10-24 19:28:20 +02:00
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# MKVToolNix GUI
## What happened to mkvmerge GUI?
mkvmerge GUI has been deprecated in 8.0.0 and finally removed in 8.4.0. It hadn't been in active development for more than a year before that. It has been superseded by the actively maintained and much more powerful MKVToolNix GUI.
## What is the MKVToolNix GUI?
It is a complete re-write of the old GUI with a different widget toolkit ([Qt](http://qt-project.org/) instead of [wxWidgets](http://www.wxwidgets.org/)). There are several reasons for such a re-write, among them:
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Back when I started writing the old GUI (around 2003) I was looking at the cross-platform toolkits available at the time. I actually wanted to use Qt back then already but unfortunately Qt was only GPL'ed for use on Linux at the time; in order to use it on Windows you had to get a commercial license. Fortunately this has been solved a long time ago and Qt is now completely Free Source/Open Source for use everywhere.
## What happened to mkvmerge GUI?
mkvmerge GUI has been deprecated in 8.0.0 and finally removed in 8.4.0. It hadn't been in active development for more than a year before that. It has been superseded by the actively maintained and much more powerful MKVToolNix GUI.
Please switch to MKVToolNix GUI and give it a chance if you're still using the old mkvmerge GUI.
## Hint for new users
The new GUI uses context menus (those that open when right-clicking somewhere). Try that in places like the file/track list or the attachment list.