diff --git a/MKVToolNix-GUI.md b/MKVToolNix-GUI.md index eeba19c..cf85f43 100644 --- a/MKVToolNix-GUI.md +++ b/MKVToolNix-GUI.md @@ -1,9 +1,5 @@ # 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 It has been superseded by the actively maintained and much more powerful MKVToolNix GUI.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: @@ -16,6 +12,12 @@ It is a complete re-write of the old GUI with a different widget toolkit ([Qt](h 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 It has been superseded by the actively maintained and much more powerful MKVToolNix GUI.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.