14 DAY TRIAL // Moritz Bunkus announced the release and immediate availability for download of the third point release of his ever popular MKVToolNix 8 open-source software for manipulating Matroska (MKV) files under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows OSes.
According to the release notes, which we have attached at the end of the article for reference, MKVToolNix 8.3.0 brings mostly enhancements to the MKVToolNix GUI (Graphical User Interface) component of the software, but also some much needed under-the-hood improvements that make the application more reliable and stable.
Among some of those MKVToolNix GUI enhancements, we can mention support for force-starting selected jobs in the job queue, the ability to automatically set the "default track" flag to no for all newly added tracks in the merge tool, improvements to the chapter editor, and the ability to display running jobs in the status bar.
Moreover, MKVToolNix 8.3.0 adds support for setting a line edit's text to the dropped file name when dragging and dropping files onto line edit controls that need file names, support for editing jobs in the job queue, use of the JSON document format for queue files and settings, as well as a new way for storing the job queue.
There's also build system and mkvmerge improvements
MKVToolNix 8.3.0 fixes various crashes with MKVToolNix GUI, mostly related to dragging and dropping of files in all of the tree views, adds support for building the interface without cURL support, and adds the "Simple OGM-style chapter files (*.txt)" option to the file selection dialog of the merge tool.
Furthermore, there's now a new way for clearing the errors, warnings, and output views, as well as a new function that can be used for opening the output folder in the job queue and job output components, support for automatic switching of the job output tool when the user starts a job, and multiple bugfixes in the merge tool.
Last but not least, there's also improvements to the mkvmerge component, as well as various build system enhancements for better support on all platforms. Download MKVToolNix 8.3.0 for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows operating systems right now from Softpedia.