"I just got some HD MKV videos on my MacBook. The problem is that I want to play these MKV videos on my Xbox 360. What kind of MKV to Xbox converter should I use to convert MKV videos to AVI format on my Mac?"

The post is going to introduce five Mac MKV to AVI converters for you to convert MKV to AVI on Mac. Check it out! Besides, you can convert MKV to MP4 on Mac.

Part 1: Convert MKV to AVI on Mac with Leawo Video Converter for Mac

Though there’re quite a few free video converters for Mac, including free online video converters, most of these free Mac video converters are hard to use or are limited in format supported. Leawo Video Converter for Mac, on the contrary, is a professional Mac based video converter that could help you easily convert MKV videos to AVI videos on Mac (El Capitan included) in only a few clicks with multiple subtitles and audio tracks included. By converting, it easily allows you to play MKV videos on Xbox 360. This professional MKV to AVI converter is equipped with an internal video editor that allows users to trim video length, crop video size, add video watermark, adjust video effect, create 3D video, and remove video noise, and at the same time, the internal video player allows you to play video file after the file is imported. The conversion speed from one format to another format with the help of Leawo Video Converter for Mac is extremely fast. As claimed on the official website, the speed is 6 times faster. You are allowed to choose audio track and subtitle for keeping in the output.

Download and install Leawo Video Converter for Mac on your Mac, and follow the step-by-step guide below to convert MKV to AVI on Mac. (If you’re using Windows computer, you could download and install the Windows version of Video Converter from Leawo. You could check how to convert MKV to AVI on Windows for details.)

Step 1. Import Source MKV Video Files

Launch Leawo Video Converter for Mac, go to the "Convert" tab, and click "Add Video" button on the sub-menu to load your source MKV video files from which you want to convert to AVI. Alternatively, you can directly drag and drop source MKV video files into the program interface.

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Step 2. Choose AVI as Output Format

Click the drop-down box named "MP4 Video" by default next to the "Add Photo" button. On the drop-down list, select "Change" option.

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Then on the popup Profile window, select "AVI" as the output video format from "Format > Common Video" column as output format for converting MKV to AVI. Please note that once you change the output format, the name of the drop-down box will change as well.

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Note: If you need, you could click the "Edit" button on the drop-down profile setting box to adjust video and audio parameters like video codec, aspect ratio, frame rate, resolution, audio codec, bit rate, channel, sample rate, etc.

Step 3. Convert MKV to AVI

Click the big green "Convert" button on the sub-menu bar next to the format setting drop-down box. Then, on the popup sidebar, set output directory. After setting output directory, click the "Convert" button right below. Leawo Video Converter for Mac would start to convert MKV video to AVI immediately.

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Part 2: Convert MKV to AVI on Mac with MacX Free MKV Converter

As a safe and free MKV converter for Mac to convert MKV for free on Mac OS, MacX Free MKV Converter support converting MKV to any other video formats including MKV to MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, H.264, etc. And then you can upload favorite videos to YouTube, Metacafe, edit converted video with iMovie, or transfer to iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV, Blackberry, etc. This free MKV converter for Mac also allows you to extract audio files from MKV videos and take snapshot from source videos. For those who would like to make stylish video from MKV video, this MKV video converter for Mac also bring you flexible editing function, like adjusting parameter, clipping video segment, etc. Check out the guide below to convert MKV to AVI on Mac with MacX Free MKV Converter.

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Step 1. Add Source MKV Video File

On the main interface of MacX Free MKV Converter, click "Add File" button to load the MKV files. You can load multiple MKV videos as it supports batch conversion.

Step 2. Choose AVI as Output Format

After inputting MKV video, you can see video formats options at the bottom of the window. It allows you to freely convert MKV to AVI, and even transcode MKV to MP3, MOV, FLV, and more like a piece of cake. Select AVI as the output format in order to convert MKV to AVI on Mac.

Step 3. Start to Convert MKV to AVI on Mac

Hit Folder button to select a destination folder. Followed by a click on "RUN" button to begin to transcode MKV video to AVI on macOS. Only seconds and you will get the output AVI files with lossless quality.

Part 3: Convert MKV to AVI on Mac with MPEG Streamclip

As a powerful free video converter, MPEG Streamclip is able to convert a video file to many formats. You can use MPEG Streamclip to convert MKV to AVI for sure. Check out this guide below.

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Step 1. Add Source MKV Video File

On the main interface of MPEG Streamclip, click "Open Files…" to choose and add source MKV video file.

Step 2. Check Detailed Video Information

Click "Show Stream Info" to see all information such as video file, video size, video location and data rate.

Step 3. Start to Convert MKV to AVI

Click "Export to AVI…" button to start to convert MKV to AVI.

Part 4: Convert MKV to AVI on Mac with Miro-The Easy Video Converter

Miro-The Easy Video Converter offers an easy way to convert almost any video to MP4, AVI, other video formats, or for Android, iPhone, and iPad. Miro Video Converter has presets that will convert video to the correct sizes and formats for popular phones, iPods, and other media players. Check out the guide below to convert MKV to AVI on Mac with Miro-The Easy Video Converter.

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Step 1. Add Source MKV File

On the main interface of Miro Video Converter, click "Choose Files…" to choose and add source MKV file into the program. Alternatively, you can directly drag and drop source MKV file into the main interface.

Step 2. Choose AVI as Output Format

Click the drop-down bar under "Format" button, and then choose and set "AVI" as the output format. Additionally, you can click the Gear icon to perform detailed settings.

Step 3. Start to Convert MKV to AVI

After all settings completes, click "Convert Now" at the bottom down to start the conversion process from MKV to AVI.

Part 5: Convert MKV to AVI on Mac with VLC

Lastly, I will use VLC Media Player to show you how to convert MKV to AVI. VLC is a media player that supports playing almost any type of media file (MP4, AVI, MKV…). Well, actually you can also use it to easily convert video files to other formats like from MKV to AVI. VLC Media Player is cross-platform popular as it is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Android, and iOS. Moreover, VLC allows users to customize by adding skins, creating skins with VLC skin editor, and installing extensions.

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Step 1. Select Video to Convert

On the interface of VLC, click on the Media menu in VLC, and then click on Convert/Save. In the pop-up window, you need to click the "Add" button, select one or more MKV video files to be converted, and click "Convert/Save".

Step 2. Select and Set AVI as Output Format

Under Profile, choose the target format from the list of formats. Here, you need to choose AVI as the output in order to convert MKV to AVI. In the Target file box, select the destination folder and the name for the new audio file. In addition, you can further adjust the video and audio parameters of the selected output profile

Step 3. Convert MKV Format to AVI Format

Once you’ve chosen all the settings, click Start to begin the conversion from MKV to AVI. VLC media player will save the source video file in the desired AVI format in the file folder you’ve selected. The time to complete the conversion depends on the video length, the settings you have chosen, and the speed of your PC.