# MKV support with Tivo app **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps & Creations\ **Tags:** other-third-party\ **Created:** [June 13, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mkv-support-with-tivo-app/105986 "2015-06-13T01:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lucidrenegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@lucidrenegade](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lucidrenegade)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mkv-support-with-tivo-app/105986/1 "2015-06-13T01:10:10Z")
What audio / video formats can the Tivo app support for direct streaming of MKVs (ie no transcoding)? ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mkv-support-with-tivo-app/105986/2 "2015-06-13T02:25:00Z")
It can’t do mkv so they at a minimum will need to be remuxed. This contains the general info for the smart tv app format support and if you scroll down the specific difference for TiVo [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/203810286-What-media-formats-are-supported-](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/203810286-What-media-formats-are-supported-) ---
**Author:** ![wkearney99](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wkearney99/32/85916_2.png) [@wkearney99](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wkearney99)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mkv-support-with-tivo-app/105986/3 "2015-08-13T19:57:08Z")
Technically, a Tivo can support an MKV if it’s just a container around streams it know how to decode. As in, a straight rip from a DVD transfers and plays without transcoding on a Tivo Roamio. So yes, that’s remuxing, but that’s when using something like pyTivo, which transfers the file to the Tivo (not streaming). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mkv-support-with-tivo-app/105986/4 "2020-01-08T18:59:55Z")