There was nothing else remaining that is quite like MakeMKV. It would then join a number of other programs that may not be capable of addressing future challenges, but can still be useful for a goodly number of jobs where the tech that it had was still effective.' If that last 1.15.1 version can continue working just as it did (with benefit of a full, current license key), it probably still would be worth my purchasing the permanent license. 'Trying not to go by rumors, but rather hoping to get the authoritative answer: Has development ceased ? Have we reached the end of the road on MakeMKV ? I was on the verge of purchasing a license. In the meantime, I left this query at the MakeMKV forum: If you happen to know something for sure, please tell us. Several of those also reached their end on development, yet still manage to serve us.) I see that reviewers here are already breaking out their shovels to bury it, and I want to say 'Not So Fast !' But at the moment there seems to just be speculation, rather than facts.

(Arguably deserving a spot in the pantheon alongside other notables like DVD Shrink and ImgBurn.

It may be premature to panic just 6 days past expiration of the last rolling, recurrent free license key for the perpetually-in-beta MakeMKV, one of the truly great video enthusiast programs to come along.

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