An update is available that contains newer versions of MPC-HC, LAV Filters, MPC Video Renderer, and MediaInfo. Download
A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download A new AMD graphics driver is available. A new Nvidia graphics driver is available. Nvidia drivers have not been very stable lately. We don't recommend updating if your current driver is working good. A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download We have made a page where you download extra Media Foundation codecs for Windows 10 for use with apps like Movies&TV player and Photo Viewer. If you want use the Adobe Flash plugin for opening .swf files in MPC-HC or another compatible player you need to patch the Flash ActiveX plugin. This is needed because it officially stopped working after January 12th 2021. You can use FlashPatcher to remove this time limit
Some highlights of the abilities of the K-Lite Codec Pack
Totally customizable installation with many options. You control what gets installed
Checks your system for broken codecs and other anomalies, and fixes these problems
Just the best and most essential codecs. No unnecessary bloat
Allows you to play practically everything
Examples of supported video formats:
H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, AV1, VC1, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG-4, H.263, Theora, MJPEG, ProRes, Huffyuv, Cineform HD, Indeo, Lagarith, GoToMeeting, DNxHD, and many others
Examples of supported audio formats:
AC3, DTS, AAC, MP3, DTS-HD, TrueHD, E-AC3, Vorbis, FLAC, WMA, Atrac, ADPCM, TrueAudio, Wavpack, APE, OptimFrog, RealAudio, G.711, G.726, G.729, Speex, and many others
Supports HDR video (when using included MPC Video Renderer or MadVR)
Supports 3D video (when using included MadVR and compatible graphics driver)
Plays Bluray discs (no menu support). Note: also requires a tool that removes AACS protection. For example Passkey Lite or AnyDVD HD
Supports streaming video from Youtube, Twitch, and many other websites
Requires placing yt-dlp.exe (or youtube-dl.exe) in MPC-HC folder
Fast thumbnail generation in Explorer for all your video files
Includes utility for configuring and managing the installed codecs. Functionality that is NOT supported:
