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Links There are four different variants of the K-Lite Codec Pack. Ranging from a
Guides very small bundle that contains only the most essential decoders to a large
and more comprehensive bundle. The global differences between the
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variants can be found below. Detailed differences can be found on the
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comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages.
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Download These codec packs are compatible with Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Old
versions also with XP.
Other downloads The packs include both 32-bit and 64-bit codecs, so they work great on
Overview both x86 and x64 variants of Windows!
VLC Player

Windows Media Codecs Basic Small but extremely powerful! Download Basic

Contents
Media Foundation Already contains everything you need to play all Changelog
common audio and video file formats.
Supports playback of:
AVI, MKV, MP4, FLV, MPEG, MOV, TS, M2TS,
WMV, RM, RMVB, OGM, WebM
MP3, FLAC, M4A, AAC, OGG, 3GP, AMR, APE,
MKA, Opus, Wavpack, Musepack
DVD and Blu-ray (after decryption)
and many more audio and video formats!
Provides lots of useful functionality, such as:
Subtitle display
Hardware accelerated video decoding
Audio bitstreaming
Video thumbnails in Explorer
File association options
Broken codec detection
and much more!
Note: the Basic version does NOT include a
player.
You need to use it together with an already
installed DirectShow player such as Windows
Media Player. For playback issues with WMP please
read our F.A.Q. for solutions.
We recommend using K-Lite Standard, which
includes MPC-HC, which is a very good player.

Standard Same as Basic, plus: Download Standard

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Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) Changelog
This is an excellent player. Highly
recommended!
It provides high quality playback and many
useful options.
MediaInfo Lite
This is a tool for getting details about media
files.
This is the recommended variant for the average
user. Use this if you don't know what you need. It
already contains everything that you need for
playback. The extra components that are included
in the larger versions provide no benefit for the
majority of users.

Full Same as Standard, plus: Download Full

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MadVR Changelog
An advanced video renderer with high quality
upscaling algorithms.
DC-Bass Source Mod
For decoding OptimFrog and Tracker audio files
(very rare formats).
Plugin for 3D video decoding (H.264 MVC)
Note: this requires using MPC-HC with madVR,
and also a compatible graphics driver. Recent
NVIDIA drivers no longer support 3D video
(but you could try "3D Fix Manager").

Mega Same as Full, plus: Download Mega

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GraphStudioNext Changelog
A tool for creating and testing DirectShow
graphs.
A few ACM/VFW codecs such as x264VFW and
Lagarith
This type of codec is used by certain video
editing/encoding applications for working with
AVI files. For example VirtualDub.
These codecs are not used or needed for video
playback.
Important note: The K-Lite Codec Pack does
not expand the import abilities of professional
video editors such as Vegas Movie Studio or
Adobe Premiere. Those applications often only
support importing a small set of file formats,
and do not support using the type of codecs
that are included in the codec pack
(DirectShow/VFW). Modern editors often only
use their own internal codecs or only support
external codecs of the Media Foundation
type.
And a few extra optional DirectShow filters:
ffdshow audio/video processor
Provides some filters for manipulating the
decoded audio and video.
ffdshow audio/video decoder
An alternative choice for LAV Audio/Video
decoder.
AC3Filter
An alternative choice for LAV Audio decoder.
Important note: The extra filters mentioned above
are not installed by default. We also do not
recommend using these outdated filters. They are
only included for a tiny group of people who have
a reason for using them. We strongly recommend
to use the default decoders from the pack. Those
are better.
Important note: All the extra functionality included
in Mega is only useful for a small group of people.
It does not provide playback capability for any
additional audio or video formats. If you are only
interested in playback, then Full version is already
enough for you.

Update Additional updates for the latest version of the Download Update

codec pack.
This is not a stand-alone installer. This update
requires that the latest version of
Basic/Standard/Full/Mega is already installed.

Beta Beta versions contain the latest updates and Download Beta

improvements, but they have not yet been tested

as well as normal releases.
For experienced users who like to try out the latest
stuff and want to provide feedback.
Beta versions are available for
Basic/Standard/Full/Mega.

Old versions Are you looking for an older version? Those can be Download Mega
(old versions)
found here. Download Basic /
Standard / Full
If the latest version gives you a problem, then (old versions)
please report that to us so we can fix it!

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