Latest update

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.5.0 Update

Monday March 20th 2023

An update is available that contains newer versions of MPC-HC, LAV Filters, and MPC Video Renderer. Download

News

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.5.0

Monday March 20th 2023

A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download

Nvidia GeForce Driver 531.29

Tuesday March 14th 2023

A new Nvidia graphics driver is available.

Download - NVIDIA Forum - Reddit

Nvidia drivers have not been very stable lately. We don't recommend updating if your current driver is working good.

AMD Radeon Driver 23.3.1

Tuesday March 7th 2023

A new AMD graphics driver is available.

Download - Release Notes - Reddit

Warning: there are several reports of people having BSoD problems during system boot after installing this driver.

Here are some tips to avoid that problem:
- Disable fast boot in BIOS.
- Disable fast startup in Windows settings.
- Reboot. Then verify that there are no pending Windows updates that require a reboot. Then reboot once again. Then install the driver. It is important that no Windows update are done at same time.

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.4.5

Thursday February 16th 2023

A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.4.4

Monday February 13th 2023

A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download

Media Foundation Codecs

Thursday February 25th 2021

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.

Download

Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.465

Tuesday December 8th 2020

Download Standalone Adobe Flash Player

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.

Features

Some highlights of the abilities of the K-Lite Codec Pack.

Installer:

• Totally customizable installation with many options. You control what gets installed.
• Supports unattended deployment.
• Checks your system for broken codecs and other anomalies, and fixes these problems.

Codecs:

• Compatible with all DirectShow players.
• Just the best and most essential codecs. No unnecessary bloat.
• Allows you to play practically everything.
• Hardware accelerated decoding of common video formats (on compatible systems).
• Examples of supported video file formats:
  .mkv .webm .mp4 .mov .avi .ogm .m2ts .ts .mpg .3gp .wmv .mxf .flv .rm .rmvb .dv
• Examples of supported audio file formats:
  .mp3 .flac .m4a .ogg .wv .ape .mka .opus .mpc .tak .alac .amr .ofr .tta .ra .tak .spx
• 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.

MPC-HC (included player):

• Video preview on seekbar.
• Dark theme.
• Supports HDR video (when using included MPC Video Renderer or MadVR).
• Supports 3D video (when using included MadVR and compatible graphics driver).
• High quality video upscaling (when using included MadVR).
• 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.

Other notable features:

• Fast thumbnail generation in Explorer for all your video files.
• Includes utility for configuring and managing the installed codecs.
• Frequent updates and smart support staff.

Functionality that is NOT supported:

• Playback of Dolby Vision content (DoVi).