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The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows DirectShow that enables an operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. The K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several related tools, including Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC), Media Info Lite, and Codec Tweak Tool.
K-Lite adds Video for Windows (VFW) codecs and DirectShow filters to the system, so that DirectShow/VFW based players like MPC, Winamp, and Windows Media Player will use them automatically.
Editions
There are four editions of the K-Lite Codec Pack, all free of charge.
- Basic: The Basic edition is the smallest version and enables a Microsoft Windows computer to play the contents of AVI, Matroska (MKV), MP4, Ogg, Flash Video (FLV) and WebM files, etc. It only consists of LAV Filters (for audio and video decoding), DirectVobSub (for subtitle decoding), Codec Tweak Tool, Icaros ThumbnailProvider, and Icaros PropertyHandler. Basic is the only edition that includes neither MPC-HC nor MediaInfo Lite.
- Standard: The Standard edition includes all features of the Basic edition plus madVR, MediaInfo Lite, and MPC-HC. This package is recommended for normal users.
- Full: The Full edition includes all features of the Standard edition plus ffdshow, DScaler5 MPEG-2 decoder, DC-Bass Source Mod, Haali Media Splitter, Haali Video Renderer, and GraphStudioNext.
- Mega: The Mega edition includes all features of the Full edition plus ACM and VFW codecs for video encoding/editing, AC3Filter, Haali Matroska Muxer, FourCC Changer, and VobSubStrip.
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Player | DirectShow video decoding filters | DirectShow audio decoding filters | DirectShow audio parsers | DirectShow source filters | DirectShow subtitle filters | DirectShow video renderers | VFW codecs | ACM codecs | Shell extensions | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) | LAV Video | LAV Audio | DC-Bass Source Mod | LAV Splitter | DirectVobSub (xy-VSFilter) | madVR | ffdshow VFW interface | LAME MP3 Encoder | Icaros ThumbnailProvider | Codec Tweak Tool |
| ffdshow | ffdshow | | | XySubFilter | MPC Video Renderer | Xvid | AC3ACM | Icaros PropertyHandler | MediaInfo Lite |
| Xvid MPEG-4 | AC3Filter | | | | Haali Video Renderer | x264 | | | GraphStudioNext |
| | | | | | | Lagarith | | | VobSubStrip |
| | | | | | | Huffyuv | | | Haali Muxer |
| | | | | | | | | | FourCC Changer |
Compatibility
- K-Lite Codec Packs are compatible with Windows Server 2003 and later.
- The last version that is compatible with Windows XP SP3 is version 13.8.5.
- Starting with K-Lite version 10.0.0, 64-bit codecs were integrated into the regular K-Lite Codec Pack. Previously, a separate 64-bit edition of the pack was available for x64 editions of Windows.
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.
- 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.
- Supports HDR and 3D video (when using included MPC Video Renderer or MadVR).
- Supports 3D video (when using included MadVR).
- High quality video upscaling (when using included MadVR).
- Plays Bluray discs (no menu support).
- Supports streaming video from Youtube, Twitch, and many other websites. -- (Requires placing 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.
- Frequent updates and smart support staff.
Basic -- Small but extremely powerful!
Already contains everything you need to play all 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!
- Subtitle display
- Hardware accelerated video decoding
- Audio bitstreaming
- Video thumbnails in Explorer
- File association options
- Broken codec detection
- and much more!
Standard
Same as Basic, plus:
- Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) -- This is an excellent player. Highly recommended! It provides high quality playback and many useful options.
- MadVR -- An advanced video renderer with high quality upscaling.
- MediaInfo Lite -- This is a tool for getting details about media files.
Full
Same as Standard, plus:
- DC-Bass Source Mod -- For decoding OptimFrog and Tracker audio files (very rare formats).
- GraphStudioNext -- A tool for creating and testing DirectShow graphs.
- 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").
Same as Full, plus:
- A few ACM/VFW codecs such as x264VFW and Lagarith
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: 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 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 improvements, but they have not yet been tested as well as normal releases.
Only suitable 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.
Latest update
K-Lite Codec Pack 15.9.9 -- Updated -- Monday, January 25th 2021
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