K-Lite Codec Pack (Full)

There are four different variants of the K-Lite Codec Pack. Ranging from a very small bundle that contains only the most essential decoders to a large and more comprehensive bundle. The global differences between the variants can be found below. Detailed differences can be found on the comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages.

These codec packs are compatible with Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Old versions also with XP.
The packs include both 32-bit and 64-bit codecs, so they work great on both x86 and x64 variants of Windows!

The Full variant of the codec pack contains a few extras compared to the Standard variant of the codec pack. It provides everything you need to play all your audio and video files.

More information about this variant of the codec pack can be found on its contents and changelog pages.

Detailed differences between the four variants of the codec pack can be found on the comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages. The other variants are: Basic, Standard, and Mega.

Version 17.2.0 Full ~ 47.7 MB ~ August 26th 2022

Changelog:

• Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.23.0
• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.76.1-25-g24efe
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.6.3.1956

Download:

Filename: K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1720_Full.exe
Size: 48849 KB
MD5: 5ed368363f2763ccee3c6764c28c2c6f
SHA256: 4bbcbaa51213be5d18ba8f18174736664033c0888ecd0204cd916c0b59711dd8

Genuine K-Lite files always have the exact same filename, size and hashes as indicated above. Do not install downloaded files that have different values.

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The last version that is compatible with Windows XP SP3 is version 13.8.5, which can be downloaded HERE.
The last version that is compatible with Windows Vista is version 16.7.6, which can be downloaded HERE.

Download links for old versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack can be found HERE.

HDR Video Playback

To play such videos you need to use the included MPC-HC player and select MPC Video Renderer or Madvr as the video renderer. These video renderers can automatically send the HDR metadata to your TV when it is HDR capable. Otherwise they will convert the video colors to SDR so you can watch it on a normal monitor/TV.

Note: currently only HDR10 format is supported. Not Dolby Vision.

3D Video

The codec pack contains a plugin for decoding H.264 MVC 3D Video. To properly watch such videos you should use the included MPC-HC player (64-bit version) and select Madvr as the video renderer. Outputting 3D video to your monitor/TV requires Windows 8.x/10 (or Windows 7 with a modern NVIDIA GPU).

Note: playback of SBS (side-by-side) and Top/Bottom 3D video does not have the above requirements. Such videos are actually encoded as 2D video. Your TV should have an option to turn this into 3D.

In case of NVIDIA you must use driver version 418.xx or older. 3D support was removed in newer versions.

Blu-ray

MPC-HC is capable of playing Blu-ray discs. There are just two limitations:
1) It doesn't support Blu-ray menus. It automatically plays the longest title on the disc. Other titles can be accessed through the Navigate menu of the player.
2) The disc must be decrypted using an external tool. For example AnyDVD HD or Passkey Lite.

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This usually means that there is a filter missing that is needed to decode one of the streams in the file. The error message should show some information about the required format, but this information is very cryptic. Below you can find some of the values that the error might show you, together with the format that belongs to it.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {726D6173-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}

The format above is AMR audio. To play this you need to enable AMR in LAV Audio decoder or ffdshow audio decoder.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Video {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA-00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {31535046-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: Format_VideoInfo {05589F80-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}

The format above if FPS1 video. To play this you need Fraps. Or enable Fraps in LAV Video decoder or FPS1 in ffdshow video decoder.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Stream {E436EB83-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1System {E436EB84-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}
formattype: TIME_FORMAT_NONE {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

The format above is MPEG-1. Try enabling the internal MPEG PS/TS/PVA source filter in Media Player Classic. See Options -> Internal Filters.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Stream {E436EB83-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_Avi {E436EB88-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}
formattype: TIME_FORMAT_NONE {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

The types above usually mean that you are trying to play an incomplete AVI file or a non-standard compliant AVI file. The default AVI splitter of Windows has difficulty to handle incomplete files. Enable the internal AVI splitter in Media Player Classic. See Options -> Internal Filters.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {34616D69-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}

The format above is IMA4 audio. Enable Microsoft PCM in LAV Audio decoder or IMA ADPCM in ffdshow audio decoder.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {00006771-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}

The format above is Ogg Vorbis audio. Enable Vorbis in LAV audio decoder or ffdshow audio decoder.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Video {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {1B81BE68-A0C7-11D3-B984-00C04F2E73C5}
formattype: FORMAT_VideoInfo2 {F72A76A0-EB0A-11D0-ACE4-0000C0CC16BA}

You may get the above error when there is a problem with your graphics driver that prevents the use of DXVA. The solution is to disable hardware acceleration in the video decoder settings.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Video {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {30355649-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_VideoInfo {05589F80-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}

The format above is Indeo 5. You can enable that codec with the Codec Tweak Tool (manage VFW codecs). Or enable Indeo in LAV Video decoder.

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_PCM {00000001-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}

The error above means the audio renderer is not accepting the audio input. Usually because of an unsupported or very high sample rate. It can sometimes be fixed by updating your sound driver.

Alternatively, you can enable the internal audio renderer in MPC, which is able to resample the audio to a supported value. This is needed in case of very high sample rates.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer > Internal Audio Renderer

majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_IEEE_FLOAT {00000003-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}

See above. Same solutions apply as for MEDIASUBTYPE_PCM.
For example .dsf files may output in a very high sample rate (e.g. 352800Hz). Using the internal audio renderer is required to play that.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full is one of the most complete collections of codecs and related tools. It includes a lot of codecs for playing and editing the most used video formats in the Internet. And if...

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The latest version of the K-Lite Codec Pack is:

17.2.0 - Normal installer (2022-08-26)

17.2.1 - Cumulative update pack (2022-10-01)

17.2.1 - BETA installer (2022-10-01)

Fix playback issues with MP4/MOV/MKV/M2TS files. For example broken audio, video, or missing subtitles.

Solutions:

1. On Windows 10/11 you can install some additional Media Foundation codecs for WMP. This will allow you to play some additional video formats, such as HEVC and VP9.
2. Rename your file from so it has extension .video instead of .mp4/.mkv
   This forces WMP to use the DirectShow codecs from K-Lite instead of the Media Foundation codecs from Windows. The codecs from K-Lite work better than the ones from Windows. This solution should allow you to play everything, including subtitles.
3. Codec Tweak Tool > Media Foundation > disable for .mkv or .mp4
   This will also force WMP to use DirectShow codecs. Warning: This tweak will break playback of such files in applications that require Media Foundation. Games and web browsers often need Media Foundation, so we strongly advice against using this solution. Please read the help file in the Codec Tweak Tool.
4. Use Media Player Classic (MPC-HC) player from K-Lite instead of WMP. This player is superior to WMP. MPC-HC can play everything, and supports subtitles. We highly recommend using our MPC-HC.

These are videos with a wider color range than normal.

First of all you need to use a player that supports HDR video. We recommend using MPC-HC player that is included with from K-Lite. WMP does not support HDR.

You also need to use a video renderer that supports HDR. The K-Lite Codec Pack contains two renderers that are compatible with HDR: MPC Video Renderer and madVR. You can choose the renderer that MPC-HC uses during installation of the codec pack, or here after install:
MPC-HC options > Playback > Output > Video Renderer

MPC Video Renderer is easier to use and works better with lower-end GPUs. madVR has more advanced settings, but can be difficult to configure properly.

Playback of UltraHD HDR videos requires modern hardware, with a graphics card (GPU) that supports hardware accelered decoding of 10-bit HEVC video.

Audio isn't working in MPC-HC

Change the audio renderer:
MPC-HC options > Playback > Output

If volume is very low:
Codec Tweak Tool > Fixes > Reset Windows Audio Mixer volume
Codec Tweak Tool > Audio Output > "Windows Sound Settings" > Select correct speaker configuration
MPC-HC options > Internal Filters > Audio Switcher > Enable "Normalize"

Solutions for stuttering, crackling, drop outs, and lip sync issues:

1. First check CPU usage during playback. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Windows Task Manager. If CPU usage is close to 100% then your computer might not be powerful enough to play high resolution videos. Visit our forum for advice.
2. Disable fast startup in Windows 10: Windows Control Panel > Power Options > "Choose what the power buttons do" > uncheck "Turn on fast startup"
3. Windows Control Panel > Sound > Speakers > Properties > Enhancements > Disable all sound effects
4. Windows Control Panel > Sound > Speakers > Properties > Advanced > disable the two "Exclusive mode" options
   You should keep these options enabled if you want to bitstream audio to a receiver.
5. On laptops: Windows Control Panel > Power Options > select "High performance" power plan. If this works, then increasing the value of "Minimum processor state" in the other power plans may also solve it.
6. Update your sound driver. Many computers have Realtek audio chip: latest Realtek driver (use generic one). You can also use the generic "High Definition Audio Driver" from Microsoft.
7. Use Latency Monitor to check if you have any driver installed that cause high DPC latency. Such drivers should be replaced with a newer (or older) version.
8. If you have overclocked your CPU, then reset to stock speed and voltage settings, and test if that makes any difference.
9. If you have an Intel CPU, the use InSpectre tool to disable the Meltdown/Spectre protections. These have a negative impact on performance and increase latency. It does not matter much for security since most modern web browsers already provide protection against these processor flaws.
10. If you are running virtual machines using Hyper-V, then closing the VMs might solve audio stuttering.
11. Antivirus software can sometimes also cause DPC latency, for example when they monitor network activity. Try removing it and just use the built-in scanner from Windows 10.
12. Check if a BIOS update is available for your motherboard.

Fix stuttering or bad video playback performance with NVIDIA drivers

NVIDIA control panel > Manage 3D settings > Vertical Sync > On

NVIDIA control panel > Manage 3D settings > Global Settings > Power Management Mode > Select Adaptive (instead of the default value Optimal)

In some cases the Adaptive/Optimal choices are unavailable, and a Normal choice is used instead. You don't need to make any change in that situation.

Washed out video with AMD 5000 and 6000 series GPUs

Enable "Use Direct3D 11" in the settings of MPC Video Renderer.

Fix screen tearing and/or video stuttering with AMD drivers

You need to disable Enhanced Sync and Freesync in the AMD driver settings. Proper video playback requires a constant refresh rate. You can either disable these features globally in the driver settings, or you can create an application profile for MPC-HC and disable them there.

To add an application profile:
AMD settings > Gaming > Add > Browse > "C:\Program Files (x86)\K-Lite Codec Pack\MPC-HC64\mpc-hc64.exe"

Video is black for a few seconds at start of playback

This may happen due to the Focus Assist feature of Windows 10 Build 1803. You can fix it by completely turning off Focus Assist, including its automatic rules.

Stuttering with NVIDIA RTX cards

madVR settings > rendering > exclusive mode > "how many frame shall be presented in advance" = 1

Make same change for windowed mode.

Also read the graphics driver tweaks above.

It is really important that you reports any problems that you may have. The developers of the various codecs can only fix problems if they know they exist. Don't expect others to have the same problems as you. Bugs often only occur with specific combinations of player/settings/hardware/drivers, or only with specific files.

You can report bugs on our forum. The experts there will help diagnose your problem and can often provide you with a direct solution or forward the information to the developers if something needs to be fixed.

If you got a suggestion then please submit it on our forum so we can give proper feedback. It often happens that the requested functionality is already available. We can teach you where to find those options.

Submit the details on our forum. We might be able to add support for that format in a future version. For example, if VLC is capable of playing the file, then we can usually make it work rather easily.

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The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding audio and video formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your audio and movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even several less common formats.

General strong points:

• It is very user-friendly and easy to use.

• It is updated frequently. So it is always up-to-date with the newest and best components.

• The pack provides an excellent out-of-the-box experience for novice users, while at the same time offering many options for expert users to tweak things.

• All included components have been carefully selected by codec experts.

• The pack offers a high level of flexibility. You can for example configure your preferred decoders and splitters for many formats.

• Works great in combination with Windows Media Player and Media Center. Both also with other popular DirectShow players such as Media Player Classic, ZoomPlayer, KMPlayer, PotPlayer, GOM Player, and many others.

• Uninstallation removes everything that was installed by the pack. Including all registry keys. All changes are properly undone and reverted to the state prior to the installation of the pack.

• It contains everything you need to play all your movies and music.

• This pack has a huge user base. This means that problems are found and resolved quickly.

Unique features compared to other codec packs:

• The pack implements special blacklists for of its included DirectShow filters. These blacklists are used to avoid compatibility issues with certain applications and games. Helpdesks and other support staff often recommend the K-Lite Codec Pack because of its abilities to fix problems and its features to ensure optimal compatibility.

• The pack works on all versions of Windows from XP up to Windows 10. The intelligent installer automatically adapts itself based on your version of Windows. It also adapts itself based on what other codecs are already installed on your computer.

• Contains both 32-bit and 64-bit codecs.

• The installer is able to detect broken codecs and DirectShow filters on your system, and helps you to fix those problems. This unique functionality has helped thousands of people solve problems they were unable to fix themselves or with other packs.

• The installation is fully customizable. You can choose which components you want to install.

• It is extremely easy to make a fully customized unattended installation with the integrated wizard.

• The pack has many options, which allows you to tweak it to your own specific needs and preferences.

• It helps clean up other codecs installed on your computer. The installer is able to detect and remove over 100 different codec and filter packs, media player classic and the k-lite codec pack. This helps you get rid of old junk, prevents conflicts, and leaves you with just the essential and best codecs.

• It does not contain any codecs or filters that are known to be bad, buggy or unstable. In fact, the installer is able to detect and disable several known troublemakers that may already be present on your computer. This solves problems and improves system stability.

• There are different variants of the pack. From small to large. You can pick the one that fits your needs.

Advantages of the pack compared to installing codecs manually:

• The best available codecs are already selected for you by codec experts. There is no need to figure out what you need.

• Installation is simpler, quicker, and more organized.

• It is much easier to keep all your codecs up-to-date. There no need to keep track of updates to individual components.

• Components are automatically configured to work together in perfect harmony. Something that is not easily achieved if you would install everything manually. Certainly not if you use a mix of different splitters and decoders.

• Better default settings.

• More configuration options during installation. This is particularly useful for unattended installs.

• The pack provides extended video thumbnail generation functionality for Windows Explorer. All popular video file formats are supported.

• Adds support for showing file properties such as duration and width/height in Windows Explorer for FLV and MKV video files.

• The pdfmate password protect automatically configures Windows Media Player and Media Center to recognize all common audio and video file formats, so that such files show up in your media library. Normally this would require all kinds of manual Registry tweaks.

• The pack includes very useful tools for managing and configuring the installed codecs.

Advantages of the codec pack compared to using a standalone copy of MPC-HC:

• The pack supports playback of a few more audio and video formats.
• You get better video quality when you use MPC-HC in combination with madVR (an advanced video renderer).
• You get more frequent updates of MPC-HC. The pack includes stable development builds of MPC-HC and LAV Filters, media player classic and the k-lite codec pack. This means you will get access to the latest improvements and fixes much sooner.
• The pack provides additional functionality that is not directly related to playback. For example video thumbnail generation in Windows Explorer, and display of MKV file properties in Windows Explorer.
• Codecs are available to other applications.

Advantages of the codec pack compared to using VLC Player:

• You get better video quality when you use MPC-HC in combination with madVR (an advanced video renderer).
• The pack provides additional functionality that is not directly related to playback. For example video thumbnail generation in Windows Explorer, and display of MKV file properties in Windows Explorer.
• The pack provides additional hardware acceleration options: NVIDIA CUVID and Intel QuickSync.
• Better support for MKV files.
• Better performance for rendering SSA/ASS subtitles.
• MPC-HC loads much faster than VLC.
• MPC-HC provides a better user interface (in our opinion).
• Codecs are available to other applications.

IMPORTANT!
- K-Lite Mega Codec Pack only runs on Windows (XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10).
- Version 13.8.5 of K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is the latest version compatible with Windows XP.

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There are four different variants of the K-Lite Codec Media player classic and the k-lite codec pack. Ranging from a very small bundle that contains only the most essential decoders to a large and more comprehensive bundle. The global differences between the variants can be found below. Detailed differences can be found on the comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages.

These codec packs are compatible with Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Old versions also with XP.
The packs include both 32-bit and 64-bit codecs, so they work great on both x86 and x64 variants of Windows!

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.2.1 Update

Saturday October 1st 2022

An update is available with newer versions of MPC-HC and MPCVR. Download

AMD Radeon Driver 22.9.2

Saturday October 1st 2022

A new AMD graphics driver is available.

Download - Release Notes - Reddit

If you have trouble with hardware accelerated video playback, such as screen flickering, then use driver 22.6.1 instead. This driver bug seems to occur most on systems with two or more monitors (and also having different refresh rates) while multitasking in multiple applications/games.

Nvidia GeForce Driver 517.48

Saturday October 1st 2022

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.

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.2.0

Friday August 26th 2022

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

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.1.5

Monday August 8th 2022

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

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.1.0

Sunday June 26th 2022

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

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.0.5

Tuesday June 14th 2022

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

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.0.0

Thursday May 12th 2022

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 in MPC-HC or another compatible player you need to patch the Flash plugin. This is needed because it officially stopped working after January 12th 2021. You can use FlashPatcher to remove this time media player classic and the k-lite codec pack 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, media player classic and the k-lite codec pack, 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, media player classic and the k-lite codec pack, 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 media player classic and the k-lite codec pack.
• 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).