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Discussion K-Lite Codec Pack 17.6.6 Full / Standard / Basic

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These codec packs are compatible with Windows 7/8.x/10/11. Old versions also with XP/Vista.
The packs include both 32-bit and 64-bit codecs, so they work great on both x86 and x64 variants of Windows!

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!
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 strongly recommend using K-Lite Standard. That includes MPC-HC, which is a much better player than WMP.
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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.
  • 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.
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Full​

Same as Standard, plus:
  • MadVR
    An advanced video renderer with high quality upscaling algorithms.
  • 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").
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Mega​

Same as Full, plus:
  • DC-Bass Source Mod
    For decoding OptimFrog and Tracker audio files (very rare formats).
  • GraphStudioNext
    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 type of codecs are not used or needed for video playback!
  • ffdshow audio processor
    DirectShow filter that provides some audio processing options. Not used by default. Also not needed or recommened.
  • ffdshow video processor
    DirectShow filter that provides some video processing options. Not used by default. Also not needed or recommened.
 
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