Opus is the codec that beats MP3 and AAC on quality per kilobit, and loses to both on what will actually play it.

GLview Extensions Viewer is your trusted PC companion, offering invaluable insights into your OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, and Apple Metal 3D accelerators.

VLC is the media player most people end up with once a video refuses to open in anything else.

VLC is the Mac player people install the day QuickTime refuses a file, and then never uninstall.

tsMuxeR is the lossless remuxing and Blu-ray authoring tool most disc archivists reach for once the ripping is done.

In an age of ubiquitous streaming, yt-dlp stands out as a reliable tool for users looking to download videos for offline viewing.

x265 is the open-source H.265/HEVC encoder that powers most free video converters on Windows.

LAME for Mac is the free command-line MP3 encoder that most macOS audio software uses to create MP3 files.

Snappy Driver Installer Origin is a portable Windows tool to install and update device drivers.

MPC Video Renderer is the video renderer stage rather than a codec, the filter that decides how decoded frames actually reach your screen.

Shark007 Codecs is a codec pack that includes a variety of audio and video codecs for use on Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 systems.

QontrolPanel is the leading open-source audio device switcher, replacing Microsoft's slow Sound settings menu with one-click input and output switching directly from the system tray.

The AV1 Video Extension is a free, royalty-free Windows codec that adds native AV1 video and AVIF image support to Windows 10 and 11.