Sharp G.726 Audio Codec 1.1.0.1

Sharp G.726 Audio Codec is what Windows asks for when a video plays with no sound and names format tag 45.

Version 1.1.0.1 dates from February 2005, and it has not been updated or signed for modern Windows since.

A modern player is usually the quicker fix, so try that before installing this.

What Sharp G.726 Actually Does

G.726 is a telephone-grade audio standard used by older IP cameras, baby monitors, early camcorders and VoIP recordings. Windows never shipped a decoder for it, so files with G.726 sound play silently.

This codec adds that decoder to Windows' old audio codec system, where older programs and Windows Media Player can use it.

The Easy Fix First

VLC Media Player carries its own decoders and usually plays G.726 sound with nothing else installed. For Windows players, K-Lite Codec Pack covers most formats in one install.

Not sure tag 45 is really the problem? Our free Codec Finder reads the file in your browser and names the codec it needs.

When You Still Need This Codec

If an older program that relies on Windows' own codecs must play or edit the file, install the Sharp G.726 1.1.0.1 download, kept here unchanged.

Expect mixed results on Windows 7 and later. Reviewers often report the picture working and the sound still failing with some camera models. That is the limit of a 2005 driver, not your setup.

For the lasting fix, convert the sound to AAC or MP3 once a player can read it, so the file works anywhere.

Quick questions

Other old audio codecs, such as VoxWare MetaSound for tag 75, are in our Audio Codecs section.

Get VLC Media Player to hear the file now, or tell us which camera your clips came from.