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VLC Media Player is the free, open-source player that opens almost any video or audio file with no codec pack to install.

Blender is the free open-source 3D suite that covers modeling, animation and rendering, and exports finished video without a separate editor.

The open-source project behind Chrome, Edge and Brave - shipped raw, without the proprietary codecs, DRM or auto-updates that a finished browser adds.

Subtitle Edit is a versatile tool for creating, editing, and syncing subtitles for all media types.

Emby is a media server platform designed to help you organize, manage, and stream your media collection efficiently.

Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime is the free Windows component that apps built with Windows Forms or WPF need to start, offered here in versions 10, 9 and 8 for x64 and x86, alongside the Visual C++ runtimes.

Shark007 Codecs is the portable option among Windows codec packs, running from a folder instead of an installer and restoring Explorer thumbnails.

Splash is Mirillis' free HD video player for camcorder clips and DVB-T television, no longer updated since 2019.

HEIC Image Extension is a free Windows codec that teaches File Explorer and the Photos app to open iPhone HEIC photos without converting a single file.

Microsoft's official add-on that lets Windows 10 and 11 open HEIC and HEIF photos in File Explorer, Photos and other WIC apps.

The photo viewer and editor built into Windows, now with AI Generative Erase - plus the extensions it needs before HEIC, RAW or AVIF files will open at all.

HEVC Video Extension is Microsoft's official H.265 decoder for Windows 11 and 10.