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HEVC Video Extension 2.0.52911

Play High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) videos in any video app on your Windows 10 device.

7.357.665

Freeware

K-Lite Codec Pack 17.3.1 beta

K-Lite Codec Pack is a comprehensive selection of codecs which guarantees that you will be able to play almost any video or audio file.

259.245.566

Freeware

LAV Filters 0.77.1

LAV Filters (formerly LAVFSplitter) is a collection of DirectShow media splitters and audio/video decoders that allow you to play a wide range of media formats.

1.484.449

Freeware

HEIF Image Extensions 1.0.50272

The HEIF Image Extension enables Windows 10 devices to read and write files that use the High Efficiency Image File (HEIF) format.

206.045

Freeware

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 17.3.1 beta

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a free collection of codecs that allows you to play all your video files and online media contents.

70.226.074

Freeware

Media Player Classic - HC 1.9.24.8

MPC–HC is a freeware audio and video player based on Media Player Classic, that has a minimalistic interface and integrates many new useful features.

2.405.461

Freeware

Media Player Classic - BE 1.6.5.346

MPC-BE (aka Media Player Classic - Black Edition) supports various audio, video and image formats without needing extra software or codecs.

677.478

Freeware

AV1 Codec 1.1

This extension is an early beta version of the AV1 software decoder that lets you play videos that have been encoded using the AV1 video coding.

195.433

Freeware

LAME MP3 Encoder 3.100.1

LAME MP3 Encoder is an application used for encoding audio to MP3 files by applying three different compression methods (CBR, VBR and ABR).

20.397.433

Freeware

K-Lite Codec Pack Update 17.3.2

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.

1.878.246

Freeware

Realtek HD Audio Codecs 6.0.9437

Realtek HD Audio Codecs is a driver which enables excellent audio playback, regardless of the format you open with it, from DVD and HD DVD discs to Blu-ray discs.

3.478.678

Freeware

qBittorrent 4.5

qBittorrent is an useful tool for downloading and creating torrents, serving as an intriguing alternative to popular uTorrent.

28.868

Freeware

MPEG-2 Video Extension 1.0.50901

Play MPEG videos in your favorite video app on your Windows 10 device.

166.124

Freeware

QuickTime Alternative 3.2.2

QuickTime Alternative is allowing you to play QuickTime files and to view QuickTime contents embedded in webpages, without needing to install the QuickTime Player on your computer.

17.677.753

Freeware

DirectVobSub (VSFilter) 1.5.7.60

DirectVobSub (aka VSFilter) is a DirectShow filter needed in order to display subtitles and which integrates within any media player that supports the DirectShow.

4.793.571

Freeware

FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2015-08-09

FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder is an application which serves as a DirectShow decoding filter and which decompresses DivX, Xvid, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and WMV media files.

27.874.576

Freeware

ImgBurn 2.5.8

ImgBurn is an easy-to-use disc burning utility which creates, burns and checks disc image files, regardless of the optical disc burner your computer is equipped with (CD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray).

2.183.357

Freeware

PotPlayer 1.7.21831

PotPlayer (or KMPlayer Reloaded) is a complete media player rendering almost any type of format without needing to install codec packs on your computer.

714.933

Freeware

CDex 2.24

CDex is an intuitive application which allows you to rip music from audio CDs.

431.615

Freeware

WavPack 5.6

WavPack is a powerful compression format that helps you obtain lossless or high quality lossy audio files using a singular hybrid compression method.

153.297

Freeware

Monkey's Audio 8.98

Monkey's Audio is an excellent audio compression tool which has multiple advantages over traditional methods.

511.008

Freeware

Matroska Splitter 1.6.5.23

Matroska Splitter is a piece of software working as a DirectShow splitter filter for the MKV format.

313.904

Freeware

REAPER 6.71

REAPER is a complete software tool for recording, arranging, editing and playing audios, and it also supports batch conversion.

118.188

Shareware

VP9 Video Extension 1.0.52781

Play VP9 videos in any video app on your Windows 10 device. VP9 is a popular video codec for streaming over the internet.

100.586

Freeware

KMPlayer 2022.11.25.17

KMPlayer is a versatile media player supporting a wide range of audio and video formats.

6.545.676

Freeware

Helium Audio Joiner 1.9.331

Helium Audio Joiner, as its name suggests, allows you to merge various audio tracks into one single file using an intuitive interface and advanced tools.

57.042

Freeware

x265 Encoder 3.5+68

x265 Encoder is enabling you to encode videos into the H.265/HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) format.

703.127

Freeware

VLC Media Player 3.0.18

VLC Media Player (initially VideoLAN Client) is capable of rendering the most popular media file formats, plus DVDs, Blu-Rays, VCDs and streaming protocols.

4.115.025

Freeware

DivX H.264 Decoder 8.2.0.26

DivX H.264 Decoder is a DirectShow filter aimed at decoding H.264/AVC video files; it performs comparably to CoreAVC.

666.963

Freeware

AC3 Filter 2.6b

The AC3 Filter is a free audio decoder and processor filter which allows media players to read files with AC3, DTS and MPEG audio tracks.

18.410.215

Freeware

FFmpeg 5.1.2-7-2022-11-27

FFmpeg is a collection of different projects (libraries and tools) able to process multimedia content such as audio, video and subtitles.

53.665

Freeware

FLAC 1.4.2

FLAC (stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec) is a compression tool which can handle FLAC, OGG and WAV formats.

585.412

Freeware

DScaler MPEG Filters 0.0.8

DScaler MPEG Filters is a set of codecs enabling you to play MPEG2 files on any video player, from Windows Media Player to MPC-HC and PotPlayer.

1.208.171

Freeware

Shotcut 22.11.25

Shotcut is a powerful video editor allowing you to get the most from your favorite videos, from converting them to other formats to applying filters and merging files.

62.016

Freeware

DTS/AC3 Source Filter 1.6.5.16

DTS/AC3 Source Filter is a compact and useful application which reads and passes DTS and AC3 frames to decoders from files.

618.122

Freeware

Ligos Indeo Codec 5.11

It was one of the first codecs that allowed full-speed playback without any need for hardware acceleration. The codec was mainly targeted at video games developers.

2.692.645

Freeware

CopyTrans HEIC 2.0

Install CopyTrans HEIC to your computer and you will be able to preview and display HEIC files.

49.244

Freeware

DivX HEVC Encoder 1.5

DivX HEVC Encoder allows you to create HEVC/H.265 streams out of the most common video formats within the DivX HEVC profile.

59.418

Freeware

Kodi 20.0-2022.11.27

Kodi is a powerful media workstation that helps you uncover the full potential of your Home Theater Personal Computer.

384.221

Freeware

K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit 9.9.9

K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit is a collection of 64-bit DirectShow filters that will enable you to play the most popular media formats. [Important! K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit's development was discontinued.]

3.674.802

Freeware