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Latest update

K-Lite Codec Pack 8.8.5

Tuesday May 22nd, 2012

An update for the codec pack is available. It contains newer versions of MPC-HC, ffdshow, and the Codec Tweak Tool. Download.

News

K-Lite Codec Pack 8.8.9 BETA

Friday June 1st, 2012

A new test version of the codec pack has been released. Download.

K-Lite Codec Pack 8.8.0

Tuesday May 15th, 2012

A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download.

K-Lite Codec Pack (64-bit) 6.3.0

Tuesday May 15th, 2012

A new version of the 64-bit codec pack has been released. Download.

Win7DSFilterTweaker 5.3

Wednesday May 9th, 2012

This is a useful little tool that allows you to configure your preferred DirectShow filters for decoding for example H.264, MPEG-4 and VC-1 video in Windows 7. This makes it possible to use third party decoders instead of the native decoders that come with Windows 7. Download.

Adobe Flash 11.2.202.235

Saturday May 5th, 2012

Adobe has released a new version of the popular Flash plugin.

Here are convenient direct download links: Internet Explorer (x86)(x64), Firefox/Opera/Other (x86)(x64).

VLC Media Player 2.0.1

Monday March 19th, 2012

A new version of VLC Media Player has been released. Download.

Usenet tutorial

Thursday November 10th, 2011

Do you want to learn how you can easily download content from Usenet? Read our usenet tutorial HERE.

User Reviews

"This pack is great. It gives super smooth playback of my x264 mkv videos."

"I have been using this since forever. It's the best pack available. No doubt about that."

"Plays everything I throw at it."

"With this I am finally able to play FLV and Matroska files."

"I have tried everything. K-Lite, CCCP, shark007 win7codecs, and more. K-Lite is a clear winner."

"The Codec Tweak Tool fixed all my codec problems. I love it."

Polls

Do you use DXVA hardware acceleration?
Yes, my computer is too slow to play smoothly without it.
Yes, although I can also play videos fine without it.
No, my computer is fast enough to not need it.
No, it gives me problems.
  
What is your favorite audio player?
Winamp
foobar
Windows Media Player
Media Player Classic
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Which Operation System do you use?
Windows XP
Windows XP x64
Windows Vista
Windows Vista x64
Windows 7
Windows 7 x64
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What is your favorite video player?
Media Player Classic
Windows Media Player
VLC Player
KMPlayer
BS.Player
PotPlayer
GOM Player
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