Latest update

K-Lite Codec Pack 20.0.3 Update

Sunday September 27th 2026

An update is available with new versions of MPC-HC and MPC Video Renderer. Download

News

AMD Radeon Driver 26.9.2

Tuesday September 29th 2026

A new AMD graphics driver is available.

Download - Release Notes - Reddit

Tip: If you get driver crashes while playing video, it can help to disable Hardware Accelerated Graphics Scheduling (HAGS) in Windows 11 settings. A fix for this issue is expected to be in one of the next driver updates.

Intel GPU drivers

Saturday September 26th 2026

A new Intel graphics driver is available.

Download (Arc / Core Ultra) (32.0.101.9033) (2026-09-24)
Download (Arc Pro) (32.0.101.8976) (2026-09-25)
Download (11th-14th gen) (32.0.101.7092) (2026-09-25)
Download (7th-10th gen) (31.0.101.2145) (2026-09-22)
Download (6th gen) (15.45.34.5174) (2021-02-05)
Download (4th-5th gen) (15.40.48.5171) (2021-02-05)
Download (3th gen) (15.33.53.5161) (2020-10-23)

NVIDIA GeForce Driver 617.14

Tuesday September 22nd 2026

A new NVIDIA graphics driver is available.

Download - NVIDIA Forum - Reddit

Warning: NVIDIA drivers have been very buggy recently. Updating is not recommend. There are issues with monitor detection, random black screens, flickering, and color issues in browsers.

K-Lite Codec Pack 20.0.0

Thursday September 17th 2026

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

K-Lite Codec Pack 19.9.5

Saturday August 22nd 2026

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

Media Foundation Codecs

Tuesday November 26th 2024

We have made a page where you download extra Media Foundation codecs for Windows 10/11 for use with apps like Windows Media Player and Photo Viewer. Download

Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.465

Tuesday December 8th 2020

Download Standalone Adobe Flash Player

If you want use the Adobe Flash plugin for opening .swf files in MPC-HC or another compatible player you need to patch the Flash ActiveX plugin. This is needed because it officially stopped working after January 12th 2021. You can use FlashPatcher to remove this time limit.

Features

Some highlights of the abilities of the K-Lite Codec Pack.

Installer:

• Totally customizable installation with many options. You control what gets installed.
• Supports unattended deployment.
• Checks your system for broken codecs and other anomalies, and fixes these problems.

Codecs:

• Compatible with all DirectShow players.
• Just the best and most essential codecs. No unnecessary bloat.
• Allows you to play practically everything.
• Hardware accelerated decoding of common video formats (on compatible systems).
• Examples of supported video file formats:
  .mkv .webm .mp4 .mov .avi .ogm .m2ts .ts .mpg .3gp .wmv .mxf .flv .rm .rmvb .dv
• Examples of supported audio file formats:
  .mp3 .flac .m4a .ogg .wv .ape .mka .opus .mpc .tak .alac .amr .ofr .tta .ra .tak .spx
• Examples of supported video formats:
  H.264, H.265 / HEVC, H.266 / VVC, VP8, VP9, AV1, VC1, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG-4, H.263, Theora, MJPEG, ProRes, Huffyuv, Lagarith, Cineform HD, RealVideo, Indeo, GoToMeeting, DNxHD, and many others.
• Examples of supported audio formats:
  AC3, DTS, AAC, MP3, DTS-HD, TrueHD, E-AC3, Dolby Atmos, Vorbis, FLAC, WMA, Atrac, ADPCM, TrueAudio, Wavpack, APE, OptimFrog, RealAudio, G.711, G.726, G.729, Speex, Tracker, and many others.

MPC-HC (included player):

• Video preview on seekbar.
• Dark theme.
• Supports HDR video (when using included MPC Video Renderer or MadVR).
• Supports Dolby Vision (DoVi) video (when using included MPC Video Renderer).
• High quality video upscaling (when using included MadVR).
• Plays Bluray discs (without menu support). Note: also requires a tool that removes AACS protection. For example Passkey Lite or AnyDVD HD.
• Supports streaming video from Youtube, Twitch, and many other websites.
  Requires placing yt-dlp.exe in MPC-HC folder.

Other notable features:

• Fast thumbnail generation in Explorer for all your video files.
• Includes utility for configuring and managing the installed codecs.
• Frequent updates and smart support staff.