K-Lite Mega Codec Pack versions

Decodes a wide variety of video formats
Jul 24, 2024
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Oct 20, 2021
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Jun 23, 2021
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Nov 24, 2020
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Jul 8, 2020
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Dec 14, 2018
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Apr 11, 2018
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9.9
Apr 29, 2013
9.8
Mar 7, 2013
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9.7
Jan 14, 2013
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9.6
Dec 10, 2012
9.5
Nov 16, 2012
9.4
Oct 24, 2012
9.3
Sep 21, 2012
9.2
Aug 17, 2012
9.1
Jul 20, 2012
9.0
Jul 10, 2012
8.9
Jun 13, 2012
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8.8
May 15, 2012
8.7
Apr 23, 2012
8.6
Mar 23, 2012
7.9
Oct 31, 2011
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6.5
Oct 19, 2010
6.4
Sep 14, 2010
6.3
Aug 12, 2010
6.2
Jul 14, 2010
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6.1
Jun 28, 2010
6.0
May 27, 2010
5.9
Apr 17, 2010
4.8
May 2, 2009
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4.1
Sep 28, 2008
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What's new

v18.4 [Jun 11, 2024]
Updated MPC-HC to version 2.3.2.0
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-18-ga7212
Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.4.2263
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.7.3
Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 24.06
Updated Icaros to version 3.3.3 b1

v16.5 [Oct 20, 2021]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.16.46.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.75.1-9-gde277.
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.5.5.1767.

v16.3 [Jun 23, 2021]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.14.18.
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.5.5.1733.

v15.9 [Nov 24, 2020]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.8.109.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.74.1-92-g88da5.
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.5.1.1584.
- Added option to MPC-HC to show a thumbnail preview on the seekbar. You can enable it during installation, or through: MPC-HC options > Tweaks > Show Preview on Seekbar.

v15.7 [Aug 22, 2020]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.7.55.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.74.1-75-gb1db4.
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.4.10.1466.
- The default renderer in MPC-HC has been changed to "MPC Video Renderer" (on most systems).

v15.6 [Jul 8, 2020]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.6.24.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.74.1-64-g5162c.

v14.9 [Apr 16, 2019]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.8.6.9.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.74.1-20-gc76c1.
- Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.4.0.
- The installer window is now resizable.
- Fixed rare application hang when unloading VSFilter.
- Fixed a subtitle display issue with VSFilter.

v14.6 [Dec 14, 2018]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.8.3.8.
- Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 18.12.
- MPC-HC is now able to download online streams using: Menu > File > Save a Copy.

v14.5 [Sep 26, 2018]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.8.3.0.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.73-0-g9bf47.
- Updated MadVR to version 0.92.17.
- Updated Icaros to version 3.1.0.

v14.4 [Aug 23, 2018]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.17.9.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.72-1-g518fa.
- Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.3.2.

v14.1 [Apr 11, 2018]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.16.2.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.71-30-ga4c49.
- Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 18.03.1.
- Updated Icaros to version 3.1.0 b1.

v14.0 [Feb 19, 2018]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.14.4
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.71-0-gc69c5
- Updated MadVR to version 0.92.12
- Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.2.7
- Windows XP is not supported anymore

v13.7 [Dec 7, 2017]
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.70.2-82-gf22787.
- Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.2.4.

v13.6 [Oct 18, 2017]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.70.2-79-g12810
Updated MadVR to version 0.92.7

v13.5 [Sep 1, 2017]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.13.112.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.70.2-67-gb13c3.
- Updated MadVR to version 0.92.2.

v13.3 [Jul 3, 2017]
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.13.1
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.70.2-4-g8a798
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.2.0
Added option for a secondary thumbnail cache. When enabled, this will create an additional cache for thumbnails that functions as a backup for the standard cache from Windows Explorer. This will significantly speed up re-generation of thumbnails when items are removed from the standard cache. That may happen frequently when you have a large number of multimedia files, since the standard cache has a limited size.

v13.2 [May 24, 2017]
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.11.24.
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.69-79-gcdc55.
- Updated MadVR to version 0.91.10.
- Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.1.9.

v13.1 [Apr 14, 2017]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.69-20-g11926
Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.94
Updated Icaros to version 3.0.2 b2
Updated MadVR to version 0.91.8

v13.0 [Mar 13, 2017]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.69-14-g844f3.

v12.8 [Jan 14, 2017]
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.10.290
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.1.5
Several improvements regarding unattended installation.
For those who have never read the help file, it is possible (already for a long time) to create a fully customized silent/unattended installation using the /unattended command-line parameter.
Several other small improvements.
Keep reporting bugs! We can only fix problems if we know they exist.
Keep submitting suggestions. People often request functionality that is already available. We can teach you where to find those options!
Keep submitting files that fail to play. We might be able to make them play in a future version.

v12.7 [Dec 9, 2016]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.68.1-53-gca626
Updated MadVR to version 0.91.4
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.1.2
Minor changes and improvements

v12.1 [Apr 18, 2016]
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.10.180
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.68-26-g5be9d
Updated madVR to version 0.90.17
Updated MediaInfo to version 0.7.84.

v11.9 [Jan 29, 2016]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.67-115-ga1883
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.0.5
Added VP9 hardware acceleration option (DXVA2-CB only). Currently only the NVIDIA GTX 950/960/750v2 are capable of doing full accelerated decoding VP9 video.

v11.8 [Dec 23, 2015]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.67-60-g1013c.

v11.6 [Oct 31, 2015]
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.66-27-g9ab9e
Updated Icaros to version 3.0.0 rc2.

v11.4 [Aug 24, 2015]
Changelog 11.3.6 to 11.4.0 ~ 2015-08-24
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.9.145
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.65-47-g4c177
Updated madVR to version 0.88.21
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 6.0.0
Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.76
Updated Icaros to version 3.0.0 b4

v11.3 [Jul 21, 2015]
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.9.76
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.9.9
The 32-bit and 64-bit versions of LAV Filters now share their settings.
Added option to only install 64-bit codecs. Visible only in Expert install mode.

v11.2 [Jun 1, 2015]
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.8.237
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.65-9-g5c5ff
Updated madVR to version 0.88.8
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.9.8
Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.74
Updated Icaros to version 2.3.0 rc1.

v11.0 [Feb 18, 2015]
Changelog 10.9.5 to 11.0.0 ~ 2015-02-18
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.8.61
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.64
Updated Icaros to version 2.3.0 b4
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.9.6
Added choice between regular VSFilter (more stable) and xy-VSFilter (faster)

v10.8 [Oct 6, 2014]
Changelog 10.8.0 to 10.8.5 ~ 2014-11-14
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.7.128
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.63-5-g7e0ae79
Updated Xvid to version 1.3.3
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.9.2
Updated mediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.71
Updated GraphStudioNext to version 0.7.0.430
MPC-HC is now able to display embedded coverart
Changelog 10.7.5 to 10.8.0 ~ 2014-10-06
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.7.0
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.63
Updated ffdshow to version 1.3.4533
Compatible with Windows 10 Technical Preview
Added DirectX components that are needed by MPC-HC x64

v10.7 [Sep 3, 2014]
Changelog 10.7.1 to 10.7.5 ~ 2014-09-23
• Updated MPC-HC to version 1.7.6.253
• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.62-46-g4bbcf5c
• Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.9.1
• Updated Icaros to version 2.2.7 b2
• Added support for hardware accelerated decoding of HEVC/H.265 video. Because
all currently available hardware does not yet contain a fixed-function decoder for
HEVC, the current implementation utilizes the general shader and video
processing units of the GPU. As a result the performance is lower and power
consumption higher than you might expect. Future hardware will contain a fixed-
function decoder and provide better acceleration. At this moment the decoder
only works with high-end Intel (HD 4600/5x00/6x00) and NVIDIA (GTX 680/780
/870/880/Titan) GPUs. Latest graphics driver is also required.

v9.8 [Mar 7, 2013]
Updated MPC-HC to version 1.6.6.6899
Updated LAV Filters to version 0.55.3
Updated DC-Bass Source Mod to version 1.5.2
Updated madVR to version 0.86.1
Updated GraphStudioNext version 0.5.1.176
Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.5.3
Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.62
Updated Icaros to version 2.2.1b2

v9.7 [Jan 14, 2013]
- Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.6.6.6584
- Updated ffdshow to version 1.3.4500
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.55.1-13-g00b6435
- Updated madVR to version 0.85.7
- Updated Icaros to version 2.1.5
- Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 5.5.1

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