LAVfilters AlternativesCodec Packs and other similar apps like LAVfilters

LAVfilters is described as 'LAV Filters are a set of open-source DirectShow filters, aimed to eventually replace the better part of the playback chain required to play all and any modern media' and is a Codec Pack in the video & movies category. There are nine alternatives to LAVfilters for Windows, Linux, Android and Mac. The best LAVfilters alternative is K-Lite Codec Pack, which is free. Other great apps like LAVfilters are Matroska, CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack, Shark007 Codecs and Xvid.

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LAV Filters are a set of open-source DirectShow filters, aimed to eventually replace the better part of the playback chain...

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    Advanced codec bundle includes DirectShow filters and essential tools for encoding and decoding, enabling seamless playback of popular, rare, high-definition, and standard media formats on Windows with user configuration, repair utilities, and regular feature updates.

    12 K-Lite Codec Pack alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Code Packs
    2.  Thumbnail preview

    K-Lite Codec Pack VS LAVfilters

     
    • K-Lite Codec Pack is the most popular Windows alternative to LAVfilters.

    • K-Lite Codec Pack is the most popular free alternative to LAVfilters.

    • K-Lite Codec Pack is Free and ProprietaryLAVfilters is Free and Open Source
    • K-Lite Codec Pack is LightweightLAVfilters is not according to our users
  2. Matroska icon
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    The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Matroska Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

    Matroska VS LAVfilters

     
    Comments about Matroska as an Alternative to LAVfilters
    altersoft
    Negative Jan 4, 2018
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    it's format, not codec pack

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    • Matroska is the most popular Android, Mac & Linux alternative to LAVfilters.

    • Matroska is the most popular Open Source alternative to LAVfilters.

    • Matroska is Free and Open SourceLAVfilters is also Free and Open Source
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    The CCCP was created to replace the video playback packs provided in favor of a single reliable pack capable of decoding practically anything.

    11 CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last update, released in October 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack VS LAVfilters

     
  4. Shark007 Codecs icon
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    A collection of audio and video codecs that contains full suite of all the best codecs available for Windows.

    8 Shark007 Codecs alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Shark007 Codecs Features

    1.  Portable

    Shark007 Codecs VS LAVfilters

     
  5. Xvid icon
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    Xvid is an open-source research project focusing on video compression and is a collaborative development effort. All code is released under the terms of the GNU GPL license.

    10 Xvid alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Xvid VS LAVfilters

     
  6. DScaler icon
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    DScaler 4 is a piece of software that captures video, processes it, and scales it for presentation on a projector or computer monitor. DScaler implements highly sophisticated algorithms that work in real-time to provide PC owners with image quality matched only by very expensive...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DScaler VS LAVfilters

     
  7. AC3Filter icon
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    AC3Filter is a high quality free audio decoder and processor filter. It allows media players to playback movies with AC3 and DTS audio tracks. Also it can process any audio track, much of processing options allows to adjust the sound in almost any way.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available and the program was not updated since 2009. Last version, 0.7b, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

    AC3Filter Features

    1.  AAC

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    Do you download movies and get confused by all the different formats and codecs? Now you dont need to worry about downloading your movie codecs separately, you can do it all in one go. Codec Pack All-in-1 includes: DivX 6.0 XviD Codec 1.0.3 DivX, XviD - FFDShow 17.02.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last update, 6.0.3.0, released in January 2006, can be still downloaded from FileHippo.com

    Codec Pack All-In-1 VS LAVfilters

     
  9. xy-VSFilter icon
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    Based on VSFilter 2.39 Guliverkli2 with various important changes from VSFilter 2.41 MPC-HC

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    xy-VSFilter VS LAVfilters

     
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