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Media Player Classic icon

Media Player Classic

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Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in...

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  • FreeOpen Source

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Platforms

  • Windows
Discontinued

The project is no longer developed. The currently active fork is MPC-HC icon MPC-HC . Latest version, 6.4.9.1, released in April 2011, can be still downloaded from FreeCodec.com

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  1.  Support for subtitles

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Media Player Classic information

  • Developed by

    Gabest (Guliverkli)
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4
  • Alternatives

    130 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Video & MoviesCD/DVD Tools

Our users have written 14 comments and reviews about Media Player Classic, and it has gotten 759 likes

Media Player Classic was added to AlternativeTo by Ola Johansson on Mar 5, 2009 and this page was last updated Oct 13, 2020. Media Player Classic is sometimes referred to as MPC.

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Comment summary: Media Player Classic (MPC) is appreciated for its lightweight and versatile nature, often paired with codec packs like K-Lite or CCCP for enhanced performance. Users value its simple yet customizable interface, but some have noted its outdated and unattractive GUI. While some comments compare MPC unfavorably to VLC, it's still favored for playing a wide range of video formats efficiently. Despite being discontinued, ongoing community support continues to enhance its functionality.
AquaPoi
  
Top positive commentJan 2, 2022
• Edited Jan 2, 2022

Currently it's being worked and supported by other you can download here support madvr and YouTube streaming either + dark mode : https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc

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Shoji
  
Top negative commentJan 19, 2018

used to be my favourite until VLC is created and it supports all codecs flawlessly

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Guest
  
Positive commentJan 2, 2022

It's being worked on and supported by others: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc

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glosou62
  
Positive commentJan 25, 2021

years without updates. abandoned project. still the best player .

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Purifier
CommentJul 9, 2020

In my opinion, very good player too but not so good than VLC.

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emzero
CommentMar 27, 2012

MPC has been discontinued. The current version is MPC Home Cinema. I would remove it from the page, or at least notify that's been discontinued.

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User1731867

Agreed.

Reply written Jan 28, 2013

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misterhatoola

Even MPC-HC has been discontinued; the current fork is MPC-BE.

Reply written Aug 31, 2018

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se7six
CommentAug 19, 2011

The title says it all. Media Player Classic plays everything I throw at it and plays everything very well! Standard definition, high definition, it doesn't matter. MPC plays it all!

Media Player Classic: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Media_Player_Classic.htm ffdshow: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm DirectShow FilterPack: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/DirectShow_FilterPack.htm Haali Media Splitter: http://haali.su/mkv/

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What is Media Player Classic?

Media Player Classic was designed to look just like Windows Media Player icon Windows Media Player 6.4, but with many additional new features. It has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support and built-in MPEG2/SVCD/DVD codec.

What is the difference Media Player Classic and Media Player Classic Home Cinema?

Media Player Classic was developed by Gabest while the MPC-HC icon MPC-HC is a mod designed mainly for homecinema usage and is released by Casimir666.