

MPC-HC
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A lightweight open-source media player for Windows, giving support for all video/audio formats. It boasts no ads, dark themes, codec support, and seamless YouTube playback. Developed by longtime contributors, it's mature software with community improvements and crash fixes.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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Video & Movies, Audio & Music, Photos & Graphics, CD/DVD ToolsGitHub repository
- 12,800 Stars
- 536 Forks
- 28 Open Issues
- Updated Jun 9, 2025
Comments and Reviews
I've always used VLC but when I play mp4 or some mkv files and I want to skip from a position to another in the progress bar, VLC takes a long time to render and it's frustrating.
MPC HC is always fast!
Get latest release from here https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases
The website at https://mpc-hc.org/ says "MPC-HC is not under development since 2017. Please switch to something else."
Sorry.
There is an active fork by clsid
Can't run some codecs well
Runs smooth without the common artifacts and stuttering of VLC, but less configurable and rather ugly UI. Glad it exists.
The most versatile and lightweight video player under windows. Updated fork with new features, ehnacements, and some regresion bugs. On Linux Mplayer, on Android VLC, on Windows this fork of MPC-HC.
While it's not the best video player out there (MPlayer and VLC are superior on Windows), it is lightweight and easy to use.
It has a decent shuffle feature, so I specifically use this to play folders of music. Unlike some apps, it will play subfolders as well.
Fantastic app, runs videos smoothly, supports a lot of codecs and you can tweak some settings in the program.(only with K-Lite Codec Pack, includes MPC-HC). Homewer the app only supports Windows 7/8/8.1/10.