274 Like K-Lite Codec Pack Good alternative? YES NO K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
78 Like CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack YES NO The CCCP was created to replace the video playback packs provided in favor of a single reliable pack capable of decoding practically anything. CCCP was created to... Free Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued Last update was from 2015. See http://www.cccp-project.net/
19 Like ffdshow tryouts Good alternative? YES NO ffdshow tryouts is a DirectShow and Video for Windows codec with support for a wide range of audio and video formats, such as Xvid, DivX, and H.264. It includes a... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
6 Like Xvid Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
8 Like LAVfilters Good alternative? YES NO 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. ... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
4 Like Media Preview Good alternative? YES NO Fed up with Windows Explorer not always showing thumbnails for all of your media files? Then get Media Preview for free.* First focused on video files, now Media... Free Personal Windows No features added Add a feature
1 Like Kawaii Codec Pack Alternative? YES NO KCP is a codec pack that contains the latest DirectShow components, utilized to decode an array of media types. KCP was created with a focus Hi10P content playback and... Free Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.6.0.6, released in August 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
4 Like AC3Filter Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
5 Like DScaler Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
2 Like Codec Pack All-In-1 Alternative? YES NO 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... Free Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued not updated since 2006
