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Media Player Classic icon

Media Player Classic

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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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

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  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Windows
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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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Comments and Reviews

   
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 Users value its simple yet customizable interface, but some have noted its outdated and unattractive GUI.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.
Top Positive Comment
glosou62
0

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

Top Negative Comment
Shoji VR
-1

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

AquaPoi
0

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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Guest
-1

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

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Purifier
1

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

emzero
0

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.

User1731867

Agreed.

misterhatoola

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

se7six
-1

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.

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Our users have written 14 comments and reviews about Media Player Classic, and it has gotten 764 likes

Media Player Classic was added to AlternativeTo by Ola Johansson on and this page was last updated . Media Player Classic is sometimes referred to as MPC.