If you're after great functionality, you should give it a try though. It has no real drawbacks, but you should consider unchecking theÂ Media Player Classic Homecinema during installation if you're not looking for an old-school looking player, with a simple interface.

Updates and new codecs are easily available.

Available in different sizes and functionalities, according to your requirements.

Preferred mostly by serious skilled users.

The codec pack along with all associated features included in it offers many features like: Apart from these, the interface packs nothing flashy as the main goal of the player is to be as lightweight and easy to use as possible, resembling the old Windows Media Player. Main buttons like pause/ play, stop, forward and audio control are present followed by a lot of options available through the top down menus these options combined with the pack's included codecs, make this player a choice for serious movie enthusiasts. K-Lite Codec Pack comes with Media Player Classic Homecinema, a lightweight media player with aÂ very simple interface. It is essentially a pack of video/audio codecs plus a media player, bundled together to work as one. At this point, you should check all or choose according to your preferences. The whole process requires few clicks, however, it asks you which codecs you want to install through the pack. Installation guide makes the whole process as simple as clicking ‘next’. There are no special requirements for installation apart from 50 MB available memory. It is one of very few freeware available today that promptly makes and suggests updates.Īlmost all versions of Microsoft Windows support the codec pack as its main reason for existence is supporting formats that are not by default supported by Windows. It is available in different sizes of 10, 17 and 20 MB greater the size greater will be the support for codecs.

Along with the capability of playing any format or codec imaginable, this pack comes with a standard media player, the Media Player Classic Homecinema.Â Its enhanced functionality and limited focus on appearance makes it more of a tool than a full fledge application, so it should be considered as a Swiss Army Knife in the arena of multimedia.

If you want to play all sorts of formats on your Windows PC then K-Lite Codec Pack is a must have for you.

' A collection of codecs and related tools.'

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