Year/Release Date : 06.2026
Version : 2.7.3
Developer : MPC-HC Team
Developer’s Website : clsid2/mpc-hc
Bit depth : 32bit, 64bit
Interface language : Multilingual (Russian is present)
Tablet : not required
Advertising : none
System requirements:
- OS: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7
- 182 MB
Description :
Media Player Classic is a convenient multimedia player in every way. Built on the classic Media Player Classic and one of the best media codec suites, ffdshow, it can play many video and audio file formats without installing external codecs. This player offers a wide range of features: it can play DVDs, hardware decode the popular H.264 format on the latest generation of video cards, work correctly with a second monitor (TV), support various subtitle types, handle QuickTime and RealVideo formats, and more.
- Play VCD, SVCD and DVD without installing additional codecs.
- Playing AudioCDs.
- Playback of Real Media and QuickTime (if the corresponding codecs are installed on the system)
- Playback of files of any format that supports DirectShow, such as DivX, XviD, H.264.
- Playback and capture of video from TV tuners.
- Playback of Macromedia Flash videos, with the ActiveX plugin installed, with the ability to rewind.
- Free movement and scaling of the image.
- Support for WinLirc and uICE control systems.
- Command line support.
- Possibility to customize hot keys.
- Saving a decoded stream (for example, MPEG2 from protected DVDs).
- Viewing movies in a resolution different from the current one.
- Possibility of playing a second audio track (in any supported format).
- Playing damaged AVI files
- Support for all modern multimedia file formats, including: WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG, SND, AU, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, MIDI, MPEG, MPG, MP2, VOB, AC3, DTS, ASX, M3U, PLS, WAX, ASF, WM, WMA, WMV, AVI, CDA, JPEG, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, D2V, MP4, SWF, MOV, QT, FLV and others
- Subtitle support.
- Two portable versions from the elchupacabra repack.
· Portable app format version * (associated with supported file types AT THE TIME of launch)
· Developer version
- Multilingual interface (including Russian)
- Added the yt-dlg plugin 2026.06.28 for playing videos from YouTube and other services.
- Alternative Icon Library: Black Edition; Toolbar: Mandarin
- No installation required
* If it is necessary to establish associations with the program during the launch of the PAF portable version, in systems with enabled UAC, run it as Administrator.
You need something very lightweight and fast. You’re using older hardware or versions of Windows. You don’t need advanced features.
MPC-BE:
You need a modern interface. You use hardware acceleration for 4K or 3D content. You need support for new formats like AV1 or HDR.
