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A free and open-source video and audio player for Windows, known for its simple and effective user interface, extensive features, and support for third-party filter extensibility.

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Project Overview

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC) is a free and open-source video and audio player for Windows. It is famous and loved for its simple and effective user interface, providing an excellent user experience with a huge amount of functionality. Being a DirectShow player, it also allows flexibility and extensibility through third-party filters.

Key Features

  • Modern GUI theme (dark or light)
  • Video preview on the seekbar
  • Play HDR video
  • Support for HEVC (H.265) / VVC (H.266) / AV1 video and AC4 audio
  • Improved subtitle rendering performance with libass and WebVTT support
  • Subtitle search (press D for manual search)
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Remember playback position
  • Ctrl + mouse scrollwheel for quick seeking

Target Audience

  • Windows users
  • Users who need a lightweight, full-featured video player

Quick Start

  1. Download the latest version from GitHub Releases
  2. Install and launch MPC-HC
  3. Open a video or audio file to start playing

Core Advantages

  • Lightweight, open-source, stable, and reliable
  • Feature-rich with support for new formats
  • Simple and effective interface
  • Open-source and free

System Requirements

  • OS: Windows

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