MPC-HC: baixar versions anteriors

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.8.3 to 2.8.4:
Updates:
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.10.2618
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 26.10
Changes/additions:
- MPCVR now has an improved HDR to SDR tonemapping algorithm
- Replaced statusbar audio icon. It now also shows channel count.
Fixes:
- Fixed a regression in 2.8.3 that could cause a hang when first showing seek preview
- Fixed an issue that could shrink window size when exiting fullscreen from another monitor with different DPI
- Fixed some issues with capture graph building
- Several small fixes and improvements

Full changelog
Full list of all changes since start of this project.

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
Click to expand
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is included and is the recommended and default renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language(s). It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
If you have 1000 IQ you can even do smart stuff like setting playback rate change to mouse right-click + scrollwheel:
Options > Player > Mouse
Adjusting playback speed works best with MPC Audio Renderer or SaneAR. These audio renderers have automatic pitch correction, while DirectSound does not.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember recently played files and also their playback position, so you can resume playback from when you left
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can right-click on the framestep button to step backwards. Some other buttons also have right-click actions, such as closing file by right-clicking stop.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You 

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.8.2 to 2.8.3:
Updates:
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.8.2600
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 26.10
Changes/additions:
- Added a new modern theme variant for dialogs and menus that is based on Windows 11 UI design. The existing one was based on Windows 10. You can choose preferred theme here (regardless of which Windows version you use): Options > Advanced > ModernThemeStyle.
- Added advanced option to use native Windows 11 menus (with rounded corners).
- EVR-CP/Sync now support HLG tonemapping.
- Improved CUE file parsing.
- Some internal improvements to further enhance stability.
Fixes:
- Lots of small fixes and improvements.

Full changelog
Full list of all changes since start of this project.

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
Click to expand
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is included and is the recommended and default renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language(s). It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
If you have 1000 IQ you can even do smart stuff like setting playback rate change to mouse right-click + scrollwheel:
Options > Player > Mouse
Adjusting playback speed works best with MPC Audio Renderer or SaneAR. These audio renderers have automatic pitch correction, while DirectSound does not.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember recently played files and also their playback position, so you can resume playback from when you left
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can right-click on the framestep button to step backwards. Some other buttons also have right-click actions, such as closing file by right-clicking stop.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
-

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.8.1 to 2.8.2:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.83-5-gd65a9
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.8.2587
Changes/additions:
- Added ReplayGain support. Options can be found in audio switcher.
- Improvements for exclusive mode seekbar when using MPCVR.
- Improvements for opening a selection of files from Explorer. Now supports DropTarget interface.
- Playback rate can now be shown in statusbar for audio files.
- Keyboard shortcuts can now be edited without a mouse. Press Space or Enter to start editing a selected command. Press Enter or Tab to apply a pressed key combination. Enter/Tab can only be set as hotkey when combined with Alt/Ctrl/Shift.
- Improvements for ATSC/DVB channel scanning.
Fixes:
- Lots of small fixes and improvements.

Full changelog
Full list of all changes since start of this project.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is included and is the recommended and default renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language(s). It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
If you have 1000 IQ you can even do smart stuff like setting playback rate change to mouse right-click + scrollwheel:
Options > Player > Mouse
Adjusting playback speed works best with MPC Audio Renderer or SaneAR. These audio renderers have automatic pitch correction, while DirectSound does not.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember recently pla

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.8.0 to 2.8.1:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.83-1-g63d24
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.8.2572
Changes/additions:
- Added ability to load a secondary subtitle track from the subtitle menu. This supports only external text-based formats (SRT) and excludes formats that may contain explicit positioning (SSA/PGS/VobSub). The secondary subtitle is rendered at the top of the window. There are some known limitations. For example adjustments such as delay will apply to both tracks. Secondary is also not included in screenshots. Do NOT open issues/requests about this!
- Added ability to auto-copy all rendered subtitle text to the clipboard in real-time. Toggling this on/off can be assigned to a hotkey or one of the custom toolbar buttons.
- New "remote" page in web interface, providing a modern interface for remote control of MPC-HC from any phone (or web browser) in your local network.
- Expanded the API for remote control through window messages from a master process. See MpcApi.h header file.
Fixes:
- A few bug fixes in web interface.
- A few other fixes and small improvements.
Note: Windows Defender may give a false positive detection on the installer. This is usually fixed after 1 day.

Full changelog
Full list of all changes since start of this project.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is included and is the recommended and default renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language(s). It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by defau

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.7.4 to 2.8.0:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.82-5-g77c25
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.7.2560
Changes/additions:
- Settings of SaneAR/VMR-9/EVR-CP/EVR-Sync have been moved and can now be accessed through the button behind the renderer on the Output settings page.
- Cleaned up the Output settings page and updated the tooltips of the video renderers.
- It is now possible to provide default settings through HKLM, which are read whenever creating fresh settings profile in HKCU section of Registry.
- When storing settings in INI file, the history is now split off in a separate file. When the application folder is not writable, the history file is placed in %appdata%\MPC-HC. Also added an advanced option to always use appdata folder.
- Please note that the Registry is still the preferred location for storing the settings. That has better performance than INI file. Settings backup is as easy as pressing a button here: Options > Miscellaneous > Export
- Added an advanced option HistoryExcludeFilter to exclude certain content from getting added to recent file history. It is a simple semi-colon separated list of substrings that is matched against the full path or URL.
- There also is a HistoryExcludeFilterPrivate setting with exact same purpose, which is not exposed through the user interface.
- Added advanced option to automatically prune history entries older than X days. Defaults to 365, and can be disabled by setting to 0.
- Added a new Show History entry to recent file menu. This opens a dialog for managing history entries. Allows you to search. Manually remove entries. Clean invalid entries. Clean old entries. Reset position, etc.
- When opening a selection of files from Explorer, they are now added to playlist in correct alphabetical order.
- Added "sort by date" option in playlist context menu. Note that all sort actions apply once to current list and do not have effect on future playlist changes.
- Added advanced option to sort files by date when skipping to next/previous file in folder.
- Color controls have been moved from options dialog into a new popup dialog. Accessible through the Play menu or hotkey.
- Advanced settings have now been re-ordered and grouped into categories.
- Improved performance when using libass for rendering subtitles.
- Added stack trace to internal (fallback) exception handler.
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where subtitle styles changes were not dynamically applied during segment change in segmented Matroska files with ordered chapters.
- Fixed an issue where seekbar preview could show wrong edition with playing a Matroska file with multiple video editions.
- Fixed an issue where video preview was up-side-down in web interface when renderer provided a topdown bitmap.
- Fixed an issue with EVR-CP that caused still images to not render immediately.
- Improved long path support in a few file dialogs, such as "Load subtitles".
- A few other fixes and small improvements.
A big thanks to my fellow developer Adipose for doing a lot of great work this summer.

Full changelog
Full list of all changes since start of this project.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either M

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.7.3 to 2.7.4:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.82-4-gab7ca
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.6.2555
Changes/additions:
- MPC Video Renderer is now the by default renderer on the majority of systems. Previously EVR-CP was the default. MPCVR is a more advanced modern renderer with support for HDR video.
- MPC-HC will detect your GPU(s) (once) after updating to this new version and will adjust the video renderer and hardware decoding settings when it makes sense.
- Added an option to show the playback timer next to the seekbar instead of inside the statusbar. By default it is placed at the right side. There is an advanced option to place it at the left side. Tip: seekbar height can be adjusted in the options. Timer text size is scaled accordingly.
- Added a new customizable viewing preset (hotkey 4). By default this hides the menu and statusbar compared to the normal viewing preset (hotkey 3).
- Added an advanced option to specify the default viewing preset when starting the player. By default it remembers to last used
viewing mode.
- Added a submenu to playlist context menu for adjusting the playlist location.
Fixes:
- A few crash fixes, bug fixes and small improvements.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
(Automatic detection of GPU and configuration of the above settings is high on my ToDo list, so MPC-HC will have better default out-of-the-box settings on modern systems in the future.)
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language. It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Pla

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.7.2 to 2.7.3:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.82
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.4.2550
- Updated MPC Audio Renderer
Fixes:
- A few crash fixes, bug fixes and small improvements.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
(Automatic detection of GPU and configuration of the above settings is high on my ToDo list, so MPC-HC will have better default out-of-the-box settings on modern systems in the future.)
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language. It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember recently played files and also their playback position, so you can resume playback from when you left
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can right-click on the framestep button to step backwards. Some other buttons also have right-click actions, such as closing file by right-clicking stop.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.7.1 to 2.7.2:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.81-23-g6fadb
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.2.2540
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 26.05
- Updated MPC Audio Renderer
Fixes:
- Several crash fixes, bug fixes and small improvements.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
(Automatic detection of GPU and configuration of the above settings is high on my ToDo list, so MPC-HC will have better default out-of-the-box settings on modern systems in the future.)
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language. It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember recently played files and also their playback position, so you can resume playback from when you left
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can right-click on the framestep button to step backwards. Some other buttons also have right-click actions, such as closing file by right-clicking stop.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu 

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.7.0 to 2.7.1:
Updates:
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.2.2535
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
(Automatic detection of GPU and configuration of the above settings is high on my ToDo list, so MPC-HC will have better default out-of-the-box settings on modern systems in the future.)
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings, such as preferred subtitle language. It also does automatic configuration of renderer and hardware decoding, for best performance and HDR support.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) or the old classic theme
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
Plus there are options to show audio/video details in the statusbar, such as codec and resolution.
- Customizable toolbar buttons
You can add/remove/re-order the player buttons.
There are also several different toolbar designs to choose from.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember recently played files and also their playback position, so you can resume playback from when you left
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can right-click on the framestep button to step backwards. Some other buttons also have right-click actions, such as closing file by right-clicking stop.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop mar

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.6.4 to 2.7.0:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.81-8-ga9e68
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.10.1.2531
Changes:
- Improved resizing behavior of window zooming hotkeys.
- Improved playlist performance with huge amount of entries.
- Playlist can be searched (when it has focus) by simply typing text.
Fixes:
- Fixed regression in previous version with setting startpos from command line.
- Several small fixes and improvements.

OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player:

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.

Changes from 2.6.3 to 2.6.4:

Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.81-7-g8c4ee

Changes:
- For some users it was unclear that all nodes in the settings tree corresponded to pages, so now there is a leaf node for all pages.
- Added hotkey for toggling "Override all styles".

Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements.

OpenSubtitles download error 406

Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password

Overview of features

A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best q

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.6.2 to 2.6.3:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.81-6-gb54d5
Changes:
- In filter properties, the info of pin connections now shows a bit more details.
Fixes:
- A few fixes for rare crashes.
- Several small fixes and improvements.
OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password
Toolbars
If you want to create you own toolbar design, read this.
Translations
You can help improve and complete translations. See this topic for more info. There are several languages where recently added options have not yet been translated.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.6.1 to 2.6.2:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.81-5-g5aa4b
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 26.01
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements.
OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password
Toolbars
If you want to create you own toolbar design, read this.
Translations
You can help improve and complete translations. See this topic for more info. There are several languages where recently added options have not yet been translated.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even dow

Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.81-3-g5d467
Changes:
- Expanded the debug logging functionality.
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where player could get stuck on "Opening" when the graph worker thread malfunctioned. This happened on a few Windows 11 systems when opening files from Windows Search. We were unable to reproduce it, so root cause is unknown, likely an obscure Windows bug.
- Several small fixes and improvements.

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.5.6 to 2.6.0:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.80-14-gb6959
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.19.2490
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements.
OpenSubtitles download error 406
Subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles may fail depending on time of day. This is due to our daily download quota being exceeded. Current amount of donations is barely enough to pay for the existing quota. So it is unlikely that quota can be increased and situation will get worse over time.
If you create an OpenSubtitles account and configure it in MPC-HC settings then you may be able to bypass the quota.
Options > Subtitles > Misc > Right-click on OpenSubtitles.com > Setup > Fill in username/password
Toolbars
If you want to create you own toolbar design, read this.
Translations
You can help improve and complete translations. See this topic for more info. There are several languages where recently added options have not yet been translated.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
These renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
MPCVR is now included and is the recommended renderer for modern systems. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change).
I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings.
The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You 

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.3.9 to 2.4.0:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-27-gd98fc
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.3.2363
Changes/additions/improvements:
- Merged play/pause into a single visible button.
Fixes:
- Fixed rare crash on certain PGS subtitles with negative position value.
- Several small fixes and improvements.
Translations
You can help improve and complete translations. See this topic for more info. There are several languages where recently added options have not yet been translated.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder. Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder. Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest vers

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.
Changes from 2.3.6 to 2.3.7:
Updates:
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.8.2303
Changes/additions/improvements:
- Improved font scaling for text on thumbnail sheet
- Manual subtitle style edits now also work with libass
Fixes:
- Fixed OSD bug in fullscreen that occurred in 2.3.6
- Several small fixes and improvements.
Translations
You can help improve and complete translations. See this topic for more info. There are several languages where recently added options have not yet been translated.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder. Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder. Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made dail

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Changes from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-20-g81c56
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.7.2295
Changes/additions/improvements:
- MPCVR has been updated to support the display API changes of Windows 11 24H2, so HDR state is now detected correctly when the new "Auto Color Management" option of Windows is enabled.
- Improved support for MPCVR exclusive fullscreen. The player now uses the exclusive mode seekbar (OSD based) in that situation.
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements.
MPC Video Renderer
Frequently Asked Questions
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder. Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder. Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable P

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Changes from 2.3.4 to 2.3.5:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-19-g2bf67
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.6.2282
Changes/additions/improvements:
- The "Default Style" subtitle option has been renamed to "Override Default Style". Hopefully it should be more clear now what it does. It now also only affects the style named "Default" and a second option has been added to override all embedded styles of a subtitle (SSA/ASS format). The setting has also been reset (default = disabled) because too many dumb people change options that they do not understand and then complain that things do not work as expected. Just to be very clear: this option should remain unchecked if you want subtitles to render correctly and as intended by its creator.
- Mouse settings have been moved from Keys options page to a new Mouse options page. Mouse related settings have been reset.
- The modern volume slider now scales along with the toolbar buttons.
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements.
MPC Video Renderer
Frequently Asked Questions
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the p

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Changes from 2.3.2 to 2.3.3:
Updates:
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.5.2268
Changes/additions/improvements:
- The modern theme volume slider now shows % value
- The options to show audio and video format details in statusbar are now enabled by default
- The file delete function now shows a confirmation prompt on Windows 10/11, because Windows may not show one by itself anymore like it did in the past.
Fixes:
- A few small fixes.
MPC Video Renderer
Frequently Asked Questions
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder. Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder. Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made daily)
- Besides al

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Changes from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-18-ga7212
- Updated MediaInfo to version 24.06
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.4.2263
Changes/additions/improvements:
- The video is now paused/unpaused automatically when dragging the seekbar. Can be turned of in advanced settings for old behavior.
- Now writes MultiSelectModel value in file association ProgIDs. This allows opening a selection of up to 100 files, instead of Windows default limit of 15.
Fixes:
- A few small fixes.
MPC Video Renderer
Frequently Asked Questions
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface > Hover type
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder. Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder. Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (

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Changes from 2.2.1 to 2.3.0:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-9-g56aab
- Updated MediaInfo to version 24.05
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.3.2255
- Updated libass and various other external libs
Changes/additions/improvements:
- MPC Video Renderer is now included in the installer/zip and usable as internal filter. It is not yet the default renderer, but will become that in near future (on modern systems). You can select it here: Options > Playback > Output It uses DirectX 11 on Windows 10/11, so for optimal performance and compatibility it is also recommended to change the hardware decoder from DXVA2 to D3D11: Options > Internal Filters > Video Decoder > Hardware acceleration Note: an external copy of the video renderer gets used first when available, so either uninstall that or update it.
- New OSD implementation. It now also works during audio-only playback. OSD transparancy can be adjusted in advanced options.
- Volume normalize algorithm now no longer regains on short seeks and much less on long seeks. This should prevent unwanted jumps in volume.
- Improved downsampling quality of the images when generating a thumbnail sheet.
Fixes:
- Several small fixes and improvements
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. These renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! MPCVR is now included. MadVR needs to be installed separately. MPCVR also supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. For optimal performance you should change the hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because this renderer uses DirectX11.
- The installer of MPC-HC is very basic (and that will not change). I therefore recommend using K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and other essential components. It has a very advanced installation that can automatically create file associations, and helps you with easy configuration of important MPC-HC settings. The Standard version should be sufficient for most people. Use Full version of you like to use MadVR.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can st

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Changes from 2.1.7 to 2.2.0:
Updates:
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.1
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 24.03
Changes/additions/improvements:
- Now supports decoding H.266/VVC video
Fixes:
- A few bug fixes and small improvements
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:
- Play HDR video This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR. After installation these HDR capable renderers can be selected here: Options > Playback > Output With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong! I recommend installing K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and the renderers all in one easy to use package. MPCVR is available as a separate download below. MPCVR supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not. You should change hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because renderer will use DirectX11.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light) Options > Player > User Interface It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar Options > Player > User Interface
- Ability to search for subtitles Press D for manual search. Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed Menu > Play > Playback rate The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%): Options > Playback > Speed step Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction. Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player. Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting) Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video Menu > View > Pan&Scan This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well. Options > Player > Keys Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder. Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder. Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder. Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made daily)
- Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better performance and stability. It also has updated internal codecs. Support was added for CUE sheets, WebVTT subtitles, etc.

Donations are appreciated. There is now a new PayPal option.Changes from 2.1.6 to 2.1.7:
Changes/additions/improvements:- Some improvements for hotkey and global media key handling. This for example fixes a problem caused by a Windows/Chrome/Edge bug where clicking on notifications could send a keypress with value 0 to wrong window, which could trigger hotkey actions in MPC-HC.
- This adds a new option to display audio track details in the statusbar. Note: Statusbar info does not (yet) update when changing audio track through splitter tray icon, only when doing it using player functionality.
Fixes:- Fixed a crash when using libass and subtitles were (partially) located outside of visible video area.
- A few other small fixes and improvements.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
After installation these HDR capable renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
I recommend installing K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and the renderers all in one easy to use package.
MPCVR is available as a separate download below. MPCVR supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
You should change hardware decoder to D3D11 in LAV Video Decoder settings when using MPCVR on Windows 10/11, because renderer will use DirectX11.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder.
Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced
This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder.
Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)
Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made daily)
- Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better per

Donations are appreciated. There is now a new PayPal option.Changes from 2.1.5 to 2.1.6:
Changes/additions/improvements:- Increased max OSD font size to 50.
- Added FPS column to subtitle search results.
- Better sorting in subtitle search results.
- Opensubtitles login is now verified directly after inputting.
- Copy to clipboard text in About dialog now also includes details about monitors and DPI scaling.
- FullscreenSeparateControls option is now enabled by default.
Fixes:- Fixed regression in v2.1.5 with parsing SSA subs with start timestamps larger than 1 hour.
- Fixed issue where remember DVD position did not work correctly on some discs.
- Several other small fixes and improvements.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
After installation these HDR capable renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
I recommend installing K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and the renderers all in one easy to use package.
MPCVR is also available as a separate download below. MPCVR supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder.
Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced
This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder.
Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)
Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very latest version made daily)
- Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better performance and stability. It also has updated internal codecs. Support was added for CUE sheets, WebVTT subtitles, etc.

Donations are appreciated. There is now a new PayPal option.NOTE: Windows Defender currently has a false positive detection on the x86 installer. Edit: should be fixed now by MS.Changes from 2.1.4 to 2.1.5:
Updates:- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.78-3-g58474
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 24.01
- Updated all other third party libraries
Changes/additions/improvements:- Optimized reading of file history.
- Auto-fit zoom option now has a minimum and maximum value.
- External filters now prevent you from adding filters that should not be added there. Such as video renderers, for which the preferred one must be selected elsewhere (Output settings).
- Added and advanced option for remembering audio and subtitle track selection.
- Added and advanced option for remembering external playlist position.
- Subpic buffer size is now automatically set to 0 when using libass. It could give bad performance. Default and recommended setting is 0 even when not using libass.
Fixes:- Several small GUI theme related fixes.
- Several other small fixes and improvements.
Overview of features
A lot of people seem to be unaware of some of the awesome features that have been added to MPC-HC in the past years. Here is a list of useful options and features that everyone should know about:- Play HDR video
This requires using either MPC Video Renderer (MPCVR) or madVR.
After installation these HDR capable renderers can be selected here:
Options > Playback > Output
With other video renderers, the colors will be wrong!
I recommend installing K-Lite Codec Pack. That includes MPC-HC and the renderers all in one easy to use package.
MPCVR is also available as a separate download below. MPCVR supports Dolby Vision. MadVR does not.
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
Options > Player > User Interface
It is also possible to change the height of the seekbar and size of the toolbar buttons.
- Video preview on the seekbar
Options > Player > User Interface
- Ability to search for subtitles
Press D for manual search.
Or enable automatic search in: Options > Subtitles > Misc
- Adjust playback speed
Menu > Play > Playback rate
The buttons in the player that control playback rate take a 2x step by default. This can be customized to smaller values (like 10%):
Options > Playback > Speed step
Adjusting playback speed works best with the internal audio renderer. This also has automatic pitch correction.
Options > Playback > Output > Audio Renderer
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
Options > Player > History
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file. For example to go to next file or close player.
Options > Playback > After Playback (permanent setting)
Menu > Play > After Playback (for current file only)
- A-B repeat
You can loop a segment of a video. Press [ and ] to set start and stop markers.
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
Menu > View > Pan&Scan
This is also easily done with hotkeys (see below).
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player. They can be customized as well.
Options > Player > Keys
Tip: there is a search box above the table.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder.
Several YDL configuration options are found here: Options > Advanced
This includes an option to specify the location of yt-dlp.exe in case you don't want to put it in MPC-HC folder.
Note 1: You also need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)
Note 2: yt-dlp nightly build (very 

- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.78-1-ga1fd7
- Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 23.11
- The selected audio and subtitle track is now stored in file history.
- Added option to additionally show percentage behind the timer in the statusbar and OSD.
Right-click on the statusbar timer for options.
- Improved performance of libass
- Added support for drag&drop of files or urls in plain text format
- Added advanced option PreventDisplaySleep.
Disable this if you don't want the player to block screen saver and display sleep mode during video playback.
- Added support for some extra formats to internal filters (ProRes/DNxHD/G726/G729/IMC/VP4/Some MJPEG variants/MagicYUV/Hap/UtVideo/etc)
- Fixed issue with MediaInfo tab not loading in properties
- Fixed subtitle issue when maximum texture size was smaller than video
- Fixed a few small issues with light theme
- Play HDR video
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
- Video preview on the seekbar
- Ability to search for subtitles
- Adjust playback speed
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file.
For example to go to next file or close player.
- A-B repeat
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player.
They can be customized as well.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
- Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better performance and stability.
It also has updated internal codecs.
Support was added for CUE sheets, WebVTT subtitles, etc.

- Added light version of the modern theme.
Modern theme is now enabled by default. (Options > Player > Theme)
- Added advanced option to use MediaInfo to gather file durations when adding files to playlist
- Added support for multi-select in subtitle download dialog
- The "Add containing folder" action for playlist now inserts directly after the selected item
- Added a settings button on output settings page to open video renderer settings for MPCVR and MadVR.
- Fixed issue with libass and adjusting playback rate
- Fixed issue where libass did not work for SRT if file did not use UTF8
- Fixed mimetype related issue that prevented embedded fonts to be loaded for libass with certain files
- Fixed issue where window position/size was not remembered correctly if window had small size
- Play HDR video
- Modern GUI Theme (Dark or Light)
- Video preview on the seekbar
- Adjust playback speed
- MPC-HC can remember playback position, so you can resume from that point later
- You can quickly seek through a video with Ctrl + Mouse Scrollwheel.
- You can jump to next/previous file in a folder by pressing PageUp/PageDown.
- You can perform automatic actions at end of file.
For example to go to next file or close player.
- A-B repeat
- You can rotate/flip/mirror/stretch/zoom the video
- There are lots of keyboard hotkeys and mouse actions to control the player.
They can be customized as well.
- You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
- Ability to search for and download subtitles, either automatically or manually (press D):
- Besides all these (new) features, there have also been many bugfixes and internal improvements in the player in the past years that give better performance and stability.
It also has updated internal codecs.
Support was added for CUE sheets, WebVTT subtitles, etc.