K-Lite Codec Pack Features and Components

This page provides a structured list of what is included in each K-Lite Codec Pack edition. Use it to compare components and understand which edition is best suited to your media workflow.

Each edition is built with stability and performance in mind. Only trusted, well-maintained components are included to deliver reliable playback without unnecessary bloat.

Standard Edition

The Standard edition includes:

Player:

• Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC)

DirectShow video filters:

• LAV Video decoder

DirectShow audio filters:

• LAV Audio decoder

DirectShow source filters:

• LAV Splitter

DirectShow subtitle filters:

• DirectVobSub (xy-VSFilter)

Additional filters:

• MPC Video Renderer

Utilities:

• Codec Tweak Tool
• MediaInfo Lite

Shell extensions:

• Icaros ThumbnailProvider
• Icaros PropertyHandler

Full Edition

Full includes everything from Standard, plus:

• MadVR - advanced renderer with high-quality scaling
• Plugin for 3D video decoding (H.264 MVC)

Mega Edition

Mega includes everything from Full, plus:

VFW video codecs (for encoding):

• x264
• XviD
• Lagarith
• Huffyuv

ACM audio codecs (for encoding):

• AC3ACM

Additional components:

• Bass Audio Source
• MPC Image Source
• GraphStudioNext

Optional filters:

• ffdshow audio processor
• ffdshow video processor

Basic Edition

The Basic edition includes only essential DirectShow filters:

• LAV Video decoder
• LAV Audio decoder
• LAV Splitter
• DirectVobSub (xy-VSFilter)

Tools:

• Codec Tweak Tool

Shell extensions:

• Icaros ThumbnailProvider
• Icaros PropertyHandler