Freeware List - Codecs

DirectX 9.0c November 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:24:43 -0500

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 9.0c includes support for Pixel Shader and Vertex Shader 3.0, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX 9.0 APIs.

K-Lite Codec Pack Basic 3.50

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:10:07 -0500

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor-Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full 3.4.7 Beta

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:30:36 -0500

FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 20071001

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:30:20 -0500

FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder is a DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DIVX movies, picture postprocessing, and show subtitles. It uses libavcodec from ffmpeg project or for video decompression (it can use xvid.dll installed with xvid codec too), postprocessing code from mplayer to enhance visual quality of low bitrate movies, and is based on original DirectShow filter from XviD, which is GPL´ed educational implementation of MPEG4 encoder.

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.4.5

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:19:04 -0500

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor - Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. It is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your video files. You should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats.

XP Codec Pack 2.1.0

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:02:50 -0500

XP Codec Pack is one of the most complete codec pack which helps you to play all major audio and video formats. And... to complete your multimedia experience, instead of 3 or 4 different players you get one, simple integrated player that plays almost all audio and video files: Media Player Classic.

Real Alternative Lite 1.60

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:17:04 -0500

Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install the official RealPlayer. You do need a media player that is capable of playing RealMedia files. The included Media Player Classic supports it. Supported are RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealVideo (.rm .ram .rmvb), RealText (.rt), and ReadPix (.rp). Not fully supported are: Streaming smil files (.smi .smil) and Realmedia embedded in webpages.

AC3Filter 1.46

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:46:38 -0500

AC3Filter - it is a DirectShow filter for AC3 decoding to play .AVI with AC3 audio tracks and MPEG2 (DVD). Distributed absolutely for free (FREEWARE, OpenSource).

Features:
* Full AC3 standard compliance.
* S/P DIF passthrough support.
* Decode MPEG2 PES streams.
* Multichannel output support.
* LFE support.

K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 3.3.5

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:45:35 -0500

X Codec Pack - 2.1.5

Tue, 29 May 2007 06:46:59 -0500

X Codec Pack is not just another codec pack. Just the most used (popular) codecs are included (see below). If you are looking for a big pack with lots of codecs, filters, tools, this is the wrong place. Lots of codecs can mess up your Windows.

Unlike other codec packs, you can select the components you want to install, you get uninstall support, detection for previous installed versions, update for new versions - you don’t have to download the whole pack again.

Windows Essentials Codec Pack v1.0

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:15:56 -0500

Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of the most essential Audio and Video DirectShow Codecs and Filters. With Windows Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all movies and music files that you download off the internet, stay up to date with the latest Codecs with the Audio / Video Codec Update Service, and eliminate the many conflicts and error caused by using multiple codecs to decode the same file types.

Advanced Vista Codec Package 4.27

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:20:22 -0600

Codecs have always been a pain in the butt. This package takes from the best, all the big name creators, several small guys too, and compiles all this into a single pack. All possible conflicts are already dealt with, many user suggested default settings are implemented.

This package does not contain a media player. This package does not associates filetypes. With this package installed, you will be able to use any media player to play DVD´s, movies and video clips such as quicktime, realmedia, avi, mpeg, Flv, swf, wmv, etc. Streaming video can be played within web browsers. By default, you shouldn´t need to make any adjustments to enjoy playback immediately.

Codec 8.1

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:08:28 -0600

One of the most advanced codec packs.
Contains the latest version of codecs to play the most popular multimedia formats.

DivX Pro™ 6.4.0 Codec Full
XviD 1.1.2 (01.11.2006)
Cinepak Codec 1.10.0.26
Ligos Indeo® XP Codec 5.2820.15.58
CoreAVC® Video Codec 1.1.0.5
CoreAAC Audio Decoder 1.2.0.575 rev.3
AC3Filter 1.11
Fraunhoffer IIS Mpeg Layer-3 ACM Codec 3.4.0.0
MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder 1.9.0.311
Ogg Vorbis 1.1
Ogg Vorbis DirectShow Filter Decoder 1.1.7.9
Ogg Vorbis DirectShow Filter 0.9.9.6
Ogg Vorbis Audio ACM Codec 0.0.3.6

Satsuki Decoder Pack 3.1.0.8

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:18:35 -0600

Satsuki Decoder Pack contains video and audio decoders, automatically installable/uninstallable for Windows 2000/XP/2003.

The goal of this pack is to decode all types of videos from your PC. This pack doesn´t contain codecs, only decoders and filters, that take less place and avoid the conflicts. Satsuki Decoder Pack is a 100% FREE, non-commercial product and doesn´t contain spyware, adware or any other hidden programs!

Fantasy Codec Pack 2.9 Build 1110

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:33:00 -0600

Fantasy Codec Pack integrates the commonly used audio frequency and the video frequency decoding plug-in units as well as contains Media Player Classic and KMPlayer. These two different players can perfectly broadcast nearly all popular audio and video frequencies.