Top 15 ADVANCED Codecs for Windows 7 and 8 Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

When dealing with codecs, more does not equal better. Having the least amount on your system is the best configuration. This is exactly what the Shark's Codec Packages do for you. Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center will be able to play all your files.

1. SE-MediaPlayer

SE-MediaPlayer SE-MediaPlayer is a free classic portable media player with build-in media library for audio and video files management and lots of beautiful skins. Also includes codec configuration utility for quick audio and video codecs installation and removal. Main features:A single player for audio, video, flash files, CDs, DVDs and HD......

2. Avicodec

Avicodec AVIcodec is a free multimedia file analyser for Windows.Find avi and divx codecs, solve codecs issues.......

3. CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack

CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack The CCCP was created to replace the video playback packs provided in favor of a single reliable pack capable of decoding practically anything. CCCP was created to fulfill the following:* Alleviate the major problems caused by conflicting codec packs* Provide a video media playback standard for the anime community* Be......

4. VideoInspector

VideoInspector VideoInspector is a tool designed to provide you with as much information as possible about your video files.With VideoInspector you'll know why your video files has no sound or refuses to play correctly. VideoInspector will help you installing the required CoDecs (coder/decoder software) for an optimal performance.VideoInspector can also inspect......

5. MPUI

MPUI MPlayer frontend for Windows.Features:* A media player with a clean and simple interface.* Plays hundreds of different video and audio formats, no additional codecs are needed.* MPUI and MPlayer together are just about 3.5 MB in size.* The most important MPlayer options can be configured without typing in cryptic......

6. Medialooks MFormats SDK

Medialooks MFormats SDK MFormats SDK is an easy way to access FFmpeg's rich set of video codecs, file containers and network streams from your C#, VB.NET, Delphi and C++ application. Using FFmpeg may be tricky. Integrating MFormats with your application will take just a few lines of code. In addition to FFmpeg, MFormats......

7. Medibuntu

Medibuntu Medibuntu is a packaging project dedicated to distributing software that cannot be included in Ubuntu for various reasons, related to geographical variations in legislation regarding intellectual property, security and other issues:......

8. GSpot

GSpot GSpot is a Windows-based freeware designed to identify codecs used in video files. In addition, the application checks if the required DirectShow filters or Video for Windows codecs are installed and configured for proper playback. While originally created to support AVI, it was expanded to include full support for Ogg......

9. MPC-HC

MPC-HC MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100% spyware free, there are no advertisements or toolbars.LightweightWatch movies on any SSE CPU, even on older computers systems.CustomizableWith its wide array of options, MPC-HC......

10. Themonospot

Themonospot Themonospot is a simple application that can be used to scan multimedia files and extract some informations about audio and video streams: * Video codec used * Frame size * Average video bitrate * File size * Total time * Frame rate * Total frames * Info data * Packet......

11. VirtualDub AIO

VirtualDub AIO VirtualDub AIO is an unofficial installer designed to quickly, easily and automatically install VirtualDub , input plugins, video filters and VFW/ACM codecs.It will free you from the burden to search and install manually all the needed things and you will be immediately ready to start using VirtualDub.Additionally, the......

12. Moo0 Video Info

Moo0 Video Info Moo0 Video Info is a very easy tool which can dispaly each video / audio file's information.Have you ever wondered why the video file doesn't play on your machine?, what codecs it uses?, or what picture size it's actually in? Then, this tool may be one of the easiest tools......

13. FFmpeg

FFmpeg FFmpeg is an open source project that develops libraries and programs for handling multimedia data. FFmpeg is the home to libavcodec, a codec library used by a large spectrum of programs, and libavformat, a mux and demux library for containers. The project develops 4 command-line programs; ffmpeg, the central tool......

14. X Codec Pack

X Codec Pack X Codec Pack (fka XP Codec Pack) is one of the most complete codec packs which helps you to play all major audio and video formats. Now, with support for Windows 8 and 64 bits! And... to enjoy your multimedia experience, instead of 3 or 4 different players you get......

15. Satsuki Decoder Pack

Satsuki Decoder Pack Satsuki Decoder Pack is an audio/video auto-installable filters and decoder for windows 2k/XP/2k3/2k8/vista/seven/8 (French, English).The purpose of this pack is to decode most of video files.This pack contain only filters and decoders (with some exeptions), it avoid conflict.This pack is free with no spyware or adware.......