K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of
audio and
video components for
Microsoft Windows that enables the
operating system and its
software
to play back various audio and video formats generally not supported by
the operating system itself. K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several
related tools, including
Media Player Classic,
GSpot Codec Information Appliance, and Codec Tweak Tool.
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Editions
There are five editions of K-Lite Codec Pack, all being available free of charge.
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- Basic: The Basic edition is the smallest version and enables a Microsoft Windows computer to play Matroska (MKV), MP4, Ogg and Adobe Flash video (FLV) files, in addition to various types of AVI files. It only consists of ffdshow (for audio and video decoding), DirectVobSub (for subtitle decoding), Codec Tweak Tool and four other minor components. This edition does not come with Media Player Classic.[5]
- Standard: The Standard edition includes all features of the Basic edition plus a DVD Video decoder, Media Info Lite and Media Player Classic Home Cinema. This edition enables DVD playback in Microsoft Windows.[6] This package is recommended for normal users.[3]
- Full: The Full edition includes 31 additional components and
four additional tools beyond those included in the Standard edition, as
well as adding video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs.
However, no encoding or conversion tool is included in the package.[7]
- Mega: The K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a combination of K-Lite Codec Pack Full
and fourteen additional components not present in any other edition.
Amongst these components, there is the original Media Player Classic as
well as Media Player Classic Home Cinema, GSpot Codec Information Appliance, and FourCC Changer.[8]
- 64-bit: The 64-bit
K-Lite Codec Pack is an independent package of codecs that can be used
with 64-bit players on a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows. This
edition can co-exist with one of the other editions, and in fact the
developers recommend installing the 64-bit pack after installing one of
the regular packs.[4]
In the past some versions of K-Lite Codec Pack included
BS.Player (until it was supplemented with an
adware package).
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