Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.6.2.25 (March 1st 2026)

Latest stable release build: 2.6.2.1
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.6.2

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.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.6.1.19 (February 11th 2026)

Latest stable release build: 2.6.1.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.6.1

Changes from 2.6.0 to 2.6.1:

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.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.6.0.21 (January 23rd 2026)

Latest stable release build: 2.6.0.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.6.0

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.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.5.6.41 (January 4th 2026)

Latest stable release build: 2.5.6.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.5.6

Changes from 2.5.5 to 2.5.6:

Updates:

• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.18.2480

Changes/improvements:

• Added an option to adjust alignment of the toolbar buttons. It is now possible to align to middle of window.
• When playing a rar archive that contains multiple media files, it is now possible to skip to next/previous file within the archive.

Fixes:

• Several small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.5.5.30 (November 27th 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.5.5.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.5.5

Changes from 2.5.4 to 2.5.5:

Updates:

• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.17.2472

Changes/improvements:

• Hiding of capture settings panel is now remembered.
• Automatic subtitle search now only uses OpenSubtitles if you have configured an account for it. Because we have a limited daily download quota, this choice was made to reduce unnecessary downloads.
• Added two new toolbar skins.

Fixes:

• Improved long path support for loading external subtitles.
• A few small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.5.4.25 (October 22nd 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.5.4.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.5.4

Donations are appreciated. There is now a PayPal option.

Changes from 2.5.3 to 2.5.4:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.80-9-gb2240
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.15.2463
• Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 25.09

Fixes:

• A few 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 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)
  Note 3: yt-dlp win7 compatible build
• 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.

MPC Video Renderer

Frequently Asked Questions

Changes from 2.5.3 to 2.5.3.10:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.80-7-g5810a
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.14.2454

Fixes:

• A few small fixes and improvements.

Changes from 2.5.2 to 2.5.3:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.80-5-g49ded
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.13.2451

Additions/improvements:

• Added new options to customize the toolbar. Several new (optional) buttons have been added. You can now add/remove/re-order buttons.
• Added a few new toolbar images/skins.
• Old toolbar skins are no longer supported. A few old ones have been converted to new format, but we really need people to make proper new designs.

Fixes:

• A few small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.5.2.37 (September 15th 2025)

This version has new options to customize the toolbar buttons.
If you want to create your own toolbar design read this.

Latest stable release build: 2.5.2.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.5.2

Changes from 2.5.1 to 2.5.2:

Updates:

• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.12.2443
• Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 25.07

Fixes:

• A few small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.5.1.19 (August 5th 2025)

Please report if you notice any freezing issues with the latest development build.

Latest stable release build: 2.5.1.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.5.1

Changes from 2.5.0 to 2.5.1:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.80-2-g30060
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.10.2418

Changes/additions/improvements:

• The internal audio decoder now supports decoding AC-4 audio. It should work ok with most streams, but certain streams (with high channel count) are not properly supported yet.

Fixes:

• Several small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.5.0.39 (July 17th 2025)

Please report if you notice any freezing issues with this development build.

Latest stable release build: 2.5.0.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.5.0

Changes from 2.4.3 to 2.5.0:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.80-1-gb9116
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.9.2400

Fixes:

• Several small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.4.3.22 (June 25th 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.4.3.6
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.4.3

Changes from 2.4.2 to 2.4.3:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-29-gadffe
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.8.2392
• Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 25.04

Fixes:

• Several small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.4.2.22 (May 15th 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.4.2
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.4.2

Changes from 2.4.1 to 2.4.2:

Updates:

• Updated LAV Filters to version 0.79.2-28-gd35a3
• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.7.2387

Changes/improvements:

• Some tweaks to volume normalization algorithm.
• Adjusted clipping behavior for floating point audio when using volume boost. Should fix quality issues in some cases.
• Added warning prompt to boost that informs users about a better solution for the common issue of "voices are too quiet", which is to enable mixing in the audio decoder (and adjust center mix level).
• Improved support of .cue files that contain links to multiple audio files.

Fixes:

• Fixed a dragging issue with the exclusive mode seekbar.
• Several other small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.4.1.29 (April 18th 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.4.1
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.4.1

Changes from 2.4.0 to 2.4.1:

Updates:

• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.9.4.2373
• Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 25.03
• Updated internal MPC Audio Renderer

Fixes:

• Fixed subs in SaveImage when video renderer gives topdown RGB
• Several small fixes and improvements.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.4.0.19 (March 18th 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.4.0
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.4.0

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.

Below are development builds for testing purposes.

Latest development build: 2.3.9.40 (February 7th 2025)

Latest stable release build: 2.3.9
https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/tag/2.3.9

Changes from 2.3.8 to 2.3.9:

Updates:

• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.9.2318
• Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 24.12

Changes/additions/improvements:

• Added advanced option to hide the percentage on the volume silder.

Fixes:

• Several small fixes and improvements.

Changes from 2.3.7 to 2.3.8:

Updates:

• Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.8.8.2314
• Updated MediaInfo DLL to version 24.11

Fixes:

• Several small fixes and improvements.