MPC-BE

What MPC-BE is

MPC-BE is a free, open-source audio and video player for Windows. It supports network playback, subtitles, and hardware acceleration, with listed formats including AVI, MKV, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, MP4, FLV, WMV, RF64, WavPack, Wave64, AV1, HEVC, and VVC. The project describes it as independently developed from the original Media Player Classic and Media Player Classic Home Cinema code. Its listed system requirements include an SSE2-capable CPU and a graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c with PS 3.0. The project lists Windows 7 through Windows 11, in 32-bit or 64-bit editions. Release 1.9.1 notes include Dolby Vision support in AV1, hardware decoding fixes for older Intel graphics, and support for MS ADPCM and IMA ADPCM audio. Those notes also mention network stream support and yt-dlp fixes. Downloads are offered as stable releases and nightly builds; the project wiki says volunteers provide the nightly builds and links to a bug reports page. MPC-BE’s code is licensed under GPL v3, and its listed plan costs nothing.