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MPC-HC Recorded Package Source

Direct package links and installation notes for Windows

Media Players · v2.7.4 · Free (GPL-3.0)

Lightweight free media player for Windows

Source record, not a product review. Automated checks can confirm URL availability but not package safety, installation behavior, or offline operation. Catalog maintained by Avinash Verma.

License: Free (GPL-3.0)

Size: 22.1 MB

Platforms: Windows

Download summary

MPC-HC is a media player for Windows, published by MPC-HC Team. A direct package URL is recorded below. The host may be the publisher, a release repository, a CDN, or another distribution source documented by the publisher. Some packages still fetch optional components during setup. The recorded publisher site is github.com. We do not host or modify installer files.

Sources and identity

External references used to identify the product and publisher. These links do not prove that we installed the package.

Wikipedia article Source on GitHub SHA-256 listed in catalog

Publisher documentation

These references support the package and behavior notes. Documentation checks are separate from the recorded URL-check date and do not represent an installation test.

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Setup integration or extracted application

Choose an x64 installer for a 64-bit Windows deployment that needs setup integration. The x64 ZIP provides a separate extracted application folder; the x86 installer serves 32-bit Windows.

An extracted ZIP is not evidence that all settings remain inside that folder. Record the settings and association behavior on the target before calling a deployment portable.

Recheck the renderer after a 2.7.4 upgrade

The 2.7.4 notes say MPC Video Renderer becomes the default on most systems and GPU-dependent settings can adjust automatically. If playback changes after updating, review Options > Playback > Output before adding codec packs.

The release includes LAV Filters 0.82-4 and MPC Video Renderer 0.10.6.2555. A renderer choice still depends on the GPU, driver and actual media; no playback benchmark is recorded here.

Package guidance is based on the linked documentation, checked 11 September 2026. No installation test is claimed.

Publisher SHA-256 reference values

Compared on 11 September 2026 with the publisher’s reference.

MPC-HC.2.7.4.x64.exe: 1b8626375bcd886fb2b53107da8da6f61bf9bc7ddf1e30da9a307c3ac7e1e2ad
MPC-HC.2.7.4.x64.zip: 79ee7c5391b0b8dbc6793356b858e55574dfbc96114464502e7010a11d3b4441
MPC-HC.2.7.4.x86.exe: b6ecc79004e4071a92b3ee7f98f38e331d27f66ed503f3b67765391cf9cafb1b

Compare only with the exact named package. A matching hash alone does not establish publisher identity or package safety.

Download options

Recorded package links, store pages, and browser extensions where available.

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Platform	Build	Architecture	Package	Action	Notes
Windows	EXE MPC-HC installer 64-bit	64-bit	EXE	Download file	Official Windows installer from MPC-HC GitHub releases
Windows	EXE MPC-HC installer 32-bit	32-bit	EXE	Download file	Official 32-bit installer
Windows	Portable MPC-HC portable ZIP 64-bit	64-bit	ZIP	Download file	Official portable ZIP package

Platform

Build

Architecture

Package

Action

Notes

Windows

EXE

MPC-HC installer 64-bit

64-bit

EXE

Download file

Official Windows installer from MPC-HC GitHub releases

Windows

EXE

MPC-HC installer 32-bit

32-bit

EXE

Download file

Official 32-bit installer

Windows

Portable

MPC-HC portable ZIP 64-bit

64-bit

ZIP

Download file

Official portable ZIP package

Verification scope

A direct package URL is recorded above. We have not independently installed every listed build or confirmed that setup remains fully offline.

We do not host software files. Links may resolve to a publisher domain, its release repository, app store, CDN, or a documented distribution host — confirm the final hostname, publisher signature, version, and architecture before deployment. Recorded URLs last checked 11 September 2026; content last updated 11 September 2026.

What MPC-HC does

MPC-HC 2.7.4 is the clsid2 project's Windows media player for Windows 7 through 11. The official release provides separate x64 and x86 installers and ZIP archives; the ZIP avoids a setup program but does not by itself prove that every setting or operating-system trace remains beside the executable. Use the installer when managed setup and associations are wanted, and validate the ZIP's settings behavior for a portable deployment.

The project bundles internal LAV Filters and documents subtitles, DVD playback, shaders, shortcuts, and an optional web interface. Actual playback depends on the container, codec profile, subtitles, protected-media requirements, hardware acceleration, driver, and selected options. Optional online-video playback uses a separately obtained yt-dlp helper. The project recommends FFmpeg for best-quality video downloads; it does not make FFmpeg a universal prerequisite for playing local files or opening every online URL. These helpers need their own source and update checks.

The optional web interface exposes a listening service and should remain disabled unless its bind address, access controls, firewall scope, and network need have been reviewed. The player does not need an account for local playback. File associations, update checks, shell integration, and component selections depend on installer choices.

The SHA-256 values below are publisher-repository asset digests. No local install, Authenticode check, association test, playback matrix, settings trace, web-interface scan, or performance benchmark was performed.

Reference images

MPC-HC Media Players preview card — MPC-HC — Media Players

Captions describe the visible contents. Reference images are not installation-test results and may show older releases or other platforms.

Product features

Includes internal codecs and LAV Filters; format support varies by media and build
Recorded 64-bit and 32-bit installers plus a 64-bit portable ZIP
Project-documented DVD playback and subtitle-rendering controls
Project-documented pixel shaders and keyboard/mouse shortcuts
Optional web interface and online-video helpers add network and dependency boundaries

Installation notes

Grouped by the package types recorded on this page — not a claim that every listed build was independently tested on every supported platform.

Windows Windows archive (ZIP/7Z)

1
Extract the recorded file (MPC-HC.2.7.4.x64.zip) into a separate folder and check the publisher's instructions for the executable or setup program inside. ZIP/7Z describes compression, not installation behavior.
2
A no-installer build may still store settings, credentials, caches, or Registry entries outside that folder. Check MPC-HC's configuration and removal instructions before moving or deleting it.

Windows Windows installer (EXE)

1
Download the recorded file (MPC-HC.2.7.4.x64.exe). If it has a digital signature, inspect the signer and validation result in Properties → Digital Signatures. If no signature is present, follow the publisher's documented verification method; a missing signature does not authenticate the file.
2
Check any Windows warning before proceeding. A SmartScreen reputation warning is not signature verification; stop if the publisher is unexpected or the file is reported as malicious.
3
Follow the publisher's setup prompts to finish; options vary by release, so review each screen rather than clicking through.