Freeware Video Codec

FFDSHOW is an open source DirectShow decoding filter designed to decompress many formats, some of which include XviD, Windows Media Video (WMV), DivX and MPEG-1/MPEG-2. A review of FFDSHOW (All in one codec) has also been published.
Download FFDSHOW (All in one codec) 2004.08.08 (from Video Codecs)

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Recommended Video Codec | 2.3MB | For Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME | Free

The Windows Media Codec Pack, published by Microsoft, is the perfect addition to your PC if you love watching movies yet lack the required codec pack on Windows in order to watch them interruption-free. A review of Windows Media Player 9 Codecs Pack has also been published.
Download Windows Media Player 9 Codecs Pack 1.0 (from Video Codecs)

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Recommended Video Codec | 0.82 MB | For Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME | Free

The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of freely distributed codecs for Windows which make playing over 99% of popular file formats a cinch. A review of K-Lite Codec Pack has also been published.
Download K-Lite Codec Pack 9.4.0 (from Video Codecs)

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Recommended Video Codec | 1.6 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

FFDSHOW 64-bit is a 64-bit compatible video / audio DirectShow decoding filter that can decompress several video formats, including AVC, MP4, Matroska/MKV, DivX, XviD, WMV, MPEG-4, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 movies..
Download FFDShow (all-in-one codec) 64bit 3851 (20110512) (from Video Codecs)

Recommended Video Codec | 4.0 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

If you're having trouble playing certain video files on your computer, you might just be interested in checking out XP Codec Pack which, despite its name, actually works on newer versions of Windows such as Windows 7 and Windows 7 64-bit. A review of XP Codec Pack has also been published.
Download XP Codec Pack 2.5.2 (from Video Codecs)

Recommended Video Codec | 10.9 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

The Cole2k Media Advanced Codec Pack features a collection of codecs and filters for encoding/decoding a large variety of video/audio formats. A review of Codec Pack (Advanced) has also been published.
Download Codec Pack (Advanced) 8.0.1 (from Video Codecs)

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21.65 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Simple to install and perhaps useful for users who wish to watch their favourite video files, Windows 7 codec pack claims to be the 'most comprehensive' codec solution for Windows. A review of Windows 7 Codec Pack has also been published.
Download Windows 7 Codec Pack 4.0.6 (from Video Codecs)

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19.26 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Huffyuv is a very fast, lossless Win32 video codec. A review of Huffyuv has also been published.
Download Huffyuv 2.1.1 (from Video Codecs)

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15KB | For Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME | Free

The Cole2k Media Advanced Codec Pack features a collection of codecs and filters for encoding/decoding a large variety of video/audio formats..
Download Codec Pack - Advanced 8.0.1 (from Video Codecs)

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21.65 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

DVD Decoder Pack for Windows XP (DVDpack..
Download DVD Decoder Pack 1.0 (from Video Codecs)

391 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Matroska Splitter is a DirectShow splitter for Matroska (. A review of Mastroska Splitter DirectShow Filter has also been published.
Download Mastroska Splitter DirectShow Filter 1.0.2.9 (from Video Codecs)

216.76 K | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Free high quality lossless video codec..
Download MSU Lossless Video Codec 0.6.0 (from Video Codecs)

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0.15 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NT | Free

This package provides the HP DVD Play Software for the supported notebook models and operating sytems..
Download HP DVD Play 3.7 (from Video Codecs)

88.7 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats..
Download Microsoft Camera Codec Pack 16.3.1483.0410 (from Video Codecs)

5.0 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools..
Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 9.7.5 (from Video Codecs)

20.9 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free