PowerDVD is a media player software for Microsoft Windows created by CyberLink, for DVD movie discs, Blu-ray movie discs, and digital video files, photos and music.
Developer(s) | CyberLink |
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Initial release | 1996[1] |
Stable release | PowerDVD 23 (2024-03-07) [±] |
Preview release | none [±] |
Operating system | Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8/8.1 Windows 7 |
Available in | 11 languages |
List of languages English, French, German, Italian, Peninsular Spanish, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese | |
Type | Media player |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | www |
PowerDVD is offered in various versions, which vary greatly in terms of functionality, and can be expanded to include additional functions such as playback of licensed audio formats or power-saving functions for use on notebooks using plug-ins and so-called “enhancement packs”.
During 2016, PowerDVD achieved certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for the playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs, and became the world's first software player to pass the BD-ROM 4.0 PC Application Software License process.[2] Playback of UHD Blu-ray discs requires an SGX-capable Intel CPU; with SGX support removed in newer generations of Intel CPUs, playback of UHD Blu-rays is no longer possible on newer PCs.
Cyberlink permanently removed Ultra HD Blu-ray disc playback with PowerDVD 22 version 3526.[3][4][5]
Version | Release date | EOL date | Latest patch |
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23 | 2024-01-25 | 2024-03-07, build 1406 | |
22 | 2022-05-12 | 2024-01-22, build 3526 | |
21 | 2021-04-15 | ||
20 | 2020-04-14 | 2023-01, build 4830 | |
19 | 2019-04-16[9] | 2019-12-23, build 2403 | |
18 | 2018-04-18[10] | 2019-06-26, build 3010 | |
17 | 2017-04-11[11] | 2019-01-01, build 3605 | |
16 | 2016-04-13[12] | 2017-11-13, build 3403 | |
15 | 2015-04-14[13] | 2017-11-28, build 4630 | |
14 | 2014-04-08[14] | 2018-01-02, build 8413 | |
13 | 2013-04-02[15] | 2018-04-22, build 8703 | |
12 | 2012-01-31[16] | 2018-04-22, build 8705 | |
11 | 2011-04-18[17] | 2015-09-08[18] | 2014-02-25, build 5012 |
10 | 2010-03-17[19] | 2015-09-08[18] | 2013-12-11, build 5816 |
9 | 2009-03-02[20] | 2015-09-08[18] | 2011-05-18, build 4105 |
8 | 2008-04-02[21] | 2010-04[18] | 2010-04-21, build 3228 |
7 | 2006-05-04[22] | 2009[18] | 2008-01-04, build 3613 |
6 | 2004-11-08[23] | 2007-11-12, build 3430 | |
5 | 2003-06-18[24] | 2007-11-12, build 3430 | |
4.0 XP | 2001-11-05[25] | 2003-08-22 | |
3.0 | 2000-11-06[26] | 2001-10-15 | |
2.5 | 1999-12[27] | 2000-03-23, v2.55 | |
1.5 | 1998-3-12[28] | ||
1 | 1996[29] |
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