PowerDVD

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PowerDVD
Developer(s) CyberLink
Initial release1996;28 years ago (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 in11 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.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd

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.

Contents

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.

Features

Cyberlink permanently removed Ultra HD Blu-ray disc playback with PowerDVD 22 version 3526. [3] [4] [5]

Version history

VersionRelease dateEOL dateLatest patch
232024-01-252024-03-07, build 1406
222022-05-122024-01-22, build 3526
212021-04-15
202020-04-142023-01, build 4830
192019-04-16 [9] 2019-12-23, build 2403
182018-04-18 [10] 2019-06-26, build 3010
172017-04-11 [11] 2019-01-01, build 3605
162016-04-13 [12] 2017-11-13, build 3403
152015-04-14 [13] 2017-11-28, build 4630
142014-04-08 [14] 2018-01-02, build 8413
132013-04-02 [15] 2018-04-22, build 8703
122012-01-31 [16] 2018-04-22, build 8705
112011-04-18 [17] 2015-09-08 [18] 2014-02-25, build 5012
102010-03-17 [19] 2015-09-08 [18] 2013-12-11, build 5816
92009-03-02 [20] 2015-09-08 [18] 2011-05-18, build 4105
82008-04-02 [21] 2010-04 [18] 2010-04-21, build 3228
72006-05-04 [22] 2009 [18] 2008-01-04, build 3613
62004-11-08 [23] 2007-11-12, build 3430
52003-06-18 [24] 2007-11-12, build 3430
4.0 XP2001-11-05 [25] 2003-08-22
3.02000-11-06 [26] 2001-10-15
2.51999-12 [27] 2000-03-23, v2.55
1.51998-3-12 [28]
11996 [29]

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  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "PowerDVD Updates" . Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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