DirectShow Filter Manager

DirectShow Filter Manager is a lightweight Windows application built specifically for helping you view, add, or remove DirectShow filters from your computer.

Since this is a portable program, it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry. You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you need to perform various operations with DirectShow filters on the fly.

Basically, it’s extremely easy to work with this tool, as DirectShow Filter Manager automatically scans the computer and displays a list with the DirectShow filters found on the system.

The tool gives users the possibility to view the properties of the selected filter, namely filter usage and merit, version, type, and others. Plus, you can set a new merit, select the decoding resolution, and copy the information to the Clipboard.

What’s more, the program allows you to open a new filter, provided that the file format is AX, DLL, or EXE, remove the selected item from the list, and show only Microsoft filters or third-party application filters.

Not only does DirectShow Filter Manager display the DirectShow filters, but it is also able to list several other filters (BDA), WDM streaming mixer devices, video capture sources, external renderers, and video compressors.

It proves to be pretty useful especially when you need to install codec packages on the computer. Most of the dedicated tools, which contain a wide range of video and audio filters, don’t come packed with a built-in scanning mode for helping you detect the codecs that have already been installed on the computer.

DirectShow Filter Manager gives you a hand whenever you need to view, remove, or add DirectShow filters with minimum effort.