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5KPlayer Changelog

What's new in 5KPlayer 6.9

Oct 26, 2021
  • New Features:
  • Added IPTV/M3U8 files playback feature.
  • Added local music lyrics auto playback feature.
  • Improvements & Bug Fixes:
  • Improved playback history settings.
  • Fixed YouTube download errors.

New in 5KPlayer 6.5 (Jan 29, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added Bookmark Manager to add bookmarks within videos.
  • Added playback progress in the custom playlist.
  • Improvements & Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed two 5KPlayer icons showing up in the system tray.

New in 5KPlayer 6.4 (Oct 19, 2020)

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New in 5KPlayer 6.1 (Mar 24, 2020)

  • New Feature:
  • Added support for M3U files playback.
  • Improvement of Functions:
  • Improved YouTube download module to offer higher efficiency of downloading.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed YouTube downloaded video no sound problem.
  • Fixed some other small bugs.

New in 5KPlayer 5.8 (May 16, 2019)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Added video processing feature to cut/rotate video, and adjust playback speed, audio volume and color balance.
  • Improved Media info module to offer more detailed media information.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed AirPlay mirroring bug.
  • Fixed can't clear menus of recent played files.

New in 5KPlayer 5.2 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • Improvement of function:
  • Added 7 playback speed options (2x/1.5x/1.2x/1x/0.8x/0.7x/0.5x) in the right click menu.
  • Optimized the audio & subtitle track synchronization time in milliseconds.
  • Improved the loading and settings of subtitles: 1. Apply subtitle in the video by dropping the file into the playback window; 2. All changes of subtitle settings update immediately without rebooting the software.
  • Added in the Library is a control that allows you to change music playback settings.
  • Enhanced video renderer and video output settings.
  • Added video audio file filter in custom playlist.
  • User feedback and bug fixes:
  • Added display of filename when playing the video.
  • Removed screen saver ban when playing audio.
  • Other miscellaneous corrections, fixes, and changes.

New in 5KPlayer 5.1 (Jun 15, 2018)

  • Fixed the problem of software freezing and crashing after updated to 5.0

New in 5KPlayer 5.0 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Add DLNA-Certified Media Streaming, turn your PC as a:
  • DLNA controller: stream media wirelessly from your PC to DLNA-compatible devices, play media on TV, Xbox, PS4, etc.
  • DLNA server: enable media sharing, other DLNA-compatible device can access and play media in 5KPlayer's DLNA Share List.
  • DLNA renderer: receive and play media beamed from Android and other DLNA server.
  • Improvement of Function:
  • Extended support for Non-standard subtitles encoding.
  • Improved file association rules, significantly reduced numbers of interruptions for better user experience.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the problem that software crashes for AirPlay mirroring on iOS 11.3 and later.
  • Some other error fixes.

New in 5KPlayer 4.9 (Feb 6, 2018)

  • Improved DXVA2, QSV, NVIDIA H/W acceleration performance.
  • Upgrade the default built-in codec performance.
  • Optimized the Settings interface and replaced some uncertain terms with intuitive terms. [VOC and Bug Fixes]
  • Interface bounce back to the screen automatically when dragging the window to the screen edge.
  • Miscellaneous corrections and changes.

New in 5KPlayer 4.8 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • Enhanced Playback Performance:
  • Added QSV, NVIDIA H/W decoding regarding H.264 videos, reduced CPU usage when playback H.264 videos.
  • Added video ratio options.
  • Enhanced the support for subtitle auto matching.
  • Function Improvements:
  • Added DVD disk file opening modes, now supporting opening with UDF and ISO.
  • Improved video preview efficiency
  • Optimized Library center, less time needed to load Library data than before.
  • VOC and Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed large video rotating problem.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in 5KPlayer 4.6 (Aug 3, 2017)

  • [Improvement of User Experience]:
  • Added multithread mode on YouTube analyzing and downloading to spare extra IRQ and DMA.
  • Change subtitles to be automatically loaded in initialized settings.
  • Hide control bar in full-screen playback mode
  • Added support for more registration email formats.
  • [VOC and Bug Fixes]:
  • Fixed YouTube downloading related errors.
  • Fixed a crush error in program installation process.
  • Fixed an error related to audio image.
  • Modify control bar to disappear if no actions has been made in 2.5-sec during the playback.

New in 5KPlayer 4.5 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • Enhanced video playback performance in DXVA2 H/W acceleration.
  • CPU demand is much lower when playback HEVC, MPEG4, H.264/4K video.
  • Extended sound volume to 120 Maximum
  • Provide video preview for accurate playback location when mouse over on the progress bar.
  • Added audio channel mode (Stereo, RStereo, Left, Right, Dolbys) to adapt different environment.
  • Added subtitle analyzing and MP3 audio support for YouTube downloading.
  • Added multi-tasks URL analyzing and video downloading to speed up the downloading process.
  • Replaced 5KPlayer auto associate to all video/music file with user-customized file association.
  • Removed AirPlay playback feature.
  • AirPlay mirroring feature is still here, we'll provide better function in the future.

New in 5KPlayer 4.3 (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Added: Support for new Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update Build 15063);

New in 5KPlayer 4.2 (Jan 3, 2017)

  • Fixed: The problem of mirroring iPhone screen to Windows in iOS 10.2;
  • Fixed: The playback problem of 4K videos recorded by iPhone.

New in 5KPlayer 4.1 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Improved: The overall AirPlay performance from iPhone 7/7 Plus to Windows
  • Fixed: The problem of iOS 10.1 mirror no sound

New in 5KPlayer 4.0 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • Improved:
  • Overall AirPlay performance for iOS 9 devices
  • Fixed:
  • Video music AirPlay problem from iOS 9.1/9.2/9.3 to Windows
  • Screen mirroring from iPhone/iPad
  • iPhone (SE/6s/6s Plus/6/6 Plus)/iPad (mini/Pro/Air) screen recording

New in 5KPlayer 3.6 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • Improved:
  • The effectiveness of 4K 8K UHD videos download and playback

New in 5KPlayer 3.5 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Improved:
  • The efficiency of analyzing YouTube links and downloading YouTube videos
  • AirPlay from Windows to Apple tvOS 9.2
  • Fixed:
  • The sound problem when downloading some YouTube videos
  • The new encryption problem of YouTube download

New in 5KPlayer 3.4 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Added:
  • Japanese version of software update log
  • Improved:
  • The playback module to solve software stuck problem when playing videos
  • Fixed:
  • The problem of language list not in line with subtitle list when switching DVD titles
  • The problem of playback window getting transparent and control bar stretching out when auto start with computer

New in 5KPlayer 3.3 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Added: Japanese version of software;
  • Improved: Online video download module for H.264, H.265 videos.

New in 5KPlayer 3.2 (Dec 23, 2015)

  • Improved the operation stability on Windows 10;
  • Improved the converting speed from MP4 to MP3, AAC.

New in 5KPlayer 2.2 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • Added: Supported external subtitle format including .ass, .json, .aqt and .sub

New in 5KPlayer 2.1 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • Fixed file selection not open in Windows XP;
  • Fixed AirPlay music cover not updating;
  • Fixed some MOV files not playing issue;
  • Fixed unreadable code display problem of external subtitles.