Media Player Classic Home Cinema is a multi-format media player based on the Media Player Classic program, which is no longer being developed. Unlike the original version, the Home Cinema version has been additionally equipped with better support for the latest Windows system (also 64bit), new decoders (H.264, VC-1 with DXVA), support for EVR rendering or additional translations. It supports DivX, XviD and H.264 as well as Matroska "multimedia container", which allows to play QuickTime and RealPlayer files (if QuickTime or RealPlayer is installed).

Media Player Classic Home Cinema allows you to capture a picture, if you have a TV tuner it allows you to record programs. Without installing additional codecs, you can play VCD, SVCD and DVD movies (with real-time zoom option) in MPC Home Cinema. MPC Home Cinema supports different subtitle formats.