The popular video player Media Player Classic, for more than a decade has become a standard tool for watching movies, will no longer develop, and version 1. 13, released on July 16, will be the last. This is reported in the blog of the project.

"For several months or even years, the number of active developers has decreased and eventually reached zero. Unfortunately, this means that the project is officially dead, and this release will be the last, "the message says..

The first version of Media Player Classic was released in March 2006, more than 11 years ago.

The player has an integrated set of media codecs, which allows it to play video of various formats without installing third-party software. Developers implemented in the player support for Windows 10, including 64-bit versions.

At the same time, everyone who wants to take part in the creation of the next versions of Media Player Classic is invited to contact the developers via e-mail or IRC chat. This gives hope that the history of the player can continue.