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QuickTime Alternative is an ultra-light version of QuickTime that bundles the essential components needed for playing MOV and QT files in the following web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera and Netscape.

Once you install the QuickTime Alternative codec, you will also have the Media Player Classic application deployed on your computer.

However, you can choose what components to install, so you can skip unwanted elements.

Another caution you need to take is uninstalling all previous QuickTime related products to prevent errors.

To be more specific, QuickTime Alternative is fitted with the following components:

- Media Player Classic, the well-known application with simple interface but with powerful features;
- QuickTime Codecs;
- QuickTime DirectShow filter (it allows you to play QuickTime content in any player);
- QuickTime plugin for Internet Explorer;
- QuickTime plugins for other Internet browsers (Firefox, Opera, Mozilla, Chrome, Netscape);
- CoreAVC (an external filter for Media Player Classic),
- CoreAAC (an AAC DirectShow filter decoder based on FAAD2)
- and some extra plugins for QuickTime, in case you will need to view special formats on some web pages.

You won’t even feel you have installed this application to your computer, but this doesn’t mean you can’t control it. You can open a simple window for configuring QuickTime Alternative whenever it is necessary.

QuickTime Alternative is exactly what you need when you just want to play QuickTime formats without using other third-party software and installing other pro QuickTime programs such as media players or picture viewers.

In conclusion, this small-sized virtual item is a simple and fast solution for those who want to play QuickTime formats like MOV, QT or 3GP hassle-free and without deploying on their computers software they are not otherwise interested in.