Upgrade to MC18

MC19 Licenses

MC18 licenses are no longer being sold, but you can purchase an MC19 license that works with both MC18 and MC19. Here's how: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Upgrade_to_MC19

Thank You

Thanks for considering an upgrade. You can upgrade for $24.28 (ends May 31 and requires no coupon) from any version all the way back to Media Center 10, or from Media Jukebox 8. MC18 is significantly faster and has these New Features.

How to Upgrade and Purchase

If you have never purchased MC, just download it first, then purchase from within the program. You will receive an MC18 license that works with MC17 and MC18 on Windows.

If you already own MC, you can purchase an MC18 upgrade license now by installing MC18 and using the Help menu to purchase. A license for a prior version must be present in order to receive the discounted purchase price.

See 'Downloading MC18' below for more information.

If you aren't sure what licenses you have, you can follow the instructions here: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Restoring_a_License

Downloading MC18

The best choice for download is our Download Page. This will be our most stable build.

A more recent build of Media Center 18 may be found on the MC18 board: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=27.0

Look for a thread near the top titled something like 'Media Center 18.0.xxx -- Available Here'.

You can leave MC17 or another previous version installed until you're happy with MC18. You can then uninstall the old version.

A License That Works with Two Versions

If you purchased MC17 after July 10, 2012, the license you received is an MC18 license that works with both MC17 and MC18. You can just download and install MC18.

Once you have upgraded, any subsequent build of MC18.0 is free. Just download and install it.

Recovering Your License

• Old versions of MC can be found here.

• You can restore your license for any version back to MJ8, by using the Registration Code you received by e-mail from buy-button at jriver. You can enter it on the Restore Page.

• If you can't find the e-mail, you can use the Restore Page option #2 to ask our license server to e-mail you your licenses. You can also change your e-mail address there if necessary.

• If you have questions, please post on Interact.

Converting Old Libraries

You may chose to start fresh and let Media Center import your files. Performance may seem a little slow until this is completed.

Media Center can also read and convert some older MC libraries. This is automatic for MC15 or newer versions. For older libraries, make a backup from the old version and restore it in Media Center. Backup and restore are under File/Library. MC makes automatic backups.

MC18 can also copy your settings from MC17 or MC16. This is automatic when MC18 first starts and can also be done when you restore an MC16 or MC17 library (under File/Library).

Old versions of MC can be found here.

For More Help

If you have any questions, please post on Interact.

Thanks for your interest in JRiver Media Center!