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CyberLink Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 13 CyberLink products and 45 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Upcoming End of Support

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by CyberLink. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

  • Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 support. CyberLink ceased technical support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 in all new versions of its software, including patch updates released after January 2023. [32]
AudioDirector 5 versions

Dates are the vendor's announcement dates; no end-of-support dates published.

VersionReleasedSource
2024[6]
13[5]
12[4]
11[3]
10[2]
ColorDirector 3 versions

Dates are the vendor's announcement dates; no end-of-support dates published.

VersionReleasedSource
2024[6]
9[3]
8[2]
FaceMe People Tracker 1 version

Offered as a FaceMe Security add-on or standalone; CyberLink gives no version numbers or end-of-support dates.

VersionReleasedSource
Initial release[31]
FaceMe Security 6 versions

Dates are press release dates; CyberLink publishes no end-of-support dates for FaceMe Security.

VersionReleasedSource
8.9[29]
8.7[30]
8.1[29]
8.0[28]
7.16[27]
7.15[26]
PhotoDirector 8 versions

Dates are the vendor's announcement dates; no end-of-support dates published.

VersionReleasedSource
2027[11]
2025[8]
2024[6]
14[5]
13[4]
12[3]
11[2]
10[1]
Power2Go 6 versions

No end-of-support dates published.

VersionReleasedSource
13[20]
12[21]
11[22]
10[23]
9[24]
8[25]
PowerDirector 9 versions

Annual release in September; the perpetual edition is named by number up to 21 and by year from 2024. Dates are the vendor's announcement dates. CyberLink publishes no end-of-support dates per version.

VersionReleasedSource
2027[11]
2026[9][10]
2025[7]
2024[6]
21[5]
20[4]
19[3]
18[2]
17[1]
PowerDVD 7 versions

No end-of-support dates published. The 24 date is that of the press release announcing the release.

VersionReleasedSource
24[19]
22[18]
21[17]
20[16]
19[15]
18[14]
15[13]
Continuously updated 4
Director Suite (Director Suite 365 subscription bundle (PowerDirector, PhotoDirector, AudioDirector, ColorDirector) with an annual release each September; no end-of-support date published.)[2][9][11], PowerDirector 365 (Subscription edition introduced alongside PowerDirector 17 on 2018-09-19 and updated continuously; CyberLink publishes no end-of-support date.)[1], PowerDirector 365 for Mac (First macOS release announced 2020-12-07; subscription edition updated continuously, no end-of-support date published.)[12], PowerDirector 365 for Windows (Subscription edition updated continuously; CyberLink ended technical support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 in releases after January 2023.)[1][32]
No published lifecycle 1
PowerDirector for Chromebooks
Sources 32
  1. CyberLink's New PowerDirector 17 Brings Professional Video Editing Solutions to Users of All Levels retrieved 2026-10-14
  2. CyberLink Launches New Version of Director Suite 365, PowerDirector 18, and PhotoDirector 11 retrieved 2026-10-14
  3. CyberLink Releases New Versions of its Director Family of Multimedia Editing Software retrieved 2026-10-14
  4. CyberLink Releases 2021 Versions of its Award-Winning PowerDirector and other Multimedia Editing Software retrieved 2026-10-14
  5. CyberLink's Annual Update to PowerDirector and its Entire Multimedia Editing Suite retrieved 2026-10-14
  6. CyberLink Unveils Major Generative AI Updates to Director Suite 365 retrieved 2026-10-14
  7. PowerDirector 2025 announcement (Japan press release, 2024-09-19) retrieved 2026-10-14
  8. PhotoDirector 2025 announcement (Japan press release, 2024-09-19) retrieved 2026-10-14
  9. CyberLink Advances AI-Powered Creativity with the Latest Release of Director Suite 365 retrieved 2026-10-14
  10. What are the system requirements for CyberLink PowerDirector 2026? retrieved 2026-10-14
  11. CyberLink Advances AI-Powered Creativity With AI Agents in the Latest Release of Director Suite retrieved 2026-10-14
  12. CyberLink Launches its Award-Winning Video Editing Software, PowerDirector 365, for macOS retrieved 2026-10-14
  13. CyberLink Launches PowerDVD 15 retrieved 2026-10-14
  14. CyberLink Introduces New PowerDVD 18 retrieved 2026-10-14
  15. Announcing PowerDVD 19 retrieved 2026-10-14
  16. PowerDVD 20 press release retrieved 2026-10-14
  17. CyberLink Launches PowerDVD 21 retrieved 2026-10-14
  18. CyberLink Launches PowerDVD 22 retrieved 2026-10-14
  19. CyberLink Unveils PowerDVD 24 retrieved 2026-10-14
  20. CyberLink Releases Power2Go 13 retrieved 2026-10-14
  21. CyberLink Introduces Power2Go 12 retrieved 2026-10-14
  22. CyberLink Introduces Power2Go 11 retrieved 2026-10-14
  23. CyberLink Launches Power2Go 10 retrieved 2026-10-14
  24. CyberLink Releases All-in-One Burning Software Power2Go 9 retrieved 2026-10-14
  25. CyberLink Releases All-in-One Burning Software Power2Go 8 retrieved 2026-10-14
  26. CyberLink Releases FaceMe Security Version 7.15 retrieved 2026-10-14
  27. CyberLink Unveils FaceMe Security 7.16 retrieved 2026-10-14
  28. CyberLink Releases FaceMe Security 8.0 retrieved 2026-10-14
  29. FaceMe Press Room retrieved 2026-10-14
  30. FaceMe Security 8.7 Introduces AI-Powered Visitor Access Control Management retrieved 2026-10-14
  31. CyberLink Releases People Tracker retrieved 2026-10-14
  32. Do I need to upgrade my CyberLink software so that it is compatible with the latest Windows versions? retrieved 2026-10-14
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