UniFab, a global provider of AI-powered video and audio enhancement tools, announced today that its UniFab Video Converter is now permanently free for all users. The desktop transcoding tool, which supports more than 1,000 video and audio formats, was previously available as a paid product at $89.99 for a lifetime license or $59.99 per year. Now, it is offered at no cost for both personal and commercial use.
The converter supports a wide range of containers including MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM, and audio outputs such as MP3, AAC, FLAC, and Opus. Output scales up to 8K UHD, with presets optimized for phones, tablets, TVs, and social platforms. The free release lifts all restrictions that were previously tied to the paid edition: no watermark, no time limit, and no file size cap on any output. Commercial use is permitted at no cost, and the tool supports multi-track audio passthrough up to 7.1 surround, as well as subtitle preservation via burn-in, soft-mux, or external SRT files.
UniFab Video Converter includes a built-in editor with six tools: Crop, Effect, Watermark, Subtitles, Audio, and Speed. Users can perform trimming, aspect-ratio crops (16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 9:16), add watermark overlays, and adjust speed from 0.25x to 4x. A settings panel exposes codec choices (H.264, H.265, H.264 10-bit), frame rate, resolution, bit rate, and channel layout, with three quality presets and 1-pass/2-pass/CRF control. Lossless MKV-to-MP4 remux and GIF-to-video conversion are also supported.
Hardware acceleration is provided through NVIDIA CUDA, Intel Quick Sync, and AMD VCE, with fallback to software encoding when no compatible GPU is detected. Users can drag an entire folder of source files and apply one output preset across every clip, achieving a 99.99% conversion success rate. The free release is part of UniFab's effort to broaden access to professional media tools, while its AI-driven video enhancer suite remains on a separate 30-day trial. UniFab Video Converter is available on Windows and macOS.
This move makes high-quality video conversion accessible to a wider audience, including hobbyists, content creators, and businesses that previously had to pay for such capabilities. The removal of restrictions on commercial use could particularly benefit small businesses and freelancers who need reliable format conversion without licensing costs. The inclusion of hardware acceleration and batch processing also positions the tool as a practical choice for high-volume workflows. By offering the converter for free, UniFab may increase adoption of its broader suite of AI-powered tools, potentially impacting the market for video editing and enhancement software.
