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HitPaw Univd

Name: HitPaw Univd
Price: 39.9 USD

Windows and Mac converter with AV1, HEVC and ProRes output, sold monthly, yearly or as a one-time licence.

34/100

#9 of 11 video converters
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

HitPaw sells the converter under the name HitPaw Univd³.

In short

A yearly plan for 1 PC lists at $79.90, shown at $39.95; the one-time licence lists at $159.90, shown at $79.95³.
The free trial converts only a third of each file's length¹.
Writes H.265/HEVC, AV1 and Apple ProRes video^4,5.
Runs on Windows and macOS; no Linux download is listed².
Ready-made output profiles cover Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Google Pixel and other brands².

HitPaw Univd suits people who want AV1, HEVC and ProRes output and device profiles^2,3,4,5. The yearly plan lists at $79.90 and a one-time licence at $159.90, both shown at half price³. The catch: the free trial converts only a third of each file, and the vendor pages do not mention subtitles, HDR, a command line or disc input¹.

Best for: People who want modern codecs and device profiles and accept a yearly or one-time licence.

Where the points come from

Systems3 of 6

Formats16 of 23

Speed0 of 12

Batch and tools8 of 23

Price and licence7 of 36

Systems 3 of 6 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Also runs on	macOSTech specs list Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 and macOS 10.13 or later; Linux is not listed².	3 / 6

Formats 16 of 23 points

Rule	What is published	Points
H.265 (HEVC) output	YesPage says to select HEVC as the output format⁴.	4 / 4
AV1 output	YesPage says integrated encoders include H265, VP9 and AV1⁴.	6 / 6
Editing codecs	YesPage says it converts MP4 to ProRes⁵.	3 / 3
HDR kept or tone-mapped	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product, tech specs or conversion pages^1,2,4.	0 / 4
Audio-only conversion	YesTech specs list audio formats including AAC, AC3, FLAC, MP3, OGG and WAV².	3 / 3
Subtitles	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product or tech specs pages^1,2.	0 / 3

Speed 0 of 12 points

Rule	What is published	Points
GPU encoding	NoneSpecs list NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPUs for hardware acceleration, but never say encoding².	0 / 12

Batch and tools 8 of 23 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Batch queue	YesPage says it converts multiple files simultaneously¹.	5 / 5
Device presets	YesTech specs list output device profiles for Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Google Pixel and more².	3 / 3
Command line or watch folder	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product or tech specs pages^1,2.	0 / 5
Compress to a set file size	Not publishedPage says compress to different sizes, with no target file size setting¹.	0 / 4
Trim, crop and rotate	Not publishedPage lists cut, merge and crop but does not list video rotation¹.	0 / 3
Reads DVD or Blu-ray	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page¹.	0 / 3

Price and licence 7 of 36 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free version without a watermark	NoFAQ says conversion has a free test of 1/3 of the length¹.	0 / 12
Open source	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page¹.	0 / 6
Pay once, keep it	YesPerpetual plan is a one-time payment for 1 PC, $159.90 list, shown at $79.95³.	6 / 6
Cheapest full version	$79.90/yr1 Year plan for 1 PC, $79.90 list; the page shows it reduced to $39.95³.	1 / 12

The rule behind each line: how we score video converters.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
1 Month1 PC	$39.90/month³	$39.90	Auto-renews; list price, shown reduced to $19.95
1 Year1 PC	$79.90/year³	$6.66	Auto-renews; list price, shown reduced to $39.95
Perpetual1 PC	$159.90³	–	Lifetime licence; list price, shown reduced to $79.95

The store page shows each price beside a higher struck-through price and a banner for an extra 20% off. We score the struck-through list price and ignore the reduction and the code³. The renewal price of the yearly plan is not shown³.

Strengths

Vendor pages show H.265/HEVC, AV1 and ProRes as output options^4,5.
A one-time licence is sold for 1 PC, listed at $159.90 and shown at $79.95³.
Converts multiple files at once; one page says up to 5000 files⁴.
Device profiles cover many phone and TV brands².

Limits

The free trial converts only 1/3 of each file's length¹.
The yearly and monthly plans renew automatically³.
Hardware acceleration is listed for GPUs without saying that encoding runs on them².
No Linux version is listed².

What HitPaw says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

HitPaw says GPU acceleration makes conversion up to 170 times faster than CPU alone¹.
HitPaw says it converts 1000+ formats¹.
HitPaw says it batch converts up to 5,000 video and audio files at once⁴.