Avdshare Video Converter for Windows: Make Stubborn Video Files Play, Then Trim, Subtitle and Merge Them
Avdshare Video Converter is a Windows video and audio converter with a $39.99 lifetime license (the order page took it down to $12.00 with code Give70OFF when we checked). It's for people who have a file that won't open where they need it: camcorder AVCHD and MXF clips, DAV footage from a CCTV recorder, Windows TV recordings, MKV files a TV refuses. It converts them to MP4, MOV, ProRes, MP3 and dozens of other formats, with simple edits on the way.
The program does one job and keeps the controls in one window. You add the files, pick an output format or a device preset from the Profile list, and press Convert. Trimming, cropping, subtitles and watermarks sit in a separate edit window for when you need them.
Quick facts
- Version: 7.6.2.9498, installer dated January 23, 2026
- Developer: Avdshare, a brand of the company behind Allavsoft and iDealshare
- Runs on: Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP (a separate Mac version is sold too)
- Price: $39.99 for a lifetime license with free lifetime updates; $29.99 for one year or $19.99 for one month
- Free trial: yes, the same installer becomes the full version when you enter the registration code
- Guarantee: 30-day money-back guarantee, as shown on the buy page
- Installer: 19.1 MB
- What we checked: the installer downloaded from avdshare.com reports version 7.6.2.9498 (19.1 MB, not digitally signed), and the lifetime license was $39.99 on the order page, $12.00 with code Give70OFF, on November 8, 2026. We didn't run conversions with the full version.
Before you buy
- Run your own file through the trial first. A converter is only worth buying if it handles the exact file you have, and the trial shows you that before you pay.
- Take the lifetime license, not the subscriptions. The one-year plan costs $29.99 and the one-month plan $19.99, so the $39.99 lifetime license costs less than two years of the yearly plan, and it's the one the coupon cuts to $12.00.
- Windows 11 isn't on the vendor's list. The buy page names Windows 10, 8, 7, XP and Vista. The program is a conventional desktop app, but try the trial on a Windows 11 PC before you pay.
- It's a converter, not a video editor. You get trim, crop, merge, rotate, subtitles and watermarks, but no timeline, transitions or multi-track editing.
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Overview
Avdshare Video Converter opens to a single window. The toolbar holds Add File, Trim, Crop, Effect, Merge and Preference. The file list fills the left side, a small player previews the selected clip on the right, and along the bottom you choose the output Profile, the destination folder and press the round Convert button. The look is plain and dated, but nothing is hidden, and the "Getting Started" panel spells out the four steps the first time you open it.
The Avdshare Video Converter 7 main window, marked up with the vendor's step bubbles: Add File, the Profile list (here HD H.264 MP4), the Setting button and the Convert button.
Features
Reads the formats other converters refuse
Avdshare Video Converter's input list goes far past MP4 and AVI. It takes camcorder and broadcast footage (AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MOD, TOD, MXF, GXF, HDV, R3D), Windows TV recordings (WTV, DVR-MS), security-camera DAV files, Apple ProRes, MKV, WebM, OGV, FLV, F4V, SWF, RM and RMVB, Fraps captures, BIK, AMV and more. On the output side it writes MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, WebM, MPEG-1/2/4, HEVC/H.265, ProRes and the rest of the usual list. The Search Profile box at the bottom of the format menu saves you from scrolling through it.
The Profile menu, with categories (HD Video, Web Video, General Audio, Lossless Audio, Picture and Animation, device presets) on the left and Apple ProRes selected as the output.
Pulls the audio out of any video
Avdshare Video Converter doubles as an audio converter. Pick an audio profile and it saves a video's soundtrack as MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, AAC, AC3, AIFF, Apple Lossless (ALAC), DTS, OGG, Opus, WMA and more, and it converts audio files between those formats directly. If all you ever convert is audio, Avdshare's separate Audio Converter is cheaper.
Device presets so you don't have to know codecs
Avdshare Video Converter has ready-made profiles for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Android phones and tablets, Xbox, PSP and other players. Choose the device and the converter sets the container, codec and resolution for you. It can also turn video into GIF animations or still images (JPG, BMP, TIFF).
Subtitles and watermarks in the edit window
Avdshare Video Converter's Video Edit window shows the original and the output side by side, with tabs for Trim, Crop, Image, Watermark, Effect, Audio and Subtitle. You can load SRT, ASS or SSA subtitle files and set their font, color, size, transparency and position, or remove and extract subtitles a video already has. The Watermark tab adds a text or picture mark you can place and fade.
The Video Edit window on the Subtitle tab: an SRT file loaded, with font, color, size, style, transparency and vertical position settings, and the original and output previews above.
The Watermark tab, adding a text watermark, with horizontal, vertical and transparency settings and the result in the Output Preview.
Trim, crop, rotate and merge before converting
Avdshare Video Converter cuts out the parts you don't want, crops black bars, rotates a clip 90 or 180 degrees and joins several files into one as part of the same conversion. These are quick fixes, done before the file is written, rather than an editing project.
Settings for people who do know codecs
Avdshare Video Converter's Advanced Settings panel exposes the video and audio codec, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, sample rate, channels and encode mode. It also has a Volume setting up to 900%, the vendor's fix for a video whose sound is too quiet. Files convert in batches, so one setup can handle a whole folder.
The Advanced Settings panel next to the main window, with the audio codec, sample rate, bitrate, channels and the Volume list (50% to 900%).
Benefits
The main benefit is that you stop hunting for a different free tool every time a new kind of file turns up. Camcorder, CCTV, TV-recorder and editing-suite formats all go through the same three clicks. The lifetime license matters too: many converters in this price range are sold only as subscriptions, while this one is a one-time purchase with free updates.
The edit window covers the jobs people most often need on the way, such as cutting off a dead first minute, burning in subtitles for a TV that won't load SRT files, or boosting quiet audio, without sending you to a second program.
Real-World Uses
- CCTV evidence: a DVR exports DAV files that only its own player opens. Convert them to MP4 so the police, an insurer or a lawyer can play them.
- Old camcorder tapes and cards: batch-convert a folder of AVCHD .MTS clips to MP4 for a phone, a cloud album or an editor that won't import them.
- Editing on a Mac workflow: turn MKV or AVCHD footage into Apple ProRes before handing it to someone editing in Final Cut Pro.
- Foreign film night: merge an SRT subtitle file into an MKV so the TV shows the subtitles without a separate file.
- Lecture or podcast audio: extract MP3 from recorded talks to listen in the car.
Who It's For, and Who Should Skip It
It's for Windows users who regularly meet awkward video formats and want one paid tool with a lifetime license that handles them, plus the few basic edits that usually come up at the same time.
Skip it if you only convert the odd common file now and then: free tools such as HandBrake handle MP4 and MKV well. Skip it too if you want to edit video properly (a timeline editor is a different kind of program), if you need to rip DVDs or Blu-rays (Avdshare's pages don't offer that), or if you want a downloader for online videos, which is what the same company's Allavsoft does.
Usage Guide
- Install and launch. Download the trial installer, run it, and open Avdshare Video Converter from the Start menu.
- Add your files. Click Add File or drag files onto the window. Add several to convert them in one batch.
- Edit if needed. Select a file and use Trim, Crop or Effect, or open the edit window for subtitles and watermarks. Tick several files and click Merge to join them.
- Choose the output. Open the Profile list and pick a format or device, or type in the Search Profile box. Click Setting to change resolution, bitrate or volume.
- Convert. Pick the destination folder and press the round Convert button. Open Folder takes you to the results.
- Register. After buying, enter the registration code you receive to turn the trial into the full version.
Where it falls short
- It has almost no independent track record. Avdshare Video Converter has very few user reviews or magazine tests, so you're relying on the trial rather than on other people's experience.
- The installer isn't digitally signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you before it runs.
- The interface is old-fashioned and the vendor's own screenshots and guides date from 2015 to 2018, although the installer itself was rebuilt in January 2026.
- No DVD or Blu-ray ripping and no burning, and the editing tools stop at trim, crop, merge, rotate, subtitles and watermarks.
What Users Say
Very little feedback so far
Avdshare Video Converter is a niche product, and there isn't much written about it. SourceForge and Slashdot list it with no user reviews, and we found no independent hands-on test from a magazine or tech site. On YouTube, the videos that show it in use are mostly short demos by individual users, such as converting DAV security-camera footage to MP4.
The engine is shared with iDealshare VideoGo, which comes from the same company and has the same build number (9498) in its current version. Reviews of VideoGo are a fair guide to how the converter behaves, but they aren't about this product, so take them as a hint rather than proof. The practical answer is the trial: convert the files you actually have before you pay.
Comparisons
Avdshare Video Converter vs iDealshare VideoGo
Both come from the same developer and look and work almost the same. VideoGo's lifetime license lists at $49.99 against Avdshare's $39.99, so if the format you need is on Avdshare's list, Avdshare is the cheaper way to get the same kind of tool.
Avdshare Video Converter vs HandBrake
HandBrake is free and very good at turning video into MP4 or MKV, with more encoder control. It doesn't write ProRes, AVI or WMV, has no device-format list as broad as Avdshare's, and has no merge or watermark tools. If MP4 output is all you need, start with HandBrake. If you need unusual output formats, merging and subtitles in one place, Avdshare is the simpler tool.
Editions and Pricing
| License | Price | Updates and support |
|---|
| Lifetime License (Windows) | $39.99 ($12.00 with code Give70OFF on November 8, 2026) | Free lifetime updates and support |
| 1 Year Subscription (Windows) | $29.99 | Updates and support for one year |
| 1 Month Subscription (Windows) | $19.99 | Updates and support for one month |
The Mac version is a separate product with its own licenses ($39.99 lifetime), so a Windows license doesn't cover a Mac.
FAQs
Does Avdshare Video Converter work on Windows 11?
Avdshare Video Converter's buy page lists Windows 10, 8, 7, XP and Vista, and doesn't mention Windows 11. It installs like any ordinary desktop program, but try the free trial on your Windows 11 PC and convert a file before buying.
Is the lifetime license really one payment?
Yes. The Avdshare Video Converter Lifetime License is a one-time purchase that doesn't renew, with free updates for life. The one-month and one-year plans are subscriptions.
Can Avdshare Video Converter convert DAV files from a security DVR?
Yes. DAV is on Avdshare Video Converter's input list, so you can turn DVR exports into MP4, AVI, WMV or MOV that ordinary players open. Test one of your own DAV files in the trial first, because DVR makers vary the format.
Does one license cover both Windows and Mac?
No. Avdshare sells the Windows and Mac versions separately, each with its own lifetime, yearly and monthly licenses.
Can Avdshare Video Converter rip a DVD?
No. Avdshare Video Converter converts video and audio files. DVD or Blu-ray ripping and disc burning aren't among its features.
Who makes Avdshare?
Avdshare is one of the brands of the company that also sells Allavsoft (a video downloader) and iDealshare VideoGo. The three share the same order system, and Avdshare Video Converter and iDealshare VideoGo share the same build number.
System Requirements
- Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP
- 1 GHz or faster Intel or AMD processor
- 512 MB RAM or more
- About 20 MB for the installer, plus space for your converted files
Conclusion
Avdshare Video Converter is worth buying if you keep running into video files that won't play where you need them, from CCTV DAV exports to camcorder AVCHD and ProRes. At $12.00 with the current code, or $39.99 without it, for a lifetime license, it costs less than most paid converters and less than its iDealshare twin. The one reason to buy it is the breadth of formats in a tool anyone can use. The main reason to hesitate is how little independent feedback exists and the missing Windows 11 mention, so let the free trial convert your own files before you pay.
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