AIX Player Free and AIX Pro

AIX Player is free from the Microsoft Store, with no ads in either version and no account needed to play your own files. AIX Pro is optional: it removes the limits on the features below and adds the advanced picture, sound and subtitle tools. The Microsoft Store shows the current price for your region.

Get AIX free from Microsoft Store

Windows 11 & 10 · AIX Player 3.0.15.0 · Updated 28 October 2026

Free, with no time limit

• Playback of standard-range (SDR) video from local files and network shares, including supported 4K and 10-bit video.
• Browsing shared folders on your Windows network or a NAS (SMB), and playing from them on your PC.
• Audio and subtitle tracks, subtitle files and subtitle styling, audio and subtitle timing.
• The 10-band equalizer with presets, and volume boost up to 200%.
• Brightness, contrast, aspect ratio and zoom, deband, deinterlace, and HDR tone-mapping on or off.
• The library, playlists, favourites, resume, bookmarks, chapters, playback speed, A-B repeat and picture-in-picture.

Free allowances, then AIX Pro

Four features include a free allowance. Each allowance is used once, not per session, and AIX Pro removes the limit.

HDR playback

180 playing minutes once per install for HDR from local files and network shares, including tone-mapped playback on an ordinary display. Unlimited with AIX Pro.

Casting to a TV

60 casting minutes in total, once. Unlimited with AIX Pro.

Media-server playback on your PC

180 media-server minutes in total, once. Unlimited with AIX Pro.

Offline downloads

10 in the free app. Unlimited with AIX Pro.

What counts as HDR

A video counts as HDR when its picture uses the PQ transfer (HDR10 and HDR10+), HLG, or Dolby Vision. A high bit depth or a wide colour gamut on its own is not HDR, so 10-bit SDR and 4K SDR video stay free.

When the HDR allowance ends

The video pauses and offers AIX Pro. After the trial, each HDR video plays for 150 seconds before pausing. Paused time and seeking do not use trial minutes. SDR video, including 4K and 10-bit, stays free without a time limit, and your library and saved connections stay in place.

Which allowance a video uses

HDR from a media server counts only against the media-server minutes. Casting uses the casting minutes, not the HDR minutes. Playing from a network share uses neither the media-server nor the casting allowance. Jellyfin, Emby and Plex videos play on your PC; casting a media-server video is not supported in this version.

What AIX Pro adds

• Unlimited HDR playback, casting and media-server playback, and unlimited offline downloads.
• Picture: saturation, gamma, hue, sharpness, HDR tone-mapping strength, and the video modes (Standard, Cinema, Lively, Bright room, Dark room, Animation, Outdoor sports, Video games and Custom). Brightness and contrast stay free.
• Sound: Auto volume, which levels loudness, with Standard, Dynamic, Night and On modes, and dialogue boost.
• Advanced tools: a second subtitle track on the PC, external audio tracks, and frame-accurate precise seek.

Plans

AIX Pro comes as AIX Pro Annual, a yearly subscription, or AIX Pro Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Both are sold through the Microsoft Store, which shows the current price for your region. See current pricing in the Microsoft Store.

Restore a purchase on a new PC

Open Upgrade to Pro and select Restore. Your Pro unlock is tied to your Microsoft Store account, so it comes back on a new PC or after reinstalling. Sign in to the Microsoft Store with the account you bought it with. If it still does not appear, contact us; we reply by email.

Questions about Free and Pro

• What happens when my HDR trial ends?
• Is AIX Player free, and are there ads?
• Is media-server playback free?
• I changed PC: how do I get my purchase back?