# MAGIX Video Pro X review (2026): is it worth $139.99? > Windows video editor with HDR color grading and audio tools Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Video Pro X is MAGIX's step-up video editor for Windows. It includes the Video deluxe feature set and adds color grading with HDR, LUTs and curves, more audio tools, extended format support and 8K. Version X18 adds offline AI voiceovers and subtitles and AI face recognition. It is sold as a licence. - **Category:** Screen Recording & Video - **Made by:** MAGIX Software GmbH - **Website:** https://www.magix.com/us/video-editor/video-pro-x/ - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use a Mac, as the vendor lists Windows only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, MAGIX Video Pro X is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $139.99 for a new licence of Video Pro X18, one-time. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** A free trial is offered on the product page; its length is not shown. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Classic | $139.99 one-time, new licence ($99.99 upgrade) | Video Pro X18. Shown as 30% off a $199.99 list price in a limited-time offer with no end date; upgrade shown at 50% off. | | Ultimate | $179.99 one-time, new licence ($149.99 upgrade) | Classic plus proDAD add-ons, Cinema LUTs, content packs and more AI credits. Shown as 25% off $239.99. | Read from https://www.magix.com/us/video-editor/video-pro-x/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MAGIX Video Pro X before buying. ## Key features - **Color grading:** Adjust color, contrast and exposure with HDR tools, LUTs and curves, with 8K and HDR support. - **Offline AI voiceovers and subtitles:** New in X18: voiceovers and subtitles are generated on the local PC without using AI credits. - **AI face recognition:** Finds and groups matching faces across the media library to make people and shots easier to locate. - **Audio editing:** Adds more tools than Video deluxe for cleaning up and balancing audio and building complex mixes. - **Extended format support:** Works with a wider range of professional formats and codecs, and uses the GPU to speed up work. ## Good for - Windows editors who want a licence instead of a subscription - Projects that need LUTs, curves and HDR color work - Voiceovers and subtitles generated offline for private projects ## Worth knowing - Windows 11 or 10 only; the vendor lists no Mac version. - The page shows sale prices with no end date; the list prices are $199.99 for Classic and $239.99 for Ultimate. - Plug-ins and add-ons can only be activated on one device. - Ultimate adds more AI credits and stock downloads, so some AI features draw on credits. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Video Pro X is a Windows editor with colour grading, offline AI voice-overs and audio tools, sold as a one-time licence. The prices on the page are sale prices with no end date, some AI work uses credits, and it runs on Windows only. - **Value for money: B.** $139.99 one-time for Classic on sale, $199.99 list, against about $168 for a year of the category's middle subscription. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free trial is offered but its length is not shown. - **Features: B.** Colour grading, offline AI voice-overs and subtitles, face recognition, audio editing and wide format support. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and a full timeline editor has a learning curve. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Windows 11 or 10 only; no Mac, phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MAGIX's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among screen recording and video tools - MAGIX Video Pro X's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 42 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 23. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 87 of 133) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/video ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace MAGIX Video Pro X you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 68 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools grade higher. It costs $139.99, paid once. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Video editing, One-time purchase, AI features, Text to speech ## Alternatives - [Pinnacle Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pinnacle-studio): Windows video editor with multi-camera and stop-motion tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/magix-video-pro-x-vs-pinnacle-studio) - [Corel VideoStudio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/corel-videostudio): Windows video editor sold as Pro and Ultimate editions. 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