2 ways to get rid of ads on Hulu

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Emma
July 30, 2024

Nowsdays, more and more people are choosing to subscribe to online video streaming platforms for their TV viewing pleasure, rather than paying for pricey cable TV packages.

Hulu is one of the most popular video streaming services, unlike other competitors, it offers a cheaper ad-supported plan: $6.99/month.

However, if you feel bored of the ads, you can get rid of ads on Hulu by upgrading to the ad-free subscription plan. Hulu offers 3 ad-supported plans from $6.99/month and 3 ad-free plans from $12.99/month.

  • Hulu: ad-supported plan costs just $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) and gives you access to ad-supported streaming library.
  • Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+: $13.99/month. Get ad-supported access to Hulu’s streaming TV library. Endless entertainment with Disney+, ad-free. Live sports with ESPN+, now on Hulu.
  • Hulu + Live TV now with Disney+ and ESPN+: Subscribe to Hulu + Live TV now with Disney+ and ESPN+ for $69.99/month for additional on-demand content and live streams from your favorite sports, entertainment, and news channels — plus additional content on Disney+ and ESPN+.
  • Hulu (No Ads)$14.99/month. Get unlimited access to Hulu’s streaming TV library ad-free. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline and save your data.
  • Hulu (No Ads), Disney+, and ESPN+: $19.99/month. Get unlimited access to Hulu’s streaming TV library ad-free. Download from thousands of Hulu titles to watch offline and save your data. Endless entertainment with Disney+, ad-free. Live sports with ESPN+, now on Hulu.
  • Hulu (No Ads) + Live TV now with Disney+ and ESPN+: For $75.99/month you can stream almost all videos from our streaming library without ads, and you can take advantage of everything our Live TV plan has to offer — plus additional content on Disney+ and ESPN+. Just keep in mind that anything not in the Hulu streaming library will still have ads. Download from thousands of Hulu titles to watch offline and save your data.

How to get rid of ads on Hulu by upgrading to the ad-free plan?

1. Go to https://secure.hulu.com/account in your browser and log in with your account.

2. Scroll down and find Your Subscription. Click MANAGE PLAN.

3. Toggle on one of the Hulu (No Ads) plans.

4. Click “REVIEW CHANGES.” 

5. Review the changes made to your account and ensure that you’re aware of the new charge, as well as when you will start being charged for the upgraded subscription. If you’re satisfied, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Submit.” Your account will then be changed to the ad-free version. 

How to get rid of ads on Hulu by downloading Hulu videos to MP4?

If you don’t want to pay for the ad-free plan, the other way to get rid of Hulu ads with Hulu Base Plan is to download your favorite Hulu movies and TV shows to MP4/MKV with Pazu Hulu Video Downloader, which is developed for all Hulu users to download tons of movies or TV shows from Hulu to MP4 or MKV format to watch offline anywhere without ads.

Pazu Hulu Video Downloader is available on Windows and Mac. It features a built-in Hulu library for you to search Hulu movies and TV shows you want to download. No Hulu app is needed. After downloading, you can play the videos on any device with Windows Media Player, VLC, QuickTime Player or other video player without ads.

Step 1. Run Pazu Hulu Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows.

Download, install and launch Pazu Hulu Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows. Log in your Hulu account and choose hulu.com, hulu.jp or hulu.jp/store.

Hulu Downloader

Select a profile.

choose Hulu profile

Step 2. Search Hulu movies/TV shows to download.

Enter the movie/TV show title in the search field.

search Hulu videos

Or copy&paste the link of the movie/TV show from Hulu website. Then click the Search icon.

search Hulu videos

Step 3. Choose video format/quality

Click Settings icon to change:

  • Video format: MP4 or MKV
  • Video codec: H264 or H265
  • Audio language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Subtitle language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Subtitle type: Embedded subtitles, Independent subtitles, Hardcoded subtitles
  • Interface languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
Hulu to MP4

Step 4. Start to download Hulu videos

If your selection is a movie, click the download icon next to it and the downloading begins.

download Hulu movie to MP4

After the movie is downloaded, click History button to quickly locate it. 

download Hulu movie to MP4

If your selection is a TV show, click download icon next to it to select episodes you want to download. Then click Download button.

download Hulu TV show to MP4