diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
index 6308efc6..3e53a29c 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
 import { useI18n } from "@/contexts/I18nContext";
 import { useShortcuts } from "@/contexts/ShortcutsContext";
-import { loadAppSetting, saveAppSetting } from "@/lib/appSettings";
 import {
 	calculateOutputDimensions,
 	DEFAULT_MP4_CODEC,
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/utils/aspectRatioUtils";
 import { ExtensionIcon } from "./ExtensionIcon";
 import { calculateMp4ExportDimensions, calculateMp4SourceDimensions } from "./exportDimensions";
+import { useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn } from "./useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn";
 
 const PhCursorFill = (props: { className?: string; weight?: "fill" | "regular" }) => (
 	<Cursor weight="fill" className={props.className} />
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ const PhSettings = (props: { className?: string; weight?: "fill" | "regular" })
 	<Gear weight={props.weight ?? "regular"} className={props.className} />
 );
 
-const NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY = "recordly.export.experimentalNvidiaCuda";
-
 import type { SourceAudioTrackSettings } from "@/components/video-editor/audio/audioTypes";
 import { extensionHost } from "@/lib/extensions";
 import { useVideoEditorAudio } from "./audio/useVideoEditorAudio";
@@ -554,10 +552,16 @@ export default function VideoEditor() {
 	const [exportPipelineModel, setExportPipelineModel] = useState<ExportPipelineModel>(
 		initialEditorPreferences.exportPipelineModel,
 	);
-	const [nvidiaCudaExportAvailable, setNvidiaCudaExportAvailable] = useState(false);
-	const [experimentalNvidiaCudaExport, setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState] = useState(
-		() => loadAppSetting<boolean>(NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY) === true,
-	);
+	const enableModernExportPipeline = useCallback(() => {
+		setExportPipelineModel("modern");
+	}, []);
+	const {
+		nvidiaCudaExportAvailable,
+		experimentalNvidiaCudaExport,
+		setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExport,
+	} = useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn({
+		onEnabled: enableModernExportPipeline,
+	});
 	const [mp4FrameRate, setMp4FrameRate] = useState<ExportMp4FrameRate>(
 		initialEditorPreferences.mp4FrameRate ?? DEFAULT_MP4_EXPORT_FRAME_RATE,
 	);
@@ -628,48 +632,6 @@ export default function VideoEditor() {
 		});
 	}, []);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		let cancelled = false;
-
-		void (async () => {
-			try {
-				const result = await window.electronAPI?.getNativeExportCapabilities?.();
-				if (cancelled) {
-					return;
-				}
-
-				const available = result?.capabilities?.nvidiaCuda.available === true;
-				setNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(available);
-				if (!available) {
-					setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState(false);
-				}
-			} catch (error) {
-				if (cancelled) {
-					return;
-				}
-				console.warn("[export] Failed to load native export capabilities", error);
-				setNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(false);
-				setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState(false);
-			}
-		})();
-
-		return () => {
-			cancelled = true;
-		};
-	}, []);
-
-	const setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExport = useCallback(
-		(enabled: boolean) => {
-			const nextEnabled = Boolean(enabled && nvidiaCudaExportAvailable);
-			setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState(nextEnabled);
-			saveAppSetting(NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY, nextEnabled);
-			if (nextEnabled) {
-				setExportPipelineModel("modern");
-			}
-		},
-		[nvidiaCudaExportAvailable],
-	);
-
 	useEffect(() => {
 		autoSuggestedVideoPathRef.current = null;
 		pendingFreshRecordingAutoSuggestTelemetryCountRef.current = 0;
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn.test.ts b/src/components/video-editor/useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d63ba97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+	isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable,
+	loadInitialNvidiaCudaExportOptIn,
+	NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY,
+	resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn,
+	saveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn,
+} from "./useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn";
+
+function stubElectronSettings(initialValues: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	const store = new Map(Object.entries(initialValues));
+
+	Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "electronAPI", {
+		configurable: true,
+		value: {
+			getAppSetting: (key: string) => (store.has(key) ? store.get(key) : null),
+			setAppSetting: (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+				store.set(key, value);
+				return true;
+			},
+		} as Pick<Window["electronAPI"], "getAppSetting" | "setAppSetting">,
+	});
+
+	return store;
+}
+
+describe("nvidiaCudaExportOptIn", () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, "electronAPI");
+	});
+
+	it("only treats explicit native CUDA availability as available", () => {
+		expect(
+			isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable({
+				capabilities: { nvidiaCuda: { available: true } },
+			}),
+		).toBe(true);
+		expect(
+			isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable({
+				capabilities: { nvidiaCuda: { available: false } },
+			}),
+		).toBe(false);
+		expect(isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable({ capabilities: {} })).toBe(false);
+		expect(isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(null)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("requires both user request and runtime availability before enabling", () => {
+		expect(resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(true, true)).toBe(true);
+		expect(resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(true, false)).toBe(false);
+		expect(resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(false, true)).toBe(false);
+		expect(resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(false, false)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("loads and saves the local opt-in flag through app settings", () => {
+		const store = stubElectronSettings({
+			[NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY]: true,
+		});
+
+		expect(loadInitialNvidiaCudaExportOptIn()).toBe(true);
+		expect(saveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(false)).toBe(true);
+		expect(store.get(NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("defaults to disabled when the app setting is unavailable", () => {
+		expect(loadInitialNvidiaCudaExportOptIn()).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn.ts b/src/components/video-editor/useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a674b4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { loadAppSetting, saveAppSetting } from "@/lib/appSettings";
+
+export const NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY =
+	"recordly.export.experimentalNvidiaCuda";
+
+type NativeExportCapabilitiesResult = {
+	capabilities?: {
+		nvidiaCuda?: {
+			available?: boolean;
+		};
+	};
+} | null;
+
+export function isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(
+	result: NativeExportCapabilitiesResult | undefined,
+) {
+	return result?.capabilities?.nvidiaCuda?.available === true;
+}
+
+export function resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(
+	requested: boolean,
+	nvidiaCudaExportAvailable: boolean,
+) {
+	return Boolean(requested && nvidiaCudaExportAvailable);
+}
+
+export function loadInitialNvidiaCudaExportOptIn() {
+	return loadAppSetting<boolean>(NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY) === true;
+}
+
+export function saveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(enabled: boolean) {
+	return saveAppSetting(NVIDIA_CUDA_EXPORT_OPT_IN_SETTING_KEY, enabled);
+}
+
+export function useNvidiaCudaExportOptIn({
+	onEnabled,
+}: {
+	onEnabled?: () => void;
+} = {}) {
+	const [nvidiaCudaExportAvailable, setNvidiaCudaExportAvailable] = useState(false);
+	const [experimentalNvidiaCudaExport, setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState] = useState(
+		loadInitialNvidiaCudaExportOptIn,
+	);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		let cancelled = false;
+
+		void (async () => {
+			try {
+				const result = await window.electronAPI?.getNativeExportCapabilities?.();
+				if (cancelled) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const available = isNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(result);
+				setNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(available);
+				if (!available) {
+					setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState(false);
+				}
+			} catch (error) {
+				if (cancelled) {
+					return;
+				}
+				console.warn("[export] Failed to load native export capabilities", error);
+				setNvidiaCudaExportAvailable(false);
+				setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState(false);
+			}
+		})();
+
+		return () => {
+			cancelled = true;
+		};
+	}, []);
+
+	const setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExport = useCallback(
+		(enabled: boolean) => {
+			const nextEnabled = resolveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(
+				enabled,
+				nvidiaCudaExportAvailable,
+			);
+			setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExportState(nextEnabled);
+			saveNvidiaCudaExportOptIn(nextEnabled);
+			if (nextEnabled) {
+				onEnabled?.();
+			}
+		},
+		[nvidiaCudaExportAvailable, onEnabled],
+	);
+
+	return {
+		nvidiaCudaExportAvailable,
+		experimentalNvidiaCudaExport,
+		setExperimentalNvidiaCudaExport,
+	};
+}