Apple Creator Studio Bundles Final Cut, Logic, Pixelmator

• Apple launches Creator Studio subscription on Jan 28: $13/month or $130/year, with a one-month free trial.
• Includes Mac (and where applicable iPad) versions of Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage.
• Adds premium content and OpenAI-powered generative features for Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform; student plan available at $3/month.
• Mac apps will remain available as standalone purchases; iPad versions appear subscription-only. Family Sharing supports up to six people.

Overview

Apple is rolling several of its professional creative apps into a single subscription called Apple Creator Studio, available January 28. The plan is priced at $13 per month or $130 per year and includes a one-month free trial.

What’s included

The Creator Studio bundle covers Mac—and in many cases iPad—versions of Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro (recently acquired by Apple), Motion, Compressor, and MainStage. It also unlocks “intelligent features and premium content” for Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform across Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

Sharing and plans

Apple offers a student rate of $3 per month (or $30 per year) and allows Family Sharing for up to six people. Standalone Mac purchases for apps such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro remain available through the App Store.

New features announced

Apple bundled small feature updates with the subscription launch. Final Cut Pro will add Transcript Search to find dialogue inside footage and a Montage Maker that analyzes clips to assemble dynamic edits.

Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro

Logic Pro gains new tools aimed at creators building original music for video, including an added synth player inside its AI Session Players lineup. Pixelmator Pro gets a major iPad release optimized for the Apple Pencil after Apple’s 2024 acquisition of Pixelmator.

iWork gets generative boosts

Although Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform remain free at base, Creator Studio adds premium templates, a curated Content Hub of photos and graphics, and a set of OpenAI-powered generative tools. Those tools include image upscaling and transformation, text-to-image generation, and a Keynote feature that builds slides from a text outline.

How this compares to Adobe

Apple positions Creator Studio as a lower-cost bundle for creators who work across Mac and iPad. By contrast, Adobe Creative Cloud’s all-access plan is substantially more expensive annually and targets a broader set of disciplines, including web and professional photo workflows.

What creators should know

Creator Studio is attractive for multi-app users and those who move between Mac and iPad. Users who need only one app, already own a perpetual license, or prefer avoiding subscriptions can still buy Mac apps individually. Check Apple’s announcement for system requirements and app-by-app notes before upgrading.