Apple bundles creative apps such as Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro into a single subscription

"Apple has been putting more onus on its services for the past several years - the company makes tens of billions of dollars in revenue from that side of the business, which it claimed had a record year in 2025. Apple is nudging a little more in that direction with a new subscription bundle called Apple Creator Studio. This allows creators to pay a single fee ($13 per month or $129 per year) to use Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor and MainStage."

"Subscribers will get access to "premium content" in Pages, Keynote and Numbers (as well as in Freeform later this year). Of course, there are AI features too. Apple Creator Studio will be available starting on January 28 and you can try it out at no cost through a one-month free trial. College students and educators can subscribe to Apple Creator Studio for $3 per month or $30 per year. Up to six people can access all of the plan's features if one person in a Family Sharing group subscribes."

"Apple noted that Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor and MainStage will still be available as one-time purchases for Mac through the Mac App Store. Given that those can be pretty pricy (going up to $300 for Final Cut Pro), the subscription could be enticing to many burgeoning creators. This seems like Apple's attempt to muscle in on Adobe's territory, especially now that it's bringing AI features to many of these apps."

Apple Creator Studio bundles Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor and MainStage under a single subscription for $13 per month or $129 per year. The plan includes premium content for Pages, Keynote and Numbers and will add Freeform later. A one-month free trial is available. Students and educators get a discounted rate of $3 per month or $30 per year. Family Sharing allows up to six people to access the plan's features from one subscription. Many apps remain available as one-time purchases on the Mac App Store. The bundle introduces AI features and positions Apple against Adobe, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Google Workspace. Final Cut Pro adds a Beat Detection feature that uses an AI model from Logic Pro to analyze music tracks.

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