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Apple's professional video editor for Mac and iPad with a magnetic timeline and on device AI

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  • Deployment On Premises
  • Starting price $299.99
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Freelancers, SMEs, Agencies

What is Final Cut Pro?

Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional video editing application for Mac, with a companion version for iPad. It is built around a magnetic timeline for fast, flexible editing, and includes color grading tools, multicam support, and motion graphics through its companion app Motion. Recent updates added on device AI features including Auto Mask for isolating subjects like skin, hair, and sky, automatic caption generation, Transcript Search, and Visual Search for finding footage using natural language.

Final Cut Pro for Mac is sold as a one time $299.99 purchase with free updates, requiring macOS 15.6 or later. Apple also offers Apple Creator Studio, a subscription bundle including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor, MainStage, and Pixelmator Pro for $12.99 per month or $129 per year, with a discounted education rate. New subscribers receive a free trial.

Key Features of Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro lists 10 documented features, including Magnetic timeline for fast, flexible editing, Multicam editing support and On device AI Auto Mask for isolating subjects without manual tracking. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Magnetic timeline for fast, flexible editing
  • Multicam editing support
  • On device AI Auto Mask for isolating subjects without manual tracking
  • Automatic caption generation across Mac and iPad
  • Transcript Search and Visual Search using natural language
  • Motion graphics and titling via the Motion companion app
  • Color grading with built in scopes
  • Beat Detection for aligning edits to music on iPad
  • Background exports with Live Activities tracking on iPad
  • Optimized performance on Apple Silicon

Final Cut Pro Pricing

Final Cut Pro lists 3 plans, from $2.99 to $299.99.

Final Cut Pro (Mac)

$299.99

One time perpetual license purchased on the Mac App Store, free updates included, requires macOS 15.6 or later

Apple Creator Studio

$12.99/month or $129/year

Subscription bundle including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor, MainStage, and Pixelmator Pro; new subscribers get a free trial

Apple Creator Studio (Education)

$2.99/month or $29.99/year

Discounted Creator Studio subscription for students and educators

Final Cut Pro Specifications

Final Cut Pro is available on macOS and has iOS apps. It has a free trial.

Deployment
  • On Premises
Billing cycle
Onetime
Desktop
  • macOS
Mobile
  • iOS
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
  • Enterprises
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
  • Training
Integrations
Motion, Compressor, Logic Pro, MainStage, Pixelmator Pro, third party plugins via FxPlug
Public API
No
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
No
Customisable
Yes
Website
apple.com

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Final Cut Pro FAQs

Yes, Final Cut Pro for Mac is available as a one time $299.99 purchase on the Mac App Store with free updates.

Yes, Final Cut Pro for iPad is a separate app with touch optimized tools, external monitor support, and AI features like Beat Detection and background exports.

It is a subscription bundle from Apple that includes Final Cut Pro along with Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor, MainStage, and Pixelmator Pro for $12.99 per month or $129 per year.

Yes, new subscribers to Apple Creator Studio receive a free trial before being charged.

No, Final Cut Pro is exclusive to macOS and iPadOS.