Final Cut Pro
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
Here are the powerful features that make Final Cut Pro stand out from the competition. Packed with innovative tools and advanced functionalities, this software offers a range of benefits.
- 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
Here are the pricing plans for Final Cut Pro. Choose the plan that best fits your requirements and budget.
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
Get a closer look at the technical specifications and system requirements for Final Cut Pro. Find out if it's compatible with your operating system and other software.
- on premises
- macos
- ios
- freelancers
- smes
- agencies
- enterprises
- tickets
- training
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Overall Final Cut Pro Reviews
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