Apple Packs Its Creative Software Into One 'Creator Studio' Subscription Bundle

On Tuesday, Apple announced Apple Creator Studio, a new subscription bundle that includes several of its creative apps in a single plan serving Mac, iPad, and iPhone. The suite includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage, plus new AI tools and premium content for Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and later Freeform. Apple says the collection is primarily for video editors, musicians, and visual artists.

Final Cut Pro—perhaps the most recognizable of Creator Studio's tools—works on Mac and iPad and boasts a handful of new abilities, including Transcript Search, Visual Search, Beat Detection (which snaps music clips to selected edits), and Montage Maker (which automatically assembles rough cuts from video clips).

Logic Pro, Apple's music editing software, also operates on Mac and iPad. New AI-powered Synth Player and Chord ID functions join the tool, helping users create and analyze music from a wider ...