Final Cut Pro
Apple's pro editor: magnetic timeline, one-time price on Mac.
Every fact below verified on Oct 6, 2026
In one paragraph
Final Cut Pro is apple's pro editor: magnetic timeline, one-time price on Mac. It has no free plan and paid plans from $299.99 one-time, and runs on macOS, iPadOS.
Pricing & key facts
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- Based in
- Cupertino, California, USA
- Platforms
- macOS, iPadOS
- Free plan
- No
- Open source
- No
- Final Cut Pro for Mac $299.99 one-time one-time purchase
- Apple Creator Studio $12.99/mo monthly or $129/year. Required for the iPad version; 30-day trial
Checked against apple.com on Oct 6, 2026
Key features
- Magnetic Timeline
- AI Object Tracker and Smooth Slo-Mo
- Automatic captions
- Transcript search
- Voice Isolation
- ProRes, HEVC and MV-HEVC export
Limitations
- Apple platforms only
- iPad version is subscription-only
Good to know
Requires macOS 15.6 or later; some features need Apple silicon.