Apple Creative Studio goes live, brings Pixelmator Pro to iPads: What's new

Apple Creative Studio subscription bundle combines Apple's pro creative apps under one plan and also marks the iPad debut of Pixelmator Pro, which was previously limited to Macs

Apple has started rolling out its new Creative Studio subscription, making the bundle officially available to users across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Alongside the launch, Apple has also brought Pixelmator Pro to iPads for the first time, expanding the image editing app beyond macOS and folding it into the Creative Studio subscription.

 

The Creative Studio bundle brings together Apple’s professional creative tools under a single subscription, marking a shift away from standalone purchases for users who work across video, music, images, and documents. Pixelmator Pro, which until now was limited to Macs, is now available on iPads exclusively through this subscription.

 

Apple Creative Studio: Pricing and what it offers

Apple Creative Studio is now available on the App Store, with the following pricing in India:

• Monthly plan: Rs 399
• Yearly plan: Rs 3,999
• Free trial: One month

Apple is also offering discounted education pricing:

• Monthly education plan: Rs 199
• Yearly education plan: Rs 1,999

The subscription includes access to:

• Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad
• Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on Mac
• Intelligent features and premium content in Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and later Freeform on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Users who do not want a subscription can still purchase Mac versions of Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage as one-time downloads from the Mac App Store.

Apple Creative Studio can be shared with up to six family members using Family Sharing. Some features require newer hardware, including Apple silicon Macs and recent iPads or iPhones, and certain tools need iOS 26, iPadOS 26, or macOS Tahoe. Apple has also said that some features depend on Apple Intelligence-capable devices and may rely on third-party AI models with usage limits.

 

Free versions of Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform remain available to all users, though some of the new intelligent features and premium content are tied to the subscription.

Pixelmator Pro on iPads: What’s new

Pixelmator Pro has launched on iPad for the first time as part of Apple Creative Studio. While the Mac version remains available as a standalone purchase, the iPad version is exclusive to Creative Studio subscribers.

The app has been reworked for touch and Apple Pencil input, with support for hover, squeeze, double-tap, and palm rejection. It offers full layer-based editing with bitmap and vector masks, and supports inserting photos directly from the iPad camera as new layers.

 

As per Apple’s release notes, tools on iPad include:

• Warp tools to twist and bend images, text, shapes, and even video layers
• Preset warp shapes such as arc, cylinder, and flag, along with adjustable warp grids
• Machine learning-based tools like background removal, Super Resolution, Deband, Auto Crop, and smart selection
• Support for RAW images from compatible camera models
• Layer styles, vector shapes, typography tools, and video layers for design work

Pixelmator Pro on iPad also supports round-tripping with the Mac version, allowing projects to sync through the cloud and be edited across devices. The app supports a wide range of image and video formats, including PSD, SVG, PDF, HEIF, AVIF, MP4, and MOV.