Apple Motion
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Apple Motion, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Apple Motion's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Creator Studio | $12.99 a month | Subscription includes Motion and other creative apps · Motion is Mac only · After a 30-day free trial; $129 per year is also offered |
| Motion | $49.99, paid once | Mac only · macOS 15.6 or later · 8 GB memory (16 GB recommended) · 5.2 GB available disk space · One-time purchase on the App Store |
The facts
Each one read from Apple Motion's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 2D, 3D, and 360° graphics
- Motion supports 2D, 3D, and 360° compositions, titles, and effects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Apple describes Motion as designed with editors in mind, and the App Store listing describes it as designed for video editors.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Built-in content
- Motion includes more than 1,900 Apple-designed royalty-free graphics, including vector artwork, images, animations, and 60 USDZ 3D models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Effects
- Motion includes over 200 filters and effects, and machine learning can detect and track faces or objects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Final Cut Pro integration
- Users can create titles, transitions, generators, and filters in Motion, publish them to Final Cut Pro, and reopen them in Motion for advanced changes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Playback and hardware
- Motion is optimized for Apple silicon and the Neural Engine, and Apple says Metal architecture enables real-time playback.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Motion is a motion graphics tool for creating and animating images, cinematic titles, transitions, and effects in real time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Apple provides a Motion User Guide, troubleshooting resources, information about supported media formats and plug-ins, and access to Apple Communities.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- Motion requires macOS 15.6 or later, 8 GB memory (16 GB recommended), a Metal-capable graphics card on Intel-based Macs, and 5.2 GB available disk space.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Third-party ecosystem
- Motion supports third-party plug-ins and templates, including FxPlug choices for Motion and Final Cut Pro.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Timeline and keyframes
- The app includes layers, a full timeline, and a keyframe editor for building motion graphics.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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