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Apple Motion
What Apple Motion is
Apple Motion is a paid macOS application for building and animating motion graphics. It creates images, cinematic titles, transitions, and effects in real time, with support for 2D, 3D, and 360° compositions. Layers, a full timeline, and a keyframe editor provide ways to construct animations. Motion projects can produce titles, transitions, generators, and filters for Final Cut Pro, then return to Motion for further changes. The app supports third-party plug-ins and templates, including FxPlug options, and includes more than 1,900 Apple-designed royalty-free graphics with vector artwork, images, animations, and 60 USDZ models. More than 200 filters and effects are included, while machine learning can detect and track faces or objects. Motion uses GPU rendering and is optimized for Apple silicon, the Neural Engine, and Metal playback. It requires macOS 15.6 or later, 8 GB memory, and 5.2 GB of storage.
Who it suits
Motion suits video editors and other Mac users creating animated titles, transitions, effects, or 2D, 3D, and 360° compositions. It is especially relevant to Final Cut Pro workflows.
What it does well
- Supports 2D, 3D, and 360° compositions
- Includes over 1,900 royalty-free graphics
- Offers more than 200 filters and effects
- Publishes titles and effects to Final Cut Pro
- Includes keying, rotoscoping, and simulation tools
What to know first
- Mac-only application
- No free plan
- Requires macOS 15.6 or later
- Starts at $49.99 a month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Creator Studio | After a 30-day free trial; $129 per year is also offered · Subscription includes Motion and other creative apps · Motion is Mac only | $12.99 a month |
| Motion | One-time purchase on the App Store · Mac only · macOS 15.6 or later · 8 GB memory (16 GB recommended) · 5.2 GB available disk space | $49.99, paid once |
As apple.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Apple Motion combines motion-graphics creation, built-in content, effects, and Final Cut Pro integration in a Mac application. Its paid model and macOS requirements matter for anyone considering it.
Facts from Apple Motion's own pages
- 2D, 3D, and 360° graphics
- Motion supports 2D, 3D, and 360° compositions, titles, and effects. · apple.com, 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. · apps.apple.com, 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. · apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Effects
- Motion includes over 200 filters and effects, and machine learning can detect and track faces or objects. · apple.com, 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. · apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · images.apple.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Playback and hardware
- Motion is optimized for Apple silicon and the Neural Engine, and Apple says Metal architecture enables real-time playback. · apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Motion is a motion graphics tool for creating and animating images, cinematic titles, transitions, and effects in real time. · support.apple.com, 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. · support.apple.com, 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. · apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Third-party ecosystem
- Motion supports third-party plug-ins and templates, including FxPlug choices for Motion and Final Cut Pro. · apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Timeline and keyframes
- The app includes layers, a full timeline, and a keyframe editor for building motion graphics. · apple.com, 12 Oct 2026
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