What is Apple Motion used for?

Apple Motion is motion graphics software for Mac used to build titles, effects and animations, designed to work with Final Cut Pro. It is a good fit for Final Cut Pro editors building custom titles and motion designers animating graphics on Mac.

How much does Apple Motion cost?

Paid plans for Apple Motion start at $12.99 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.

Is Apple Motion open source?

No. Apple Motion is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Apple Motion include TiXL.

What are some alternatives to Apple Motion?

Apple Motion competes with Adobe After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and Jitter. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Apple Motion alternatives.

Apple Motion: features, pricing and alternatives

About Apple Motion

Motion is Apple's motion graphics application for Mac. It is used to design animated titles, transitions, generators and effects, and it is built to work alongside Final Cut Pro, so assets created in Motion can be used in Final Cut projects.

Apple presents Final Cut Pro as part of its Apple Creator Studio collection, which also includes Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro. Final Cut Pro is the companion video editor: Motion handles the animation and effects side, while Final Cut Pro handles editing, and the two are intended to be used together on Mac.

Motion is commercial software from Apple that runs on macOS. It suits editors and motion designers who already use Final Cut Pro and want to create custom titles and effects without moving to a third-party animation tool.

Key features

Motion graphics and animated titles
Effects and generators for Final Cut Pro
Works alongside Final Cut Pro
Runs natively on Mac

Good fit for

→Final Cut Pro editors building custom titles
→Motion designers animating graphics on Mac

Tags: motion-graphics; apple; macos; titles; animation; final-cut-pro

Apple Motion: questions and answers

What is Apple Motion used for?: Apple Motion is motion graphics software for Mac used to build titles, effects and animations, designed to work with Final Cut Pro. It is a good fit for Final Cut Pro editors building custom titles and motion designers animating graphics on Mac.
How much does Apple Motion cost?: Paid plans for Apple Motion start at $12.99 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
Is Apple Motion open source?: No. Apple Motion is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Apple Motion include TiXL.
What are some alternatives to Apple Motion?: Apple Motion competes with Adobe After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and Jitter. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Apple Motion alternatives.