Purchase and download Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro or another Pro App on your Mac

When you purchase an Apple Pro App, make sure you’ve signed in to the Apple Account you want to be associated with the app so you get critical updates and other features.

Purchase Pro Apps

There are several ways to purchase Pro Apps:

• Purchase individual Pro Apps exclusively from the Mac App Store.

• Purchase Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro preinstalled when you buy your Mac online at apple.com.

• Qualifying university students, teachers and educational institutions can get all five professional applications for video and music at a special price with the Pro Apps Bundle for Education.

  • You can get the bundle preinstalled when you buy a Mac from the Apple Education Store at apple.com.

  • You can also get the bundle as a standalone purchase.

You can also download a free 90-day trial version of Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro:

• Final Cut Pro 90-day trial

• Logic Pro 90-day trial

Download a Pro App on Mac

1. On your Mac, choose System Settings from the Apple menu, then click Apple Account at the top of the sidebar to confirm you’re using the right Apple Account.

   • If your Mac has multiple users and you haven’t signed in to the right Apple Account, choose Apple menu > Log out [your username], then log in to the correct account.

   • If you haven’t signed in to an Apple Account, find out how to sign in.

2. Open the App Store app on your Mac, then find the Pro App you want to purchase:

   • Final Cut Pro on the Mac App Store

   • Logic Pro on the Mac App Store

   • Motion on the Mac App Store

   • Compressor on the Mac App Store

   • MainStage on the Mac App Store

3. Click the price button, then follow the instructions. If you see the Open or Update button instead of a price button next to the app, you’ve already purchased the app.

After you’ve purchased and downloaded the app, you’re entitled to the following when you sign in to the same Apple Account on this or another Mac:

• App updates.

• Downloadable content included with Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro or MainStage.

• The ability to re-download the app (for example, if you bought a new Mac or after erasing your startup disk after troubleshooting or repair).

• The ability to install the app on other Mac computers you own, provided that you log in with the same Apple Account you used to purchase the app.

Find your Pro App

After you’ve confirmed your purchase, your download should start automatically. To open your new app, look for the app in your Applications folder. After you’ve opened the app, you can add it to the Dock for quick access.

If you can’t find a newly installed Pro App

Not seeing your app? Try these options:

• If the app doesn’t appear in your Applications folder, re-download the app. When you re-download an app, you don’t have to pay for it again.

• If you want to download an app that a family member has bought from the App Store, make sure they’ve set up Family Sharing. Then you can download the app.

Learn more

If you purchased Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro pre-installed when you bought your Mac

If you bought the Pro Apps for Bundle for Education