medium9to5Mac·April 11, 2026

At least for now, Liquid Glass in Pixelmator Pro remains a Creator Studio exclusive

Earlier this year, Apple introduced Apple Creator Studio – a new subscription bundle that provides users access to all Apple pro software on Mac and iPad, such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, and Pixelmator Pro.

With this launch, we got Pixelmator Pro on iPad for the first time – and a new Liquid Glass design on Mac. However, the latter is yet to be released for people who already paid for the app, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change.

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Key Insights

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Apple restricting premium features to subscription-only access (Creator Studio) rather than making available to previous perpetual license holders

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Subscription bundle strategy creating feature differentiation between Creator Studio subscribers and standalone app buyers

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