# Apple Buys Pixelmator [A new home for Pixelmator](https://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2024/11/01/a-new-home-for-pixelmator/) > Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple. > > We’ve been inspired by Apple since day one, crafting our products with the same razor-sharp focus on design, ease of use, and performance. And looking back, it’s crazy what a small group of dedicated people have been able to achieve over the years from all the way in Vilnius, Lithuania. Now, we’ll have the ability to reach an even wider audience and make an even bigger impact on the lives of creative people around the world. Last week was slam packed for Apple, but this was the biggest surprise of all. I use Pixelmator almost every day. It is one of [[Colophon|my top recommended apps]] and I can't imagine using my Mac without Pixelmator Pro. My heartfelt congratulations to the whole team. I have to say though, I am slightly nervous. Will Pixelmator's functionality be folded into Photos? I doubt it. I suspect Mark Gurman's guesstimate is more accurate from [his Power On newsletter](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-11-03/apple-finally-finds-its-game-console-rival-with-the-new-m4-and-m4-pro-mac-minis-m31na57p?cmpid=BBD110324_POWERON) > Pixelmator has assured users that its products won’t change in the near future, but here’s my guess for further out: The software becomes something like “Photos Pro” and gets offered as a subscription on the App Store alongside new iPad programs like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. That means Apple will once again have both consumer and higher-end iterations of its video, music and photo-editing apps (with Photos, GarageBand and iMovie serving as the free downscale versions). Given Apple’s push to boost services revenue, I think you can rule out it giving away Pixelmator features for free in its current Photos app. I *really* don't want another software subscription. Pixelmator Pro freed me from the death grip of Adobe. Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro have done the same with their one time purchases. The world of software is practically unrecognizable from those days of one-time purchase, buy the upgrade software days though. Development takes longer. Sustainment is critical. Recurring subscriptions keep the lights on in a more consistent, reliable manner—not that Apple *truly* needs that, but they also have the fiduciary responsibility to make more and more money. Unlike Dark Sky, Pixelmator Pro won't stop working (presumably). I am curious to see what comes of all this in the years to come. Pixelmator definitely has my vote over Adobe though.