Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Name one app that Apple has left in the cobwebs.

Where would you like to start?

 

[xxFoxtail]

Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
MacApp
HyperCard
iBooks Author
MacPaint
Apple Media Tool
DVD Studio Pro
iPhoto for iOS
Cards for iOS

And that's just from the top of my head.


And according to this excellent site:

• Books
• Calendar
• Clock
• Home
• Maps
• News
• Numbers
• Pages
• Podcasts
• Reminders
• Shortcuts
• Stocks
• Voice Memos

Though that's from June. Perhaps Apple has fixed most of the current bugs and worked on that list afterwards.

I feel like I’m the only one who remembers iWeb.

 

[funwithstuff]

Great news - other than I hope there is full feature parity, and of course that these apps get updates.

Final Cut Pro is simply not compatible with the macOS version which is completely ridiculous. Even if there has to be a watered down "iPad Project", you should be able to open the same library/project across platforms.

The same thing happened for years with iWork on the iPad.

Apple owns all the tech here. They want developers to do this but don't hold themselves to the same standards.

FCP on Mac can open FCP on iPad projects, and if you need to move from Mac to iPad, Transfer Toolbox is available. https://transfertoolbox.fcp.cafe/

 

[Mattjeff]

Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
MacApp
HyperCard
iBooks Author
MacPaint
Apple Media Tool
DVD Studio Pro
iPhoto for iOS
Cards for iOS

And that's just from the top of my head.


And according to this excellent site:

• Books
• Calendar
• Clock
• Home
• Maps
• News
• Numbers
• Pages
• Podcasts
• Reminders
• Shortcuts
• Stocks
• Voice Memos

Though that's from June. Perhaps Apple has fixed most of the current bugs and worked on that list afterwards.

iWeb as well, back when it was around it made a website for anyone extremely accessible.

 

[Mattjeff]

I feel like I’m the only one who remembers iWeb.

It was an amazing app back in the day. I’d have loved to have seen it modernize over the years.

 

[svish]

Might try out if Pixelmator Pro comes to iPad. Think Apple might go the subscription route, that will definitely help to get continuous stream of revenue.

 

[Sound214]

I use Pixelmator Pro on my Mac almost daily, and have wanted it for iPad for years at this point. I’m very excited!

 

[bradman83]

Interesting given recent speculation in Affinity circles that their iPad apps will be EOL'ed.

Do we have any Afiinity iPad users in this thread?

Though Procreate still seems to be going strong on the iPad, but it's a much more natural case there with the Apple Pencil.

-R

Speculation around Affinity apps has been running wild in general since they were acquired by Canva last year. It's been amplified since sales of the desktop version were suspended earlier this month and the iPad versions were made free. There's a major announcement scheduled for October 30, which will likely outline either version 3 or whatever the next generation of the software is, so we shouldn't have to wait long to find out what's going on. (Canva has stated that they will continue offering perpetual licenses).

I do use Affinity Photo on iPad but not often. It's probably one of the more feature complete iPad apps relative to its desktop counterpart, and its user interface has gotten notably better since version 1. If editing photos I tend to use Lightroom more, and the iPad version of Lightroom is quite good and also fairly feature complete relative to the desktop version (not Lightroom Classic). It's a shame the third party apps that could get me out of Adobe's subscription sway keep getting gobbled up as I've been legitimately considering switching.

 

[MikeSmoke]

iPad MainStage would be a great move. Fingers crossed.

 

[Hank001]

I feel like I’m the only one who remembers iWeb.

iWeb as well, back when it was around it made a website for anyone extremely accessible.

It was an amazing app back in the day. I’d have loved to have seen it modernize over the years.

Shoot! Totally forgot about it. Which is odd; I boot my 2011 Mini up once a year to quickly create a webpage (for a friend).

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Aperture.
Color.
Shake.
I could go on.

At least those are three that are actually gone, instead of one that’s gone and two that actually aren’t.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Logic Pro on iPad is cool but they need to find a way to allow the iPad version to become compatible with Mac 3rd party AU plugins.

Isn’t the solution to that, “Beg the developer to support the iPad?” Many don’t have a problem releasing iPad versions so, if it doesn’t exist, the developer just doesn’t want to.”

 

[orbital~debris]

Same with the iWork apps ... not even dark mode icons yet on macOS.

That’s cool, but where’s Pages, Numbers, and Keynote?

This is the most confusing thing to me. I feel like there is usually a short delay (like, a week or two) and these former iWork apps are updated in a sort of second wave.

But this time, various app updates which typically seem to turn up on a much more irregular basis – like Apple Support, TestFlight, and just yesterday Apple Store – have all been updated already… but Pages, Numbers and Keynote are still hanging out in the dock/Home Screen with bright colour & white app icons, and presenting non-Liquid Glass adapted interfaces in use.

The only way it makes sense to me is if Apple have decided to significantly re-work the UI for these apps, and intend to pair the release of the new versions with an education-focussed new gen. MacBook…

 

[constantsnags!]

This is the most confusing thing to me. I feel like there is usually a short delay (like, a week or two) and these former iWork apps are updated in a sort of second wave.

But this time, various app updates which typically seem to turn up on a much more irregular basis – like Apple Support, TestFlight, and just yesterday Apple Store – have all been updated already… but Pages, Numbers and Keynote are still hanging out in the dock/Home Screen with bright colour & white app icons, and presenting non-Liquid Glass adapted interfaces in use.

The only way it makes sense to me is if Apple have decided to significantly re-work the UI for these apps, and intend to pair the release of the new versions with an education-focussed new gen. MacBook…

They’re not pro-oriented apps, and have a user base which is likely considerably less sensitive to the issues you (very fairly) highlight.

 

[constantsnags!]

iWeb as well, back when it was around it made a website for anyone extremely accessible.

It was very rapidly overtaken by other services that offered far better results.