GoPro Quik now Mac friendly – but at a price

GoPro today announced the initial release of a macOS desktop version of its mobile app, Quik. GoPro also announced a new Premium+ $169.99 GoPro subscription tier that offers additional features and benefits beyond the original $69.99 GoPro subscription tier, now known as “Premium.”

The Quik desktop app is available at no additional charge to GoPro subscribers. It syncs with the Quik mobile app, making it easy to start a project on one device and then finish it on another. Powerful yet convenient editing tools, such as a beat sync feature that automatically matches your edit points to the rhythm of your soundtrack, make advanced content creation easy. Quik’s auto highlight editing feature ensures beginners can achieve pro-like results without any prior editing experience. GoPro subscribers also benefit from auto camera-to-cloud upload of their latest GoPro footage, unlimited cloud storage of their GoPro footage at original quality, auto highlight videos sent to their phones, intuitive cloud editing and media management tools, and more. 

The new $169.99 a year Premium+ subscription tier includes all of the above plus a “HyperSmooth Pro” video stabilisation tool for advanced users and an additional 500GB of cloud storage for footage captured with any camera to this features list.

“Our new Quik desktop app syncs with our mobile app and cloud, making GoPro the ultimate content creation solution for beginners and advanced creators, alike,” says GoPro Founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman. “Quik’s auto-editing experience represents a convenient starting point for new creators, and our more advanced editing tools and ongoing developments in AI and computer vision ensure pro-minded users will enjoy enhanced capability as we continue to update our apps.”

The initial release of Quik is available for macOS today and coming to Windows later this year.

Premium, Premium+ and Quik Subscription Tiers

GoPro subscribers and Quik app users can now pick between three subscription offerings.

1. GoPro Premium is the new name for what was previously known as the GoPro Subscription. It is available for $34.99 for first-time subscribers and $69.99/year upon renewal. It includes:

1. • Unlimited cloud storage of GoPro footage¹

1. • 25GB of footage captured with any camera²

1. • Synced mobile and desktop editing tools with Quik

1. • Guaranteed camera replacement³

1. • Up to 50% off accessories at GoPro.com⁴

1. • $150 off your next GoPro $649.95 MSRP or higher, upon annual subscription renewal⁵

1. • Auto upload to the cloud + app sync for on-the-go editing across devices

1. • Auto highlight videos sent to your phone

1. • Enhanced media management tools

1. • Live streaming to GoPro.com and select social platforms

1. • Access to private virtual Subscriber Sessions hosted by GoPro pro athletes and content creators

1. • Earn double the GoPro Awards payouts —$500 USD reward for a selected photo and $1,000 USD for a video

2. GoPro Premium+ is a new subscription tier geared toward advanced creators. It is available as a $69.99 upgrade for existing GoPro subscribers⁶ and $169.99/year for first-timer subscribers and upon renewal. It includes all Premium benefits plus:

1. • HyperSmooth Pro video stabilisation

1. • Up to 500GB of cloud storage for footage captured with any camera²

3. A $14.99/year Quik subscription is available for non-GoPro users looking to use Quik mobile app as a premium video editing solution for their phone content. This tier includes:

1. • Unlimited access to powerful, yet simple mobile editing tools

1. • Auto edits

1. • 47 photo and video filters

1. • 15 Edit themes, including Urban, Memory, Travel, and Glitch themes

1. • 300+ original music tracks

1. • 150+ premium, royalty-free tracks

The Quik apps macOS, iOS and Android are free to download and use on a trial basis. A Windows version will be available later this year.