Will Final Cut Pro work on my MacBook Pro?

So yes, any OS can download the latest version of FCP free trial ( .dmg ) but it will not install unless that OS is compatible with that latest version . No harm done because no payment made.

However, if you try to buy the latest version of FCP from the App Store on a system with an OS that is not compatible with that latest version of FCP then you will not be able to download FCP. Apple would not want you to pay for FCP that you cannot use on that OS.

To buy FCP, currently,( Nov 13 2021) this has to be done on a Mac running macOS 11.5.1 or later.

Do you know anybody running OS 11.5.1, or later , that will let you purchase FCP on their Mac with your Apple ID ? Note, your Apple ID. Obviously you will be paying for it rather than them.

When you have done this you can sign into the App Store on your Mac( Catalina) with your Apple ID and download FCP from your PURCHASED page. You should be offered the version of FCP that is compatible with your OS, Catalina.

Have a look at Izzy video for free FCP tutorial.

https://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-tutorial/

The FCP page in the App Store will tell you if it will work on your computer.

You might want to tell us what your computer is, what your OS is, and what version of the trial you now have.

Buying the application will not remove the trial version. They are separate applications with different names. They may not be interchangeable however depending on the answers to the questions above.

Final Cut Pro X has been renamed Final Cut Pro.

The app store has the current version.

The free trial is available here:

https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/trial/

MtD

I read your question as asking if the renamed Final Cut Pro is the same as FCP-X.

The linked page for the free trial has the minimum system requirements for Final Cut Pro.

I have no idea if downloading the free trial to a non-supported machine changes the free trial status, maybe someone else does.

MtD

The installer won’t run on Catalina. Won’t let you install any way.

If you are just starting out in editing, try downloading iMovie which is included free with the Mac OS you have.

It uses the same fundamental editing paradigms as FCP and many of the skills learned there are transferable to FCP.

MtD

It shouldn’t because the download is a .dmg. The installer has to run and install the application, which I don’t think it’ll do on a non-supported system. I’ll try it later on a Catalina machine.