Mon May 11 2026, 07:45 AM EDT · 2 minute read

Apple has acquired grading app Color.io - image credit: Nick Gunn

A German firm run by just one developer has been bought by Apple, giving it software to do with color grading and management which may find its way into Final Cut Pro or Pixelmator Pro.

It's still the case that the biggest single acquisition Apple has ever made is when it bought Beats for $3 billion , and got itself Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. While the figures for Apple's latest buy is unlikely to be revealed, it should surely be one of the least the company has ever paid out.

That's because as confirmed by European Union listings , Apple has acquired the German firm Patchflyer and its one employee.…