In 1994, the first edition of
Magix Music Maker was released. Starting in 1996, the Magix product range was extended to include software for designing, editing, presenting and archiving photos and videos. Magix products and services were first offered in other European countries and the USA starting in 1997. In 1997, the first
video editing software by the company,
Magix Movie Edit Pro (also known as "Magix Video Deluxe" in Europe), was released. In 2002, the first version of Magix Photos on CD & DVD (now known as "Magix Photostory Deluxe") was released. This program is for creating
photo slideshows. Magix has also released VR video editing software and several Android mobile apps (Camera MX, Acid Beatbox, Looply for music, video editing and animation for younger audiences). In May 2016, Magix acquired
Vegas Pro, Movie Studio,
Sound Forge and
ACID Pro from the
Sony Creative Software product range. In May 2018, private equity firm Capiton announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Magix Software GmbH together with its management. In 2023, Magix filed for insolvency and in 2025, VEGAS Creative Software and Magix Software GmbH were acquired by RM Equity Partners. == Product overview ==