How To Get Iwork For Free On Older Macs
Dec 13, 2014 If you want to get the iWork apps for free on an older Mac, you might want to get hopping on this trick: It doesn’t seem likely Apple intends the iWork ’09 trial to be used in this way. And the iWork can also be installed without a dime for those people who purchased Mac computers or iOS devices after Octover 1, 2013. I guess that would be a huge pity for a person just bought an iMac on Sep. But now, all the Mac computer users can get the iWork suit for free no matter you bought the Mac in 2011 or after Oct.1 2013.
All new Macs come with the complete iWork suite for free. However, if you’re like me, and you have an aging (albeit fully functional, older Mac) then you need to pay full price ($20) for each of the the three iWork suites. However, thanks to our friends over at Redmond Pie, we now have a clever way of downloading the latest version of Numbers, Pages and Keynote for free–at least until Apple discovers and patches the exploit.
Until then, we’ve got you covered. I tried this last night, and it worked as advertised. I now have the most recent versions of the complete iWork suite and I can now download the update on any computer I have linked to the Mac App Store with my Apple ID.
Step 1-Download and install the iWork 09 trial.
Step 2-Launch Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and then quit each program.
Step 3-Open the Mac App Store and check the “Updates” tab for your updated version of each iWork app
Update each–relaunch, and you’re all set!
Let us know in the comments section below if it worked for you. Good luck!
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In a move that brings more consistency to Mac and iOS devices users around the world, Apple has made several of its in-house apps – specifically, iWork and iLife apps – free to all users of iOS and macOS devices, and they include iMovie, Numbers, Keynote, Pages and GarageBand. Though these apps have been free since 2013, they only applied to users who bought new iOS or macOS devices. Now, they’re free for everyone.
Apps for macOS Devices
– Pages – [Direct Link]
– Keynote – [Direct Link]
– Numbers – [Direct Link]
– GarageBand – [Direct Link]
– iMovie for – [Direct Link]
Apps for iOS Devices
– Pages – [Direct Link]
– Keynote – [Direct Link]
– Numbers – [Direct Link]
– GarageBand – [Direct Link]
– iMovie – [Direct Link]
The fine print on the iWork webpage is not yet updated with the new information, and it continues to say that customers will only be able to download Pages, Numbers and Keynote after purchasing an Apple device eligible for the downloads.
Pages for iOS, Numbers for iOS and Keynote for iOS are free on the App Store for qualifying iOS 10-compatible devices with initial activation on or after 1 September 2013. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID.
Pages for Mac, Numbers for Mac and Keynote for Mac are free on the Mac App Store for qualifying Mac computers purchased on or after 1 October 2013. macOS Sierra is required. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID.
If you bought a device after 2013 you probably have access to these apps already, but users of older devices are now eligible as well.
According to Apple, businesses and educational institutions can get free managed distribution copies for all these apps as long as they are enrolled on the Volume Purchase Program (VPP). They will then be able to use the Apple Configurator or other mobile device management tools to assign these apps to individual devices.
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As we mentioned, this brings a lot more consistently into the app experience because it no longer makes a distinction between a newly bought device and an older one. This is something Apple should have done long ago. Not that these apps are going to suddenly become more popular than the Microsoft equivalent – MS Office – but users of older devices could have felt that they weren’t getting a fair deal.
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