
Even if you were able to download such programs as Pages on iOS, it wouldn't be very useful if you couldn't continue working on it on your Mac without paying a premium price. Now that Apple has dropped the price to zero dollars, it is likely more users will join the bandwagon. I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro and had to drop $30 for iWork because it wasn't free for me. Users who own both the desktop and mobile versions of any iWork app can transition. This is fantastic news for people still running older Macs, iPhones, and iPads. iWork for iCloud: All desktop iWork apps have an iOS counterpart that can be purchased separately for 9.99 each. Many Apple customers were already likely eligible to download the software at no cost if they had made a device purchase in the last few years.


What is iwork used for for free#
Previously, all of these apps were provided for free to customers who purchased a new Mac or iOS device, but now that purchase is not required to get the software. The components of iWork 11 are: Pages 11 Numbers 11 Keynote 11 It originally cost 49 for the retail CD and than 20 per app in the Mac App Store. Plus, GarageBand and iMovie got the same treatment.Īs first reported by MacRumors, Apple's most popular software line is now listed as free in the App Store, even for older devices. iWork 11 was released in 2010-2011 and available for use with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and later. Apple has just dropped the price of it's iWork suite to the low price of free.

If you use the information, apple give to you, it is the Version 9.0. As of 2018, the service had an estimated 850 million users, up from 782 million users in 2016. If you're still using an older device, and haven't purchased Pages, Keynote, or Numbers because it would cost you $9.99, you're in luck. Just as ever, there are very few information on whats changed in iwork 9.3. iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc.
