Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Free for All Users

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Apple today updated several of its Mac and iOS apps, making them available for all Mac and iOS users for free.

iMovie, Numbers, Keynote, Pages, and GarageBand for both Mac and iOS devices have been updated and are now listed in the App Store for free.

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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. 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.

Apple's iWork page has not yet been updated and continues to say that customers will only be able to download Pages, Keynote, and Numbers after purchasing an eligible Mac or iOS device, but new wording may be added shortly following the price drop. Apple's apps have also been removed from the Top Free app charts in the App Store.

Apple has been offering these apps for free to new Mac and iOS device owners since 2013, but dropping the price to free for all users makes it less confusing and opens up downloads for those who have not recently made a new device purchase.

- Pages for macOS [Direct Link]
- Keynote for macOS [Direct Link]
- Numbers for macOS [Direct Link]
- GarageBand for macOS - [Direct Link]
- iMovie for macOS - [Direct Link]

- Pages for iOS - [Direct Link]
- Keynote for iOS - [Direct Link]
- Numbers for iOS - [Direct Link]
- GarageBand for iOS - [Direct Link]
- iMovie for iOS - [Direct Link]

Update: According to a support document, today's app changes will make it easier for business and educational institutions to download Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and iMovie through the Volume Purchase Program store.

Tags: iWork, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iMovie, GarageBand

Top Rated Comments

/V\acpower Avatar
/V\acpower
56 months ago
Finally.

So much more simple this way.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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/V\acpower
56 months ago
They made them free to any new owner since 2013... surely everyone has met that criteria by now right? Who will this appeal to?

Genuinely curious, not bashing!
Well anyone with an older Mac, or anyone who bought an used one.
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
scottish Avatar
scottish
56 months ago
Good. Should have just been free to everyone since 2013.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sirious Avatar
Sirious
56 months ago
They made them free to any new owner since 2013... surely everyone has met that criteria by now right? Who will this appeal to?

Genuinely curious, not bashing!

(Edit:Thanks for all the answers and I got another answer from the update in the post).
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
/V\acpower Avatar
/V\acpower
56 months ago
Eh....

I recently got a Pages document and I couldn't open it with MS Word. There needs to be better compatibility between the two apps.
The problem is Microsoft not willing to add Pages documents support to Office, obviously because they are the dominant platform.

Apple did what they had to do : support for opening and exporting to .doc and .docx.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
keysofanxiety Avatar
keysofanxiety
56 months ago
This is great news! Should stop any confusion down the line – you download it for free, or don't download it at all. So much more simple.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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