

While we don't know if future updates of iWork and iLife apps will be compatible with all old devices, it's worthwhile to download the latest versions now. This has only been tested on 10.9 Mavericks, but may work for newer versions as well, although probably not 10.15 Catalina and newer. It might be too little, too late for some Apple's App Store is so vast that users with old hardware probably found iWork- and iLife-equivalents to use. Anyone with old Apple devices can download the latest versions of iWork and iLife apps for free with no strings attached. Apple iWork09 is the 2009 edition of the Office-like suite from Apple.

Now there's no more confusion surrounding the availability of Apple's basic apps. Until now, users with hardware released before 2013 still had to pay for iWork and iLife if they hadn't made a new Apple purchase recently. Sticking with iWork 09 apps for as long as OSX allows 5 stars for 09 apps, 1 star for current. Apple dumbed down the OSX versions rather than beefing up the iOS versions. Read 74 user reviews and compare with similar apps on MacUpdate. In 2013, Apple made iWork and iLife apps free for new Mac and iOS customers, but that meant you had to purchase a new Apple device before you could download any of those apps at no cost. Download the latest version of Keynote for Mac for free. Individual programs cost between $5 and $20 each, which would add up if a user with an old Mac or iOS device wanted to download and use both suites. However, we’ll have to start with the iWork 09 trial here. Previously, users with old hardware had to pay for each app. In fact you’ll be have iWork for mac free download, full version again, not the trial one. Further Reading What the death of 32-bit iOS could mean for Apple’s hardware and software
