Unlike the Windows operating system, where we need to purchase the Microsoft Office productivity suite, Apple’s macOS ships with a free productivity suite called iWork and includes a bunch of apps to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Apple Pages app is part of the iWork productivity suite and is available in macOS (Macs), iPadOS (iPads), and iOS (iPhones) for free.
The Pages app is nothing but a word processor, just like Office Word and Google Docs. The Pages app lets you create and edit documents with ease.
Although it does not pack many advanced features and options available in Office Word, available features and options are sufficient for most users.
Besides, it lets you save the created document in Office Word compatible format as well so that users can open Apple Pages app created documents in Microsoft Office Word as well.
Is Apple Pages available for Windows 10/11?
Apple Pages is designed and developed for Apple devices only. This means that the Pages app is unavailable for operating systems not developed by Apple. In other words, the Pages app is available only on Macs, iPhones, and iPads.
Is there a workaround to install Apple Pages on Windows 10/11?
Although Apple does not officially offer its Pages app for Windows 10/11, it does offer a web version of Pages so that even Windows and Linux users can open and edit Pages documents right from their computers.
Please note that you will need an Apple ID in order to sign in and use Pages. And no, you do not need an Apple device such as a Mac or iPhone to create an Apple ID. You can create an Apple ID even on a Windows 10/11 PC. Just use Apple iTunes for Windows or the Apple Music app to create the Apple ID on a Windows /11 PC.
Steps to open pages documents on Windows 10/11 PC
Step 1: In a browser of your choice, visit the official Apple iCloud website and sign in with your Apple ID credentials.
Step 2: Once you sign in, on the home page of iCloud, click the apps button and then click the Pages icon.
Step 3: On this page, click the upload icon, browse and select the file, and then click the Open button to upload the Pages document that you want to open and edit.
Step 4: The uploaded file will appear in the file list. Click on it to open the same. You may start editing it now.
If you wish to save the file in Office Word-supported format, select the Pages file you want to save in Word format, click the three dots next to it, and then click the Download a Copy option.
Use online file conversion tools to convert Apple Pages to Office Word
If, for some reason, you are unable to create an Apple ID, you can use online services such as Zamzar and CloudConvert to convert Apple Pages files to Microsoft Office Word format online for free.
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