Now that OS X Yosemite is out, many of Apple’s own apps are getting updated with design tweaks and features like Handoff and iCloud Drive.
The iWork suite (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) has been updated on both OS X and iOS with Yosemite compatibility.
All three iWork apps on the Mac now have a Yosemite-like design, Handoff support for switching between OS X and iOS, iCloud Drive integration, and an updated file format that “makes it easier to send documents via services like Gmail and Dropbox.” Thanks to extensions in iOS 8 and Yosemite, you can also access services like Dropbox for opening and saving files directly within Apple’s apps.
Some other notable additions include support for Multipeer Connectivity for quickly pairing Keynote on the Mac with a nearby iOS device remote and a “new custom color mixer on iPad.” The iWork suite is free to download on any Apple device, so be sure to grab Pages, Numbers, and Keynote in the App Store.
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4 responses to “Apple’s iWork suite gets the OS X Yosemite treatment”
And you can’t use these new versions unless you are running Yosemite. The new apps are listed as “Incompatible updates” for Mavericks. Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iMovie, and iPhoto are all listed this way.
Alex said:
“The iWork suite is free to download on any Apple device,”
Are you sure? What if someone has an Apple device that was purchased a few years ago, and someone has never purchase iwork? Is it free then?
No It’s not. I just checked it is showing $24 dollars for each application on the Mac for me.
And to top it all off the Handoff and Connectivity sucks. Took 20 min. to try to open a Pages doc and on my Mac I can’t put items into their group folders. But other than that ….