If Pages was pre-installed on your Mac and you never "purchased" it with your Apple ID, you may be unable to download any version through the App Store. In this case, consider these alternatives:

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Here is the magic moment. When you click download, the App Store checks your macOS version. If it sees you are running an older OS that cannot support the newest Pages, it will automatically say:

Return to your older device, open the App Store, go to , and follow the steps in Method 1. Method 3: Use iCloud Web as an Alternative

When a prompt appears saying the app is incompatible, click to get the last compatible version. 🖥️ Steps for Mac (macOS)

Versions of Pages older than 5.0 do not support iCloud Drive or modern Apple ID syncing. They save documents locally in the .pages format that newer versions can open, but not vice-versa.

If you previously had a version of Pages that worked and you perform regular backups, you can pull it from your backup. Connect your drive. Navigate to your Applications folder.