Using Pages on OS X Catalina

I installed a fresh copy of OS X Catalina 10.15.8 on my iMac (2013 27-inch)


I am unable to download the old Pages app, receiving the error message


This doesn't make sense to me. How can I run pages on my iMac? Thanks!

Posted on Feb 28, 2026 2:35 PM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2026 3:39 PM

If you have purchased Pages at any time since October 2013, open the Mac App Store & hold down the option key while clicking the Purchases tab on your High Sierra Mac. If you see Pages, Numbers, and Keynote with Update/Install buttons, it may offer to download a previous version of these applications compatible with Catalina.


In Mojave and later releases of macOS, one must enter ⌘+0 (zero) to get to the previous purchases panel in the Mac App Store. This changed from the option+Purchases tab in High Sierra and earlier.


See VikingOSX’s reply in this discussion in the Pages for Mac forum.

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Feb 28, 2026 3:39 PM in response to billcouch

If you have purchased Pages at any time since October 2013, open the Mac App Store & hold down the option key while clicking the Purchases tab on your High Sierra Mac. If you see Pages, Numbers, and Keynote with Update/Install buttons, it may offer to download a previous version of these applications compatible with Catalina.


In Mojave and later releases of macOS, one must enter ⌘+0 (zero) to get to the previous purchases panel in the Mac App Store. This changed from the option+Purchases tab in High Sierra and earlier.


See VikingOSX’s reply in this discussion in the Pages for Mac forum.

Using Pages on OS X Catalina

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