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Get Iwork On Free For CustomersApple made waves during Tuesdays media event when the company announced that its iLife and iWork suite would be free for customers who buy a new Mac or iOS device.But the apps are also free for users who already have the apps installed, and one app is free, period. Heres our guide to demystifying Apples new pricing structure on its iLife and iWork apps. Get Iwork On Download Your FreeWhen Apple first announced that its iOS apps would be free with the purchase of a new iPhone, I theorized that Apple might include a notification alert after you first activated your new device, with a link to download your free apps. If you want your free iWork and iLife appson OS X Mavericks or on iOSyou have to first visit the Mac App Store to do so. Get Iwork On Download Or UpdateWhen you do, however, the Buy button for those apps will be replaced with Download or Update (or the iCloud icon on the iOS App Store). Ill note that iWork and iLife apps only come free for the kind of device youve purchasedyou wont get the OS X versions of iLife and iWork for free because you recently purchased a new iPhone or iPad. Though I cant yet confirm it (I asked Apple for more details but have yet to receive a response), I suspect that Apple associates the iWork and iLife suite with your Apple ID when you first activate a new device. That way, when you visit the apps page, it shows up as already purchased on your account, and you can download away. Apples new iLife suite consists of three appsiMovie, iPhoto, and GarageBandavailable for both OS X and iOS. On the Mac side, youre looking at iPhoto 9.5, iMovie 10.0, and GarageBand 10.0. Photo and iMovie each appear on the store for 15, while GarageBand is a free download with a 5 in-app purchase. All three apps require OS X Mavericks or later; if you attempt to download them while running an earlier version of OS X, you wont be able to proceed. Apples iOS versions of these apps are all version 2.0 and require iOS 7 or later; iMovie and iPhoto show up as 5 on the App Store by default, with GarageBand again available as a free downloadyou can add more touch-based instruments for a single 5 in-app purchase. Like iLife, the iWork suite also consists of three appsPages, Numbers, and Keynotewhich are available for both OS X and iOS. The new Mac versions are Pages 5.0, Numbers 3.0, and Keynote 6.0, and they too require OS X Mavericks; the iOS versions are all 2.0 and require iOS 7 or later. On the Mac, the three apps retail for 20 each; on the iPhone or iPad, theyre 10 each. ![]() Some users (including yours truly) are reporting issues where the Mac App Store doesnt recognize their copies; when they click on an iLife or iWork apps price, they receive the following alert: App is already installed and was not purchased from the Mac App Store. Do you want to buy app Macworld spoke with an Apple spokesperson who noted that theres currently an issue with some legacy customers, and the company is working on a fix. That fix appears to have been implemented; on Thursday, several users told Macworld that they were getting the Accept Apps prompt. GarageBand is free for everyone to download, though the app does offer in-app purchases. Apples iWork apps are each 20 for the Mac, 10 on the iPhone or iPad. According to Apples website, anyone who purchased a new Mac after October 1 or iOS device after the September media event is eligible. Updated at 3:28 p.m. Thursday to note that problem has been resolved.
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