Where to find iWork 09 full version?

I´d wanna upgrade an iWork 09 from Trial to full version (or if there's a direct link to the full version).


Perhaps my searching skills are not upgraded but I don't find anything but the latest version of iWork that doesn't go together with my computer.


Running a MacBook Pro late 2011 with OS high Sierra 10.13.6.


The trial version of iWork is downloaded from elsewhere (as I didn't find it on the Apple site) and then upgraded to 9.3 (Apple site). It works, but when the trial period is over I end up with having a lot of work done that I cannot access anymore.



Is there a download link to a functional version of iWork 09?

... or can Apple Support provide me a valid code?


Best regards

Tobi

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 2, 2021 6:26 AM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2021 8:48 AM

The servers that provided the unlock code for iWork '09 are long dead & Apple support will not be able to help you.


There are no legitimate download sources for iWork '09 (trial or otherwise). You may still be able to purchase the retail box from third-party sources such as Amazon or eBay. I did not see any available on a search of Amazon but did find some with this search of eBay. You must be sure it is the retail version, not the trial.


Before installing the retail version of iWork '09 you need to delete the trial & then reinstall from the boxed DVD or the Mac App Store. The files to delete are the iWork ’09 folder from the main HD > Applications; the iWork ’09 folder in HD > Library > Application Support & the individual iWork application plist files found in HD > Users > (your account) > Library > Preferences for each user.


Then, once you have installed the retail version of iWork '09, you to run the update to version 9.3 before running any of the applications. You can download the standalone updater from this page.

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Jan 2, 2021 8:48 AM in response to Tobimusic

The servers that provided the unlock code for iWork '09 are long dead & Apple support will not be able to help you.


There are no legitimate download sources for iWork '09 (trial or otherwise). You may still be able to purchase the retail box from third-party sources such as Amazon or eBay. I did not see any available on a search of Amazon but did find some with this search of eBay. You must be sure it is the retail version, not the trial.


Before installing the retail version of iWork '09 you need to delete the trial & then reinstall from the boxed DVD or the Mac App Store. The files to delete are the iWork ’09 folder from the main HD > Applications; the iWork ’09 folder in HD > Library > Application Support & the individual iWork application plist files found in HD > Users > (your account) > Library > Preferences for each user.


Then, once you have installed the retail version of iWork '09, you to run the update to version 9.3 before running any of the applications. You can download the standalone updater from this page.

Jan 2, 2021 12:01 PM in response to Tobimusic

Just a footnote. The retail iWork '09 installation will work in all revisions of macOS High Sierra (10.13.n), but fails in macOS 10.14.0 thru 10.14.4. It resumes working in macOS 10.14.5, and later Mojave updates, but is a dead duck in Catalina and Big Sur due to its 32-bit limitation.


Documents created in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote applications introduced after Oct 2013 are not directly backwards compatible with the iWork '09 suite of applications. If you do not have these installed, you can open these documents in Pages for iCloud, and download it as a Word document.

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