Keynote on Catalina

I got a MacBook Pro 2015 from my work specifically for its old form factor with connectors and expandability, and it was running High Sierra when I got it. I updated to Catalina, since it's last classic macOS and I don't want to move to Big Sur (and Monterey isn't compatible), but unfortunately the Keynote remained on the High Sierra version. I don't want to be forced to pay for Office again, and I think it's reasonable to expect an option to download the last Keynote compatible with Catalina from somewhere. Where can I get that?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 7:07 AM

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Posted on Oct 26, 2021 2:31 PM

  • Open the Mac App Store Application
  • Sign in by clicking the sign in button bottom left using the same Apple ID you used to instal keynote previously
  • Click on the button bottom left showing your user name
  • go down the page and click the cloud icon next to Keynote
  • A prompt will ask if you want to download the last compatible version
  • Click the download button



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Oct 26, 2021 2:31 PM in response to idoks

  • Open the Mac App Store Application
  • Sign in by clicking the sign in button bottom left using the same Apple ID you used to instal keynote previously
  • Click on the button bottom left showing your user name
  • go down the page and click the cloud icon next to Keynote
  • A prompt will ask if you want to download the last compatible version
  • Click the download button



Jan 18, 2022 1:16 PM in response to garrettfromspring hill

To garrettfromspring hill


If you have never installed Keynote from the App Store using your Apple ID, the procedure described in this discussion will not work until you "purchase at no cost", Keynote.


For your, situation, try the following:

  • get access to a Mac that has Mac OS Monterey installed
  • open the App Store and sign in
  • Type in Keynote in the Search box then click the download button
  • Once installed, delete Keynote and sign out of the App Store
  • Keynote is now registered with your Apple ID
  • On your own Mac, sign in to the App Store and perform the procedure I described above

Feb 14, 2022 10:56 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Hi Gary,


I have updated my 2015 MacBook Pro from El Capitan to Catalina.

However, I cant update Keynote, Pages, and Numbers and am stuck with the old versions.


In App-Store, I clicked on my name and scrolled down.

But there is no update button or any cloud icon next to it for me.

The "open" button brings me back to open my old versions.


how do I get into updates?


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