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Pages and Numbers for Catalina

I installed a new hard drive and used the migration tool. All is well, except Pages and Numbers don't work. I've gone to the App Store, and found them in my history. I click the 'Open' button, and nothing happens. My machine is 6 mos too old to upgrade to Big Sur. Any ideas on how to get a compatible version of Pages and Numbers?

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Aug 12, 2022 6:22 AM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2022 8:27 AM

Launch the Mac App Store in Catalina and sign in with the same Apple ID that you used previously to install Pages and Numbers. Press cmd+0 (zero) to bring up your Purchased panel. Pages and Numbers should both have a blue cloud outline with a down-arrow adjacent to them. Click that cloud icon. You should be greated with a dialog offering to install the last compatible version of Pages and Numbers (v11.1) for Catalina.


This should replace the incorrect versions of these applications currently in your /Applications folder. If it fails for some reason, move the current Pages and Numbers to your Trash and empty it. Repeat the first paragraph.

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Aug 12, 2022 8:27 AM in response to chris0959

Launch the Mac App Store in Catalina and sign in with the same Apple ID that you used previously to install Pages and Numbers. Press cmd+0 (zero) to bring up your Purchased panel. Pages and Numbers should both have a blue cloud outline with a down-arrow adjacent to them. Click that cloud icon. You should be greated with a dialog offering to install the last compatible version of Pages and Numbers (v11.1) for Catalina.


This should replace the incorrect versions of these applications currently in your /Applications folder. If it fails for some reason, move the current Pages and Numbers to your Trash and empty it. Repeat the first paragraph.

Pages and Numbers for Catalina

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