iWork on OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks

If you don't already have iWork '08, I suggest you buy the retail box of iWork '09 from a third party such as Amazon.com or eBay. Be sure to run Software Update after installing & before running any of the applications. You can download the standalone updater from this page. You'll get the benefits of updated applications that work on your OS and do a lot more than any of the versions of the apps released after October, 2013.

I have an old mac My computer guy says i cannot go past this version 10.9.5 or else computer will crash. I want to download iwork 08 will it work? you say get the latest updates but i cant update my computer anymore and i dont have windows on this computer anymore. should i buy iwork 08

kristieandsteve wrote:

i cant update my computer anymore and i dont have windows on this computer anymore. should i buy iwork 08

My advice would be to skip iWork 08. This is a little like asking whether it's a good idea to buy [insert model of year 2000 car]. You may get it to run ok for a while. But it's an old design, the mileage isn't great, and gets harder and harder to get it serviced.

In the case of Numbers (unlike other members of the iWork suite) the latest Numbers is in many ways far more capable and easy to use than the version in iWork '08 or '08 version. Plus it works cross-platform with iOS.

Instead of buying and installing an old version (which is now abandonware) you might try just using Numbers of iCloud (via sign-in to iCloud.com via your browser). It's quite powerful and may be sufficient for what you need to do.

SG

I do not think so. You can try. Make sure if you do install it that you run updates.

I suggest installing the latest Numbers which can now open Numbers '08 file

You can. Remeber to apply the latest updaters listed below.

Numbers '08 1.0.3

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL809

Pages '08 3.0.3

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL808

Keynote '08 4.0.4

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL807

Regards,

H