How to open a .PAGES file online
Three steps, a few seconds, no Office licence.
Choose your .PAGES file
Drag your .PAGES file onto the box, or click Choose file.
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Your .PAGES file is checked and laid out as a clean page right.
Read, search, save
Jump between headings, find any word, print it, or save the text as HTML or TXT.
What is a .PAGES file?
Everything worth knowing about Apple Pages document files.
A .pages file is a document created in Apple Pages, the word processor in Apple's free iWork suite (the Mac/iPad equivalent of a Word .docx). On a Mac or iPhone/iPad, double-click or tap the file to open it in Pages. On Windows, there is no Pages app; use Pages on iCloud.com in a browser to open and download it as Word or PDF.
Programs that open .PAGES files
| Full name | Apple Pages document |
|---|---|
| Developer | Apple |
| First released | 2005 (iWork '05); current ZIP-based format since Pages 5 / iWork 2013 |
| Category | Documents |
| MIME type | application/x-iwork-pages-sffpages |
| Signature | 50 4B 03 04 ("PK" - ZIP local file header (modern Pages documents are ZIP packages)) |
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Is my .PAGES file uploaded anywhere?
No. Your .PAGES file is read and converted for you. The first time, a small open-source conversion component is downloaded and then cached.
Why does my older .PAGES file look plain?
Some older word-processor files keep their formatting in a complex binary layout. The viewer shows all the text and tables reliably; richer formatting for those files is coming with server-side conversion.
Are macros in a .PAGES file safe here?
Yes. The viewer never runs macros. It only reads the document text, styles and images, and tells you when a file contains macros.
Can I edit my .PAGES file?
This is a viewer. You can copy the text or save it as HTML/TXT and edit it elsewhere. An online editor is on our roadmap.
It says my .PAGES file is something else. Why?
We check the file's signature, not just its name. If a file was renamed, the viewer tells you what it really is and which tool opens it.
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