Michal Ždanský At the last keynote, Apple stated that releases its application packages, iWork and iLife, free to anyone who buys a new Mac. However, this did not apply to existing customers, who either had to wait for the new device or purchase the applications separately. However, as it turns out, thanks to a bug, or rather a change in the update policy, it is possible to get the iWork package and even the Aperture photo editor for free, just by owning the demo version.
The procedure is very easy. Just install the demo version of the application (iWork can be found for example <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>), or have the purchased boxed version installed, and after the first launch, enter your Apple ID in the window where you can sign up for news. Then when you open the Mac App Store, it will offer you the free update and add it to your purchased apps. For a successful implementation, you still need to switch the system to English. We tried the mentioned procedure at iWork and can confirm its functionality.
While Apple will offer iWork to users of new machines for free anyway, Aperture is offered by the company to everyone for $80, which is not an entirely insignificant sum. Nevertheless, this application can be obtained in the same way, either through a demo version or by installing a pirated copy, in both cases the Mac App Store legalizes them. Initially, everyone was convinced that this was a bug that caused Apple not to know whether the boxed version was activated in the case of a demo version, or legal in the case of a pirated copy. However, as it turns out, this is entirely a deliberate move, thanks to which Apple wants to eliminate the original way of updating software that was in OS X even before the Mac App Store. To ask the server TUAW Apple commented as follows:
It's no coincidence that Apple's support page doesn't offer new updates for Aperture, iWork and iLife for download. They're not even in our Software Update system - and there's a reason for that. With Mavericks, we've changed the way we distribute updates for earlier versions of our apps.
Rather than keep separate updates side-by-side with the versions of all apps in the Mac App Store, Apple has decided to eliminate the legacy software app update system entirely. When Mavericks discovers old apps installed on your Mac, it now treats them as purchases from the Mac App Store using your Apple ID. It saves a lot of time, effort and data transfers. After this process is complete, it will appear in your Mac App Store purchase history as if the MAS version had been purchased.
While we are aware that this allows piracy by unscrupulous users, Apple has never taken a strong stand against piracy in the past. We want to believe that our users are honest, even if that belief is foolish.
In other words, Apple knows very well what is going on and leaves everything up to the user. You can get both iWork and Aperture for free and legally, although in the case of Aperture, getting the software is unethical to say the least. However, if you do, you don't have to worry about persecution from Apple.
If I understand it correctly. If I upgrade iWork like this, aperture and I feel that it works the same on iLife. So will it appear in the Mac app store for download in the future if I reinstall the software?
I also managed to update iWork, so I originally had the latest version from the DVD. Anyway, after the update, the software will be linked to your Apple ID forever
So I had iLife for the computer, which I bought second-hand. Anyway, it's nice to always have it legal. Did you also notice that iWeb and iDvd disappeared from iLife?
hey, you disappeared about 2 years ago.
I don't understand it a bit - if I have a legal older iWork, I should download the demo version and update it in the described way, or I will use the original old iWork. The demo version won't install if I have normal iWork there?
No, just switch the system to English and the update should offer itself. This applies to the boxed version.
One more question, can I then switch the system back to road mode?
yes :)
that switching to English is probably a "bug", in theory Maverick should always find the boxed version, but for some reason it only works 100% on an English system. It doesn't matter how the pairing with the AppleID happens, and iWork runs.
btw: the demo version and the boxed version are exactly the same... that's why Maverick can't recognize them... and according to Apple they don't even want to... they don't want to risk that the owners of the boxed version (who are officially entitled to the update) will have a problem with the update :)
yes, only with English, I switched back to CZ and it's already connected to the apple id and everything works.
Well, the "free" thing is not so bad. I bought retail iWork 09, I had it installed...and lo and behold, another free update! Primo in applications pops up an update window, when you confirm that you want it, nothing happens. So, yesterday I am in good faith that I got 3x18 EUR with neodecta money. Great :-)
And did you switch the system to English?
Please, what exactly should I switch to AJ. Sorry for the stupid question. Thank you
System Preferences > Language & Region
Thank you.
in this particular case, I saw information that Apple will return the money as a credit to the AppStore... I just don't know what all must be documented, I suspect that the license number of the boxed version is sufficient... I suspect that it was discussed on MacRumors in the forum.
The reason is that it is not confirmed in the application, but in the AppStore
Hmmm...I didn't think of that. Can anything be done about it? Claim?
Well, complaints in the Mac App Store are very complicated...
Does it also work on Windows? I have an Apple ID. And I have the apps downloaded on my iPod. I don't enjoy working with documents through the browser, because I never really dive into it :D
No, iWork is for MAC OS X
Hell, there's a price for stupidity :-)
That's a great gesture from Apple. A lot of software is moving to clouds and annual fees, and Apple is taking a different route. Thumbs up :)
Well, it doesn't work very well. I downloaded Apperture 3.1, right away in updates it offered me to update to 3.5, but I don't have it in purchased and it keeps offering me to buy. It will do the update, but it won't put it in the purchases.
iWork didn't add me there until about half an hour after the update :)
It works now too. It was because I was trying it from a Mac that doesn't have Maverick.
Has anyone tried this with Aperture? Can someone please give me a link to a functional trial that is not linked to an App Store account? Thanks a lot.
Drop an email. :)
I already have it, but thanks for your willingness ;)
I could ask for a working link to download the trial aperture, I can't find it anywhere or send a link to akrij1142@seznam.cz Thanks
I bought iWork, but Aperture fits :-)
so I had the boxed version, I switched to English and I already have the new iwork installed :)
I also confirm the activation of iWork without the need to pay :) Thanks for the tip, hopefully it won't be a mess. :-X
Is 10.8.5 enough for that?
It doesn't work for me. I downloaded the demo, installed it, entered my apple ID, switched the preferred language to English, entered the AppStore and nothing. No update. :/
Oh, it required a system restart after changing the language.
When I try to run the iWork demo from the link above, it tells me that it is not compatible with this version of the OS. (I have Mavericks). Does anyone know what to do with this please? :(
I put another link there, try now.
Unfortunately, still the same. :( Even during installation it says: The application "iWork09Trial.mpkg" cannot be opened because it comes from an unidentified developer. So I have to right-click and select Open and it works. The installation then goes without any problems. But when you start the application, see fig.
It is necessary to set the options for installing anything in the security settings. "Allow apps downloaded from: anywhere". Then it should work. ;)
I confirm that the procedure works for iWork even with the download of the trial from the original link... Thanks a lot ;-)
I downloaded the trial from the original link, saying that during the installation (which did not start), it reported an error that the package could not be opened. Well, I do not know. I'm trying again now.
after several attempts I'm already downloading the update, thanks for the "bug"
It works, great. It is, but I have a strange iwork from a CD, in Czech it cannot be updated in English, yes. Hmmmmmm……?
Do you think it will also work with Final Cut when I have the boxed version? :)
No, Final Cut X is a standalone application.
So, for the second attempt, I have a trial and a question for you: please, where can I find the Apple ID registration in the Pages program? (I'm a switcher, I've had a Macbook for about three weeks...) Thank you :-)
After installation and first launch, the application will ask where you want to send news, but it may not even be necessary.
Ah, thank you, I entered the email that I first entered as that ID. Thanks, so now I'm going to try to finish it through the App store, on purpose. :-) (I was just going to buy the set because the free MO packages couldn't replace it... and I suddenly see this option... thumbs up!)
It still doesn't show up in the AppStore, I've tried installing it twice and still nothing. Does anyone know what to do with it? I have OS Mavericks…
As I read it here, someone wrote below that it appeared there (in purchased) only half an hour after the update. :-)
after half an hour after installation yes? So we'll see :-)
Still nothing, it's not in the AppStore, I installed iWork09, then restarted the PC and opened Pages, I entered my email (from Apple ID) in the box for sending news and switched to the AppStore and nothing. Tried installing 3x… does anyone know what to do with it? Thanks
Maybe a stupid question, but did you have the system switched to English as it is in the article? I managed to install and upgrade without problems on the first try :-)
On the contrary, a very apt question :-) my inattention, thank you very much, it's working now :-)
Great, glad I helped ;-)
And do you have the language switched to English?
Did you manage to install Aperture on Mavericks?
Yes, it worked.
Can I ask for a link to the trial and serial number?
I installed Aperture, but it says that it cannot be run on this version
system
you don't have to run it, if you installed it, just open the mac app store and update
I installed it, but it won't offer an update.
did you remember to set the language to English and restart the mac?
And after installation, you couldn't start it either? I can't do anything with it after installation and I have nothing in Stor..:/
not me :/
It works for me without any problems
It does not work. I have a clean installation of Mavericks, I installed iWork 0.9 Trial, I go to the Apple Store, update and when I want to update iWork it says: Update unavailable with this apple id, do you know what the delay is?
The same Aperture, I have never installed this software and it also throws me off:
Update unavailable with this apple ID, at the same time I use the App Store normally, download, buy... no problem...
And if I have purchased iWork, do I pay or not pay for the update?
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Is there any way iWork can get it if I only have an iPhone and iPad? Unfortunately I don't have a mac. Thanks for the advice.
after installing and updating iWork, can I change the language back to SK? will it continue to update normally if there is a new update?
I would also be interested in this…
I have one observation, after performing the updates via this procedure (iWork and Aperture), I found out when I looked at the account that there are some 2 blocks from the AppStore, but it is only 2 x 51,18CZK, so also try to see if you have that too :D
As far as I know, it should only be a control process where the system verifies the account..
OK, it would still be a good buy ;-)
Is it really not charged at all?
good day, does it also work on ilife 11? Don't you have a download link?
I can install the application just fine, but I can't open it, and the update doesn't show it :( does anyone know what to do with it?
It is necessary to have EN set as the primary language.
After installing the trial, I accidentally entered a different email than the ID, so I tried to reinstall it and since then I can't start Keynote or anything else and it gives me an error that it can't be started (the same Numbers or Pages). Does anyone know what to do with it?
It doesn't work. It will not offer news.
In addition, it tells me that I have the wrong ID or password
I can't switch the OS to English :( I'm going through... system settings/language and region correctly?
Jojo, you're good to go, just add English first and then delete Slovak or the language for which you have "primary"
yes, your procedure works. Thanks ;)
You're welcome :)
Haven't you found the iLife somewhere yet? Can't download on that link.
I'm joining too. Does anyone have a link to iLife?
There was no problem with Aperture and iWork, everything works now.
Thanks a lot
You made me so happy with this that I've been jumping for joy for 10 minutes! Everything works, even Aperture.
For those who have problems with the team - when you switch the OS to English, you need to restart the computer. Then basically just open the Mac App Store and you should have updates for all the apps there. You update and that's it, the icons will change, the original trial applications will be moved to Purchases. :)
hello, I have done everything like you, it works for me too, but I don't see them in purchased? How can I do it?
It takes a while, it won't appear there right away. I had bought Pages, but not Numbers and Keynote, so they weren't there at first. I updated, first Keynote started after a while, then Numbers too. Finally, I did all this with Aperture and it didn't show me there. So I put up with it, but after about 5-10 minutes I turned on the App Store again and it's already there. So patience. ;)
I have aperture there immediately, but not payges and keynote. Is it possible that I will be charged for it? I just gave an update everywhere, nowhere was the euro mentioned……..
Aperture didn't even have to be installed. I just downloaded the 3.5 installer. Good. :-)
and where did you get it? :)
Where did you download from? I downloaded Aperture 3.4.1. the system switched to the English version, restarted, but I did not see the update. :/
Search on kickass(period) it
And where can it be downloaded from?
Now I would be incredibly happy if someone came up with something similar for iOS, because it annoys me that I could have had iWork and iLife for free. :(
iWork Trial: After the first launch, the option to buy or trial version appears, if I enter a 30-day trial, then update from the App Store, does that mean I will have the full version? Doesn't it stop working after 30 days?
how does it seem to me too..
I already know that until there is a reset, it's a trial.
After mac reset it runs like normal full version :-))))
well, according to the statement, Apple itself does not see anything legal about the procedure and calls it piracy, so it is not a legal way. despite the fact that she is not hindered by any obstacles, except moral ones.
Erm, I would also like to ask - is it "normal" that an hour ago I installed the package (including the version of the system on Mountain Lion) and it still didn't run in the App store as purchased, even though I also downloaded the update (I think 9,3 ,XNUMX, that is, the only one I could find). Thank you. :-) I tried restarting the Macbook and turning off/on the app store several times, I still left the system in AJ. :-) Thanks for the advice, comments... :-)
absolutely no problem... I don't see anything complicated about it. install trial, switch to eng, restart, turn on mas and update data... that's it.
Hello,
does anyone also have the problem that after installing the trial version not a single application starts, it crashes and it goes out?
If the iwork application reports incompatibility after installing the trial and does not start, download the iwork updater to version 9.3 from the Apple website. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1563
After starting each application, give an update, but it does not take place immediately. I signed out and signed back into the App Store, restarted my computer and everything works.
thanks a lot for the tip, it helped
I struggled with it for a while
1. first I downloaded IWork trial and installed it (I kept the path there) - even when I wanted to open any program, it always crashed with a voice that there was an error without the program opening
2. I changed it to English, completely deleted the language as the primary language, restarted and installed both iWork and the above update and the olalala programs opened
3. after opening the pages I was asked (I wasn't looking for anything) if I would buy or just try, I gave it a try, it switched to sending news, I put the e-mail I have with my ID, the pages then asked me straight away if I want an update
4. In the appstore, pages, keynote and numbers appeared immediately in the updates, and now I'm updating.
when I try to install it says that the file is corrupted :(
It's stupid, it says this to me An eligible keynote application was not found in the location/application/iWork 09 so this pops up and I'm not going anywhere
Maybe a weird question, but does this procedure only work on OS Mavericks? Because Mountain Lion doesn't offer me an update.
I have iWork for free because I bought Air less than a month ago :-). I don't use it anyway :-). Garage Band already made me happy ;-)
Aperture would be useful, but the demo is not available and I will not download hacked things illegally.
That is You're right about Apple, people won't do it that much ;-).
Apple has a weird policy sometimes. I bought Pages and after viewing it I wrote to Apple that I didn't want it, that it was a mistake and they refunded me the money. However, Pages remained for me as purchased even in purchased and it is possible to update it.
Hello to everybody. I would like to ask if anyone has managed to find a link to download the trial version of Aperture. It doesn't work for me, and when it does, it refers me to the official website of the Mac Apple Store, where the only option is to purchase the full version.
search in this discussion
ingenious.
Now I understand why what happened to me happened to me. I only had Pages purchased (sometime two years ago), but after installing Mavericks, I had both Pages, Numbers and Keynote in Updates, which I never purchased. :)
Does anyone have a link to iLife?
There was no problem with Aperture and iWork, everything works now.
Thanks a lot
Does anyone have a link to the aperture trial email: hadrava91@seznam.cz
Thank you very much
Hi, can anyone please help me with iWork? The installation went ok, the update from the App Store too, but when I start it still offers me a purchase or a trial.
Thanks M.
It still needs Final Cut Pro :-D
Can you please help me install aperture? When installing the trial version, it tells me that it only needs 921 kb (while the installation package is over 500 MB). The installation will go through, but nothing will appear in the applications. I do not know what do with it. I already tried 2 trial versions but still the same,
Hi Thomas,
I downloaded a legal trial version, not a cracked one, via piratebay.org (I don't want to give a link here, type Aperture in the search field, arrange the seeders according to size, it is the second in order called Apple Aperture 3 – trial version), install it, it won't work because it doesn't support Mavericks, but it doesn't matter, change the language to AJ, restart your Mac and you will see an update in the Mac App store to version 3.5, of course the full version with support for the latest OS X :-)
Unfortunately, I can't. It still tells me that only 600kb of space is needed during installation and nothing gets installed. Does anyone know what to do with it please? Where will the dog be buried in the system? Everything went fine the first time, but now I can't install properly.
Hi, does anyone have a link to install the iWork Trial please? It says on Apple's website that they no longer support the trial, literally: The trial version of iWork is no longer supported. But you can easily purchase Keynote, Pages, and Numbers from the Mac App Store to start creating beautiful presentations, documents, and spreadsheets today.
Does anyone think why? What will Apple get out of it?
Influence.
hi do you have any reasonable link to download aperture
Also did the AppStore tell you that Aperture was installed with a different Apple ID account?
Hello, is it still possible to download the Aperture trial somewhere? The previous links don't work and I want to try it first before and if I jump into it…
Someone here argues that it is not legal or ethical. I object to why it should be illegal to switch the OS to another language? Because I didn't need anything else. And then how would it be fair if those who bought the software in a boxed version were not entitled to an update?
Thanks for the info, everything works as it should
I wonder if the same procedure will work for other apps? e.g. Pixelmator (I tried and nothing)
does apple still allow this please?