Pages to PDF
A .pages file from a Mac, iPad or iPhone is a dead end on Windows and Android: Word cannot open it and there is no Pages app. Upload it here to get a PDF anyone can read and print.
Convert to PDF
or drop DOC, DOCX, DOCM … files here ·
Max 95 MB per file· Up to 20 files· Deleted after 30 minutes
Files are processed on our servers and deleted after 30 minutes.
Convert the whole document or only some pages, slides or sheets.
Pages or slides to keep, e.g. 1-3, 5, 8-10. Numbers refer to the original document.
Source margins keep the document's own layout. Narrow is 12.7 mm, normal 25.4 mm, wide 50.8 mm left and right.
Excel, ODS and Numbers files: convert every sheet, or only the one that was open when the file was saved.
JPEG quality for photos inside the document. 90 looks identical to the source; lower it to make the PDF smaller.
Leave empty for no password. If set, the PDF asks for it before opening. Not available with PDF/A.
How to use this tool
- 1
Upload the .pages document
Pick the file from Downloads or the email attachment you saved. Up to 20 documents per batch, 95 MB each; Keynote .key files can go in the same batch.
- 2
Leave quality at 90 or adjust
Photos are kept at Image quality 90, which matches the look of Pages templates. Lower it under Advanced settings if the PDF has to fit an email limit.
- 3
Convert to PDF
Press Convert to PDF and download the result. The uploaded document and the PDF are deleted after 30 minutes.
Pages to PDF on Mac, iPhone and Windows
Mac with Pages
- 01Open the document in Pages.
- 02Choose File, Export To, PDF.
- 03Pick an image quality and save.
iPhone or iPad
- 01Open the document in Pages.
- 02Tap the More button, then Export.
- 03Choose PDF and share or save it.
Windows, Android, Chromebook
- 01Save the .pages attachment to your device.
- 02Upload it on this page.
- 03Press Convert to PDF and download.
Why Mac users and their recipients both look for this
Apple released Pages in 2005 as part of iWork, made it free with new Macs and iOS devices in 2013, and free for everyone in 2017. Since then it has become the default word processor for many students and freelancers who never bought Office. The catch shows up when the document leaves Apple's world: a teacher grading on Windows, an HR system that accepts only PDF and Word, or a client on Android sees an unknown file type.
Pages itself exports PDF natively, so a Mac user with the document open can solve this in seconds. The trouble is that the person holding the .pages file is often the recipient, not the author. Apple's own workaround is the browser version of Pages at iCloud.com, which requires an Apple Account. Uploading the file here needs no account at all.
Once you have the PDF, the usual adjustments apply. Add an Open password for a contract or medical letter, or shrink the result with Compress PDF if the document is full of photos from a Pages template.
Choosing image quality for photo-heavy Pages templates
- 50
Email attachments, visible softening
- 70
Screen reading, much smaller file
- 90
Default here, matches the source
- 100
Print shops, largest file
PAGES
Apple Pages document
PAGES is the document format of Apple Pages, the word processor included with macOS, iPadOS and iOS since 2005. It stores text, layout, images and page design in a package that only Apple's apps fully understand. Pages can export to DOCX and PDF, but Windows, Android and Microsoft Word cannot open .pages files directly. Some upload forms and email recipients therefore cannot use them.
- Compression
- –
- Transparency
- –
- Animation
- –
- Introduced
- 2005 · Apple
Portable Document Format
PDF was created by Adobe in 1993 and became the open ISO 32000 standard in 2008. It fixes text, fonts, images and layout so a document looks the same on every screen and printer. PDFs can contain forms, signatures, links, attachments and searchable text, and the PDF/A variant is used for long-term archiving. The fixed layout makes PDFs hard to edit, and scanned PDFs contain only images unless OCR is applied. Every browser and operating system can open them.
- Compression
- –
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- 1993 · Adobe
A .pages document only opens in Apple's Pages app, so teachers, employers and Windows colleagues who receive one see an unknown file; PDF delivers the same pages to every operating system.
Pages to PDF questions
Why can't Windows open a .pages file?
Pages is Apple's word processor and its file format is not published. Microsoft Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice cannot read current .pages files, and Apple makes no Pages app for Windows or Android, so a PDF is the reliable way to share the content.
Is the layout of my Pages template kept?
Yes, the PDF follows the page layout stored in the document, including columns, image placement and headers. If a template uses an Apple-only font, a similar font may be substituted; exporting from Pages on the Mac avoids that.
How do I get a PDF if I am the one with the Mac?
In Pages on the Mac, choose File, Export To, PDF; on iPhone or iPad tap the More button, choose Export, then PDF. Use this page when the file reached you on another device or you need options such as PDF/A or a forced Letter page size.
Can I edit the document instead of just reading it?
Convert it to Word with Pages to Word. You get an editable .docx; complex Pages layouts may need small fixes afterwards. For reading, printing and forwarding, the PDF is the better choice.
The Pages file came with a Keynote deck. Can I convert both?
Yes, drop them into the same batch. The Keynote file follows the slide rules described on Keynote to PDF: one slide per page, notes only if you ask for them.
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