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Apple just made some of its most popular apps free for everyone

Customers at the Apple Store try out a new MacBook laptop computer July 19, 2006 in San Francisco, California.

Credit: Justin Sullivan

Credit: Justin Sullivan

Customers at the Apple Store try out a new MacBook laptop computer July 19, 2006 in San Francisco, California.
By Fiza Pirani
April 19, 2017

After updating some of its most popular apps Tuesday, Apple has made them available for free to all iOS and Mac users.

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According to Mac Rumors, iMovie, Garageband, Numbers, Keynote and Pages are all listed in the App Store.

Before Tuesday, the apps were only free for customers who purchased a new iOS device or Mac since August 2013.

So now, anyone with an older Apple device will also be able to download the software, which previously cost between $5 and $20, depending on the app.

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Here’s more about the now-free-to-all apps:

Pages: Apple's word processing app

Numbers: Apple's spreadsheet app

Keynote: Apple's presentation app

Garageband: Apple's music creation studio app

iMovie: Apple's video editing software app

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Read more at MacRumors.com.

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