Home : Extensions : .pages files

.pages File Extension

File Type Pages Document

Developer Apple
Category Text Files
File Format Zip

PAGES file type

A PAGES files is a document created by Apple Pages, a word processor and page layout program. It may be a basic text document or a complex multi-page brochure. PAGES files can include text, pictures, tables, graphs, and charts and may be created from a blank page or built from a template.

More Information

Screenshot of a .pages file in Apple Pages 6

PAGES file open in Apple Pages 6

PAGES files are stored in the .ZIP format and include a .JPG file and an optional .PDF file that provide a preview for the document. Therefore, if you want to view the contents of a PAGES file manually in Windows, use the following instructions:

  1. Rename the ".pages" file extension to ".zip."
  2. Extract the resulting Zip file with a Zip decompression utility. The extracted files should contain a folder named QuickLook. Navigate to this folder.
  3. In the QuickLook folder, open the file Thumbnail.jpg. This file only gives a preview of the first page of the document, but can still be helpful in some situations.
  4. In the QuickLook folder, there may also be a PDF file named Preview.pdf. Open this file to view a preview of the entire PAGES document. Note that the PDF file is only created if the user chose to save the original document with additional preview information in Pages.

NOTE: Pages is part of Apple's iWork suite, which also includes Keynote (for presentations) and Numbers (for spreadsheets).

Programs that open PAGES files

Windows
Google Drive
Linux
Google Drive
Macintosh
Google Drive
Apple Pages
iOS
Apple Pages for iOS
WEB
Google Drive viewer
Zamzar
Apple iCloud

About PAGES Files

Our goal is to explain what .pages file is used for for and how to open it.

File Pages Document usage cases for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS software listed on this page have been individually researched and verified using the FilesWiki team. We strive for 100% accuracy and only publish information about file formats that we have tested and verified.