What is a .pages file? The .pages file extension is created by Apple’s “Pages” application. Since PAGES files are stored in .ZIP format, you may also manually view a PAGES file’s contents by extracting them with a Zip-decompression utility.
To manually view the contents of a PAGES file, follow these instructions: Rename the .pages file extension to .zip. Delete the Pages extension at the end of your file’s name, and replace it with a Zip extension. Choose Rename.
In the unpacked structure of catalogues you should be able to find, among other, Thumbnail.jpg files and Preview.pdf. The Preview.pdf contains the whole document in PDF format.
PAGES is a file extension used by Apple Pages word processing software. To open PAGES file you need to have Apple Pages software installed on your device. Since Apple Pages is not available on Microsoft Windows computers you will need to either convert .PAGES file to a different format in Apple Pages or export it to Microsoft Office compatible format using iCloud.
The best way to open the pages file on Windows is to change the extension of the pages file. Just rename the file with a few clicks then you can open it on Windows directly.
After renaming the .pages file with a .zip extension, you can even extract the file to a folder and get the PDF file. Remember to always search for the PDF file in the QuickLook folder. With the methods we provided, whether you are a Mac or Windows user, you can open and view the pages files.
Pages on macOS
Pages on iOS
iCloud Pages