Apple Updates 5 Productivity Apps, Adding Siri Q&A and New Freeform Tools
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Sep 29
Apple Updates 5 Productivity Apps, Adding Siri Q&A and New Freeform Tools
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Sep 29
Summary
Apple rolled out updates to Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Pixelmator Pro and Freeform, extending new features beyond Creator Studio subscribers while reserving some templates and AI tools for paid users.
Pages, Keynote and Numbers now support Siri questions about app tasks and let users request access to shared files; Pages for Mac adds Screen View, while Numbers gains new trigonometry, statistics and logic functions.
Keynote also adds intelligent slide generation for Creator Studio users, and all three iWork apps get new subscriber-only templates and themes.
Pixelmator Pro on iPad picks up Mac-exclusive Select and Mask tools, while Mac and iPad versions add sports, action, business and podcast-cover templates.
Freeform adds Dark Mode-aware boards, folders, collaboration requests, Apple Intelligence writing tools for handwritten notes and, in visionOS 27, shared viewing of 3D models and other board items in space.