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Disable Apple Creator Studio update popup in iWork (Keynote, Pages, Numbers)
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disable-acs-popups-iwork.sh
defaults write com.apple.iWork.Pages TSADisableUpdateNotifications -bool yes
defaults write com.apple.iWork.Keynote TSADisableUpdateNotifications -bool yes
defaults write com.apple.iWork.Numbers TSADisableUpdateNotifications -bool yes
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Terabyte1385 commented Feb 6, 2026 •
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If you are seeing one of the following pop-ups when opening Keynote, Pages or Numbers 14:

New Version of Keynote Available

This version will no longer be updated. To get the latest features, download Keynote 15 or later from the App Store.

New Version of Pages Available

This version will no longer be updated. To get the latest features, download Pages 15 or later from the App Store.

New Version of Numbers Available

This version will no longer be updated. To get the latest features, download Numbers 15 or later from the App Store.

... and wanna get rid of it, use this script.

This sets the value of a key Apple uses in these 3 iWork apps to explicitly not let you know the new versions are available to true. Therefore, no more alerts.

It's unclear what Apple intended these keys be used for, but they're available to use via these commands.

This is especially useful if you don't want the Apple Creator Studio versions of iWork, which are riddled with the subscription and so much useless bloat.

(yes, I wrote this entire thing to have this page show up higher on Google - hopefully)

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