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Apple adds an AI writing assistant to Pages, Keynote and Numbers
Apple is bringing an AI assistant called Intelligent Assistant to Pages, Keynote and Numbers, letting you draft, edit and analyse content without leaving the app. It is currently in beta for Apple Creator Studio subscribers in the United States.
Apple has announced Intelligent Assistant, an AI assistant built into Pages, Keynote and Numbers, the Mac equivalents of Word, PowerPoint and Excel. It is currently in beta for Apple Creator Studio subscribers in the United States and supports US English only.
What happened
Apple is adding Intelligent Assistant to its three main productivity apps. The assistant can read whatever document, presentation or spreadsheet you have open and act on your instructions. According to ExtremeTech, here is what it can do in each app:
- Pages: start a draft, edit and organise writing, improve tone, and generate images or shapes.
- Keynote: create or refine slides, add animations, write presenter notes, and generate visuals.
- Numbers: analyse data, build formulas, create tables, suggest charts, and help organise information.
Across all three apps, the assistant can also search for information and add it directly to your file.
Apple says the assistant uses both Apple and OpenAI AI models to power these features. Using it requires an Apple Intelligence-compatible device running iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 or later.
What it means for your work
- You can ask the assistant to rewrite a paragraph, fix the tone of a document or build a chart from raw numbers, all without switching to a separate AI tool.
- Keynote users can generate presenter notes and animations by describing what they want, rather than building them manually.
- Numbers users can ask the assistant to write a formula in plain language instead of looking one up.
- The feature is currently US English only, so non-English speakers or those outside the US cannot access it yet.
What to do now
- Check whether you already have an Apple Creator Studio subscription. If you do, Intelligent Assistant will arrive at no extra cost in November.
- If you are not a subscriber and want access, the cost is $12.99 per month or $129 per year.
- Confirm your device runs iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 or later, as older operating systems are not supported.
- If you are outside the US or work in another language, note that pricing and availability for other regions have not been announced yet.
Pages, Keynote and Numbers remain free for anyone who does not want or need the assistant.