Apple is adding an AI assistant to Pages, Keynote and Numbers. The assistant uses models from Apple and OpenAI, and can work with the contents of a document to help carry out tasks. In Keynote, Apple says, it can design, animate and refine slides. In Pages, it can draft, restructure and revise writing. In Numbers, it can calculate and organize data, suggest chart types, and build custom tables.
The assistant is rolling out in beta to devices that support Apple Intelligence. It requires iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 or later. Apple has not specified a price or said when the beta rollout will be complete.
Other AI features are coming to Apple’s creative apps
On macOS 27 or later, Keynote, Pages and Numbers will also support the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. It is a standard that lets other AI agents connect to software. That could let third-party agents work with these apps, but Apple’s announcement does not detail which agents will be available or what they will be able to do.
Apple is also adding Generate Fill to Pixelmator Pro. The feature lets users describe a change to part of an image. Apple says it will match the lighting, perspective and texture around the edited area so the change blends in.
Logic Pro for Mac and iPad is getting a Liquid Glass redesign and an AI assistant. Apple says the assistant can set up a vocal track from a prompt and edit existing projects. On Mac, a redesigned Browser will use on-device AI to analyze, classify and tag sounds that users add.
Final Cut Pro gets new content
Final Cut Pro is gaining templates, graphics, titles and transitions from MotionVFX, along with a Content Hub for stock video, photos and backgrounds. Apple says the updates to its Creator’s Studio will be free for existing subscribers in November. The announcement does not say whether the new AI features in its other creative apps will be limited to subscribers.
Why it matters
For people who use Apple’s office apps, the beta could help with tasks such as revising a document or building a chart, but it requires compatible hardware and the latest operating systems. Apple has not said when the beta will finish or whether the assistant will cost extra after the beta.
