File extension | .pages |
File category | documents |
Description | Pages is a word processing software application developed in 2005 and has gone through changes, with a more recent version released in 2020. Pages form part of the iWork productivity suites and are supported by different operating systems developed by Apple Inc. The primary goal for its development was to make concepts in Microsoft simpler. The pages' users are provided with more than 140 templates to do some common tasks, but it also allows its users to develop their documents. Pages are designed such that it works well with other programs and is usable with minimum effort. The version created in 2007 supports DOCX and related files, and so have other versions since then. |
Technical details | There are no official publications by apple on file specifications. Techniques like reverse engineering were employed in the version released in 2009 to include additional features. Files created using the past Pages version cannot be viewed using the latest versions, and it is necessary first to convert them before use. As of 2012, Pages stopped supporting the open Document file type, and this is to say that the files can only be viewed using Pages, Google Docs, and Jumpshare. The files cannot be edited using Jumpshare or Google docs, but instead, the two allow viewing and saving the document. Google Docs allows conversion of the file to the PDF format for printing. |
Programs | Jumpshare Pages 5.0 |
Main program | Apple iWork |
Developer | Apple Inc. |
MIME type | application/x-iwork-pages-sffpages |
File extension | .doc |
File category | documents |
Description | DOC – is a special extension corresponding to the documents created in the text editor Microsoft World, up to the 2007 version. This format stores information about the formatting of a text document - paragraphs, lists, indents, alignments, and much more. Microsoft Word DOC files can include textual information and numerous images, graphics, scripts, and diagrams. DOC is an extension in the binary file format, which begins with an information block that acts as a key element of the entire collection of data files. Such binary files include a relatively large amount of information about the formatting of a text document. Traditionally, the extension has become widespread for creating text-format documents in a wide range of OS. In this format, files are opened by any, including modern versions of the Word editor or its analogs from free packages like Open Office, Libre Office, or utilities like Corel WordPerfect. |
Technical details | The first versions of the DOC file format prioritized the content of the formatted text. Still, over time, a large number of built-in objects were added to it, among which both diagrams and graphs are found, as well as various media files (sounds, video). Files with the DOC extension can contain data about the merge so that the word processing template can be used together with the table or database. |
Programs | Microsoft Word IBM Lotus Symphony AbiWord |
Main program | Microsoft Word |
Developer | Microsoft |
MIME type | application/kswps |