Microsoft Publisher retires October 2026

Open, edit & design all office files online

Open your Publisher, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files — plus pictures, Apple Pages, Numbers and Keynote, Visio, and OpenDocument files — fully editable in your browser, inside a full design workspace with hundreds of ready-made templates: newsletters, flyers, bulletins, programs, and more. Export print-ready PDFs from Mac, Windows, Chromebook, or any modern browser.

  • Open Publisher, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF files
  • Also Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Visio & photos
  • Hundreds of print-ready templates included
  • Work from any modern browser
  • Export clean PDFs for printing or sharing
  • A full design workspace in your browser

No Windows-only install. Edit in your browser, export a clean PDF.

Open and view your files free — Publisher, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, pictures, and more.

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  • Editable web version✓ Ready
  • Clean PDF export✓ Ready
  • Import Reportfor every file

Built for the documents you print — not just generic design

Guided makers for the documents people print most — set up correctly, fold-aware, and ready to reuse.

Funeral Programs

Respectful programs with photos and an order of service — fold-correct and print-ready.

Create a funeral program

Church Bulletins

Weekly bulletins you can reuse and update — start this Sunday's from last week's.

Make a church bulletin

Raffle Tickets

Auto-numbered tickets with tear-off stubs — ready to print in sheets.

Create raffle tickets

More than a converter

Converters stop at a file. Publish Media Software gives you a browser-based workspace to open, edit, reuse, and publish your documents online.

Choose how you want to start

Open a file you already have, start from a template, or begin with a blank page — all in your browser.

Open a file

Upload a Publisher .pub, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or PDF file and keep editing it — then export a clean PDF.

Pictures and scans, Apple Pages, Numbers and Keynote, Visio, and OpenDocument files open too.

Upload a file
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Start from a template

Pick a Publisher-style layout for flyers, menus, newsletters, programs, certificates, and more.

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Create from a blank page

Start with a blank page and set the size you need — Letter, A4, postcard, and more — in the editor.

Start a blank document

A familiar Publisher-style workspace

If you knew your way around Publisher, you'll feel at home — the same kind of tools, in your browser.

Edit like Publisher

Text boxes, pictures, shapes, and tables. Group, crop, add pages, page numbers, headers, and footers — the tools you already know.

Start from templates

Publisher-style layouts for real print projects — flyers, menus, newsletters, programs — ready to edit.

Export clean PDFs

Print Preview shows exactly how it prints. Export a clean, print-ready PDF anytime.

No desktop install

Everything runs in your web browser, on any computer. Nothing to download.

Open and edit your office files online

Bring your Publisher .pub, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files into the workspace as editable documents and clean PDFs — then keep working.

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Upload your file

Drag in a Publisher, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or PDF file — or a picture, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, or Visio file. Nothing to install.

2

It opens in the editor

Your pages open as an editable document. The Import Report shows anything worth reviewing before you print.

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Edit in a familiar editor

Tidy up text, pictures, and spacing in a familiar, simple editor.

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Export a clean PDF

Print Preview shows exactly how it prints; export a clean PDF anytime.

Built for everyday documents and print projects

Whether you're opening old files or starting fresh, it's made for real print work — not generic design.

Publish Media Software is an online workspace for your office files — open, edit, and create Publisher, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents in your browser from any device, open pictures and Apple Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Visio, and OpenDocument files too, start from templates for bulletins, programs, newsletters and more, and export clean print-ready PDFs. Churches, schools, funeral homes, nonprofits, and small businesses use it to keep working — no install needed.

Former Publisher users

Open your old .pub files — or keep making documents with familiar, Publisher-style tools.

Churches & nonprofits

Bulletins, newsletters, programs, and appeals — open old ones or start fresh, ready to print.

Funeral & memorial

Programs, prayer cards, memorial cards, and thank-you notes — created with care, printed when you're ready.

Schools & PTAs

Newsletters, flyers, certificates, and handouts without buying new software.

Small businesses

Menus, price sheets, flyers, and business documents in minutes.

Anyone starting fresh

Use Publisher-style templates or a blank page and export a clean PDF — no Publisher required.

Simple, honest pricing

Start free — no credit card — and import & view your .pub files (stored for 7 days). All-Access unlocks full editing, every template, and unlimited storage.

Free Starter

$0

Open and view unlimited Publisher & Office files free — stored for 7 days, then deleted automatically. Editing and export are on the paid plans.

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All-Access

$99/yr

Everything unlocked — full editing, every template in the library, and unlimited storage.

Monthly

$9.99/mo

All the same features, billed monthly — cancel anytime.

Questions, answered

Is this a Microsoft Publisher alternative?+

Yes. You can open old Microsoft Publisher (.pub) files and create new print-ready documents — flyers, menus, newsletters, programs, certificates, and business documents — Publisher-style, right in your browser.

What documents can I create?+

Flyers, business flyers, restaurant menus, church bulletins, funeral programs, celebration-of-life programs, newsletters, certificates, invitations, postcards, price sheets, raffle tickets, gift certificates, name tags, event tickets, ID cards — and more. All Publisher-style, all printable as PDF.

Can I create documents without uploading a .pub?+

Yes. Start from a template or a blank page, edit it in your browser, and export a clean PDF — no .pub file needed.

Can I edit the text in an imported PDF?+

Often, yes. Import a PDF and choose 'Make text editable' — we recover editable text and pictures where possible and keep the original page as a faint reference. It's a reconstruction, not Acrobat-style editing, so complex layouts won't be perfect, and you can undo it anytime.

Is this only for Microsoft Publisher files?+

No. Publisher files come first, and you can also open Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files — plus pictures, Apple Pages, Numbers and Keynote, Visio, OpenDocument, WordPerfect and Microsoft Works files — and edit them online when you need to.

Do I need Microsoft Publisher installed?+

No. Publish Media Software runs entirely in your web browser. There is nothing to install.

Will every Publisher file convert perfectly?+

No converter can promise that. Most files open cleanly; very complex layouts can shift, which is why every conversion comes with a Import Report that flags fonts, images, and layout changes in plain English — so you can fix them before printing.

Can I export a PDF?+

Yes. Export a clean, print-ready PDF anytime — from an opened Publisher file or a brand-new document.

What file types can I import?+

Microsoft Publisher .pub, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files, pictures (including iPhone HEIC photos), Apple Pages, Numbers and Keynote, Visio, OpenDocument, WordPerfect and Microsoft Works files. They open as pages you can customize and export as a PDF.

What happens to my original files?+

Your uploaded .pub file is automatically deleted within 2 days of processing — encrypted in transit, never shared, and never used for public templates. The converted copy stays in your account for you to download and keep editing — for 7 days on the Free plan (we email a reminder before anything is removed), and for as long as your account is active on paid plans.

Is it free to try?+

Yes. The free plan lets you import and view your Publisher and Office files — files are stored for 7 days. All-Access ($99/year, or $9.99/month cancel-anytime) unlocks full editing, every template, and unlimited storage.

Is Publish Media Software made by Microsoft?+

No. Publish Media Software is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft. 'Microsoft' and 'Microsoft Publisher' are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

How do I get help?+

Email [email protected] or visit our Support page. We read every message.

Publisher retires October 2026

Get a short guide to moving off Microsoft Publisher — opening your Publisher files online and creating new documents.