What do the stillPUB guides cover?

Short, honest answers to the questions people type when Publisher is gone and the files are not: opening a .pub file, converting it to PDF or Word, what the October 2026 retirement means, and templates for church bulletins and newsletters. Every guide describes what stillPUB does today, with the limits stated.

Do the guides only cover stillPUB, or other tools too?

Both. The Guides section walks through opening, converting and printing Publisher files with stillPUB itself. The Compare section weighs Publisher alternatives, including tools other than stillPUB, so you can see the tradeoffs.

Where should I start if I just have one Publisher file to open?

Start with the guide on opening a .pub file without Publisher. It covers the browser workflow end to end, from opening the file to exporting a result.

Are these guides kept current?

Yes. Each guide is dated and states what stillPUB does as of that update, rather than describing planned or hypothetical features.

Guides

What to do with a Publisher file in 2026

Short, honest answers to the questions people type when Publisher is gone and the files are not. Every guide describes what stillPUB does today, with the limits stated.

Open .pub files

How to open a .pub file without Publisher

Open a Microsoft Publisher .pub file without Publisher: in your browser with stillPUB, in LibreOffice Draw, or as a PDF. What each one keeps and what it loses.

Read the guide The .pub format

What is a .pub file?

A .pub file is a Microsoft Publisher page layout. Why almost nothing opens it, which versions convert well, and how to open one in 2026 without Publisher.

Read the guide PUB to PDF

Convert a .pub file to PDF

Turn a Publisher .pub file into a print-quality PDF in your browser, fonts embedded, nothing uploaded. Steps, print checks, and how online converters differ.

Read the guide Edit .pub files

Edit a .pub file online

Edit a Publisher .pub file in your browser: change text, swap pictures, add pages, then save an editable copy or export PDF and images. Free, no account.

Read the guide PUB to Word

Convert a Publisher file to Word

There is no clean .pub to .docx conversion. What each route gives you (Publisher, online converters, LibreOffice, stillPUB) and when to keep the layout instead.

Read the guide October 2026

Microsoft Publisher end of life 2026: what happens when it is discontinued

Microsoft Publisher is being discontinued: it leaves Microsoft 365 October 1, 2026; bought-copy support ends October 13. What to use for your .pub files.

Read the guide Churches

Church bulletins after Publisher

A free four-page Sunday bulletin template that opens in your browser, plus how to keep using the bulletin you built in Publisher after October 2026.

Read the guide Word to image

Word to JPG or PNG

Turn a Word .docx into JPG or PNG images of its pages at 96, 150 or 300 dpi, locally in your browser. Also PDF. What converts from Word and what reflows.

Read the guide PDF

Open a PDF: add to it, or turn it into images

stillPUB opens a PDF as pictures of its pages in your browser. Add text, shapes and pictures over them, then export a new PDF or JPG and PNG images.

Read the guide Labels

Avery 5160 labels

Thirty 1 by 2 5/8 inch address labels on a letter sheet, editable in your browser. How to fill it, print at 100 percent, and reuse an old Publisher label file.

Read the guide Newsletters

A newsletter template that does not need Publisher

A two-page newsletter template with masthead, two columns and a pull-quote, editable in your browser. Plus how to keep your Publisher newsletter after 2026.

Read the guide Mac, Linux, Chromebook