On October 1, Microsoft removed Publisher from Microsoft 365. On October 13, support for Office 2021, the last perpetual version that included it, ended too. After 35 years, the app that churches, schools, nonprofits and small businesses used for their bulletins, newsletters, flyers, labels and yearbooks is done. The files aren’t. Most of the people…
Microsoft Publisher is gone from Microsoft 365. Here is what a Publisher replacement needs to do, and how to open and edit existing .pub files without Publisher on Windows and Mac.
Update, October 12: In the first two weeks, nearly 2,000 churches, nonprofits, schools and businesses signed up for PubKeep. If you are looking for a Microsoft Publisher replacement , you can try it free for 7 days, with no credit card needed. Tomorrow, October 1, Microsoft 365 loses Publisher. On October 13, support ends for…
For years, the churches, parishes, schools, and nonprofits we work with have quietly run on Microsoft Publisher: weekly bulletins, member newsletters, event and worship programs, flyers, and photo calendars. That is about to change. On October 1, 2026, Microsoft removes Publisher from Microsoft 365, and on October 13 the perpetual versions (Publisher 2021 and earlier)…
