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PubKeep is a desktop app for Windows and Mac that opens, edits, prints and exports Microsoft Publisher (.pub) files. Microsoft removed Publisher from Microsoft 365 in October 2026 and is ending support for the perpetual versions, which left users with years of bulletins, newsletters, flyers, certificates and labels they could no longer open. PubKeep keeps that work usable. Open a .pub file and it looks the way it did in Publisher: same pages, same fonts, same layout, nothing re-flowed. Edit the text and pictures, print it, or save an exact PDF. Your files stay on your computer. There is no subscription. A Founder license is a one-time purchase and includes a year of updates, with a free 7-day trial and a 30-day refund for any reason. Volume licenses are available for offices with several computers. Most of our customers are churches, schools, nonprofits, small businesses and families who built their weekly bulletins, newsletters and forms in Publisher and don't want to start over in a new program. PubKeep also offers PubKeep Converter, a web service that turns batches of .pub files into PDFs. PubKeep is made by Saint Systems, LLC, a software company in Flower Mound, Texas. Questions go to hello@pubkeep.com and are answered by a real person.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pubkeep = peace of mind for former Publisher users

Pubkeep is a solid fix for those of us who want access to our library of Publisher files with the certainty of knowing they’ll pull up right. And the developer seems really interested in making sure it continues to do that. The price seems very reasonable for peace of mind.

October 9, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Opens complicated publications

I have a number of documents that are large and somewhat complicated with graphics and all sorts of formatting. Pub keep has opened them very well in the small amounts of adjustments I need to make are minimal compared to the large value of what they've opened correctly formatted.

September 28, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Works great

Works great. Excited to use something that allows me to edit my publisher files. Designed church directory in publisher. Still learning all the moves in pubkeep

October 9, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was so happy to find PubKeep

I was so happy to find PubKeep! I have been using MS Publisher since the middle 90's. And now I get to keep all of my files and continue to use them with out missing a beat!
Thank you for PubKeep!

October 8, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Adam...

I have been using MS Publisher for years and was wondering how I was going to replace it. MS will say that MS Word and MS PowerPoint will do the same things. I have tried and you can indeed do some (haven't tried them all) of the same things. But it is not as easy as with Publisher and now with PubKeep). When I read about PubKeep I breathed a sigh of relief. Somewhat hesitantly I tried it and I was very pleasantly surprised. I opened a completed document (done in Publisher) and was able to edit it as though I were still in Publisher. Most of the commands, menus, etc. are the same. Some are in a different place, but they are easy to find. There are still improvements to be made, and the company is working on that diligently. (I think 5 updates today already.) Thank you, Adam, for this brilliant piece of work.

October 8, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sent From Above

For decades, MS Publisher was my goto for booklets, posters, and more. I believe MS encouraged folks to use Word when they decided to stop supporting Publisher. I tried and then started looking for something - I didn't know how something was defined.

By chance, PubKeep appeared on my social media. I kept scrolling past it. Don't know why I read one of the ads more closely. I saw the free trial; the 7 days bothered me because too many times I forget about the freebie period.

Everything was exactly as advertised. The import was perfect. It also told me what fonts were missing from my computer. I think the best news: if I edit the document, the original is save as is, and I have to save it again with the PubKeep extension. Well, I was so impressed I purchased a license for both computers - one Mac & one Windows.

Thank you PubKeep.

October 9, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am loving PubKeep

I am loving PubKeep. I have searched for another program that would do what I used Publisher for and none of the other programs did what I needed or they have a huge learning curve. PubKeep doesn't have all the little conveniences that Publisher had, but they are still improving it daily based on user requests and release updates frequently, sometimes multiple times a day. The BEST part is that I don't need to re-create all my files in another program to edit them for re-use. PubKeep opens all my Publisher docs! I would recommend Pubkeep to everyone who has found Publisher difficult to replace.

October 9, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

2 thumbs up from teacher

I am a early childhood teacher who has created a lot of publisher posters, booklets. mail merges, flash cards, lables... I have found that while there is a bit of relearning, my publisher files open easily and I have been able to use & edit them effectively. I am happy that I purchased it and gladly reccommend it!

October 9, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It is almost identical to Microsoft…

It is almost identical to Microsoft Publisher and with the updates you've already made so far, it's getting even closer. A couple things I would love to see is 1- when you have a text box or image selected, if you could 'nudge' it with the arrow keys instead of it moving it too far (if that makes sense.) 2- when resizing an object/image using the picture layout menu, it lets you change the dimension, but it would be great if you could lock the ratio so you only had to put in 1 side and it would resize it without distorting it. So far those are the only 2 things still bothering me, the other quirks i had noticed were already fixed in updates.

October 9, 2026
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Thank you, Natalie! It’s great to hear the updates have fixed the other quirks you noticed.

Good news: both are in PubKeep now (make sure you’re on the latest version).

To nudge, click the text box or picture once so it’s selected (press Esc first if you’re typing inside it), then use the arrow keys. Each press moves it a tiny step, about 1/72 of an inch. Hold Shift with an arrow for a bigger step.
To resize without distorting, select the object and look in the Properties pane on the right. Under Width and Height is a “Lock aspect ratio” checkbox. Pictures have it on already, so you can type one side and the other follows. For text boxes and shapes, check the box first. You can also hold Shift while you drag a corner.

If either one doesn’t behave that way, use Help > Report an issue in the app and we’ll take a look.

Adam, PubKeep

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pubkeep is legit!

I'd used Publisher forever and was horrified it was being retired. Not interested in having to learn a whole new software, Pubkeep is a lifesaver. It is the real thing. It opens all my old publisher files and lets me work in them. It functions much like publisher so I didn't have to learn a new system. The admins/founder are quick to respond. It's worth every penny and then some.

October 5, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

So far so good

So far so good! PubKeep opens all my Publisher files and allows editing. If I come across a problem, I will let you know but for now it has brought my search for a solution to Microsoft's unexplained and unreasonable bullying to a close.

October 9, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Replacement For Publisher

I am so glad someone created a replacement for Publisher that is very similar and is as easy to use. We had been looking and trying different recommendations, but all were much more complicated to use and functioned completely different than Publisher. I also appreciate that in the early stages updates are being made very quickly to work out any bugs

October 8, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Relieved to find an answer to the problem of losing Microsoft Publisher

The software itself has been easy to access and use right away to edit my Publisher documents.
In addition, the support I've received has been quick and explained in a clear manner.
I am so relieved to find this solution to what was going to be a dreadful change brought on by Microsoft in getting rid of a 20+ year software, unlike anything else offered.
PubKeep is the answer!

October 6, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So far, 100% good

We bought it right away as insurance against Publisher stopping (we have a perpetual locally installed version, but our PCs won't last forever). We are a church using it for our worship documents, and so far it has opened every type of document we used Publisher for (weekly worship, weddings, funerals, etc.) without a problem. So we bought a 2 PC license (one for me, one for my admin) and we no longer have any anxiety about Publisher going away.

October 8, 2026
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