Publisher to Word

Turn .pub files into Word documents. Each page keeps its size and layout, with pictures behind the text and every text box as a positioned frame you can edit.

Drop .pub files or a ZIP here, or click to choosePublisher 98 and later, up to 60 MB each, or a ZIP of up to 300 files. Add the PDF you saved from Publisher (same name) and we also score against it.

Why your .pub files need rescuing

Microsoft stopped supporting Publisher on October 13, 2026, and it is no longer included with Microsoft 365. PowerPoint, Word, Google Slides and Canva cannot open .pub files. Pub Rescue turns them into files those apps open, so ten years of bulletins, newsletters, flyers and programmes stay usable.

What you get

PowerPoint, Exact-look: each page looks like the original. Pictures and shapes sit behind the text, and every line of text is real, editable text.
PowerPoint, Editable: each Publisher text box comes back as one text box, so text reflows when you type. Best for pages you will rewrite.
Word: the same page with text in positioned frames.
PDF/A: for printing and long-term archiving.
A score for every page and a list of every font we replaced, shown before you pay.

How your files are handled

Your file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted on our own server in Canada, and deleted with its results 24 hours after upload. We do not look at your documents, share them, or use them to train anything. See privacy.

Pricing

Free3 files every 30 days. Every format, full quality.

C$19Pack 25: 25 files, use within 12 months. Buy Pack 25

C$59Archive 300: 300 files for a whole archive of bulletins. Buy Archive 300

C$149Organisation: up to 3,000 files within 30 days plus one Template Lift, for a parish, school board or office clearing a whole archive. Buy Organisation

C$39Template Lift: years of one bulletin or newsletter become one reusable template, a spreadsheet of every issue and a searchable archive. Upload two or more issues together to preview it free. Buy Template Lift

Prices in Canadian dollars. One-time payments, no subscription.

What the score means

Every page gets a score from 0 to 100 for each file we deliver. We open the delivered PowerPoint or Word file, draw the page, and compare it with the page as we read it from your .pub, pixel by pixel (a structural similarity measure). 100 means identical. 95 and above is hard to tell apart by eye; below 85 you will see differences, usually in line breaks or spacing.

The score compares against our reading of your file, not against Publisher itself, which we cannot run. When a font in your file is not available to us, we use the closest match and list it, and the score reflects that match.

Refunds: an unused pack, or a second payment for the same pack, is refunded automatically within 10 days. See the refund policy.