Publisher alternative in 2026

Anonymous
2024-05-30T12:21:21+00:00

Hello, What software will people be using and why when Publisher is phased out in October 2026? Thank you.

I know there's InDesign and Canva. Also, will Publisher files be able to be converted ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T19:58:00+00:00

    Online from a company is AUS. Software Depot. They assured me it was a perpetual copy of Publisher.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T19:23:41+00:00

    Where did you purchase the perpetual copy?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T18:02:37+00:00

    I am running Windows 11 with Publisher 20.2. I've tried a couple of files with LibreOffice 25.2. and so far they are opening up ok and I am able to edit in LibreOffice. It seems unclear what will happen to those of us that have an Office subscription. Can I stop updates and keep Publisher working? Wonder if I could get a PC and keep it running just for Publisher. Could I install just Publisher? Should I just bite the bullet and give up on Publisher now? I have a lot of files I want to keep and converting to PDF defeats the purpose of having editable files. Almost surprised that Microsoft didn't just suggest printing out the files and keep a paper version.

    I got burned years ago with Adobe Pagemaker (yea, dating myself) where I lost access to a lot of files. Pagemaker would not install on newer versions of Windows. We have a year before it is cut off so it gives us some time to find alternatives.

    I need to update. While "most" of the Publisher files seem to open OK, there are some formatting issues in the documents. Opening any of the files is slow.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T17:41:19+00:00

    I tried converting some Publisher documents last night in Libre, they did not convert well at all. Color and text were a MESS. And no real way to fix it.

    I bought a perpetual copy of Publisher.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T17:25:26+00:00

    I read that LibreOfficeSuite doesn't work well with Windows 11???

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