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 ?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Publisher | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-20T23:03:04+00:00

    Aloha, all:

    I just can't wrap my brain around the issue. Does anyone have an inkling why such a successful player in the computer biz arena would decide to stop offering a unique service that so many people depend upon. And, as has been well documented over the course of this discussion, Publisher is unique. Nothing else in the MS 365 suite even pretends to offer page layout options for creating and formatting, and reformatting, newsletters and the like.

    Leigh

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T00:20:05+00:00

    YES, I agree.

    I use Publisher for foe cad drawings, Poster creation, signs, letterheads, appointment calendars, event tracking, and many other projects in my business and private life!

    Please do not abandon Office Publisher.

    I have been using Publisher since Office's early days, creating nearly 1500 documents I would be hard-pressed to recreate. Please do not orphan us, loyal long-term users!

    Dennis Michael Curtis

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T12:58:55+00:00

    Leigh, from what I've been told by a couple of technical people, MS wants to push AI, which is not useful in Publisher. They are trying to force AI on users and will charge for Copilot "service." This has been discussed in other forums. Personally, I may have some uses for AI but don't want to be forced to pay for something I don't need at this point.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T20:48:43+00:00

    I'm wondering now if they just wanted to create a fire storm and last minute seemingly relent and offer to keep it for lots of bucks as stand alone. Or they just don't care, maybe they are run by AI and human connection/empathy is lost. I just found a survey in my Junk Mail from MS Rewards wanting feedback, dated March 7, available only for a limited time. So, yeah, the survey isn't open any more, can't share my opinion.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-22T02:18:36+00:00

    I agree with Stansberry and enerak.

    And I'm working on how to navigate my non-profit newsletter commitments without Publisher. I downloaded LibreOffice and have been messing around with that. And I just signed up to receive information on Posit. It's for scientific and business publication purposes, it seems, but since it mentions newsletters I thought I'd check it out.

    More info:

    *** ... to be continued,

    Leigh

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