For schools, churches, charities and parish councils

Publisher has stopped working.
Your newsletters, posters and service sheets don’t have to.

Microsoft retired Publisher in October 2026. If your organisation has years of .pub files, send them to us and we’ll send back PDFs to print and share, and Word files you can keep editing – with a plain-English report on every file.

Run by one person in the UK. No subscription. You get a free check of a few sample files before you pay anything.

What’s happened, in plain English

Microsoft 365 users

Publisher was removed from Microsoft 365 from 1 October 2026. If you use Microsoft 365, double-clicking a .pub file no longer opens it in Publisher.

Older “boxed” copies

If someone has Publisher 2016, 2019 or 2021 installed from a disc or one-off licence, it still opens files, but support ended on 13 October 2026. Now is a good time to save everything to PDF.

What you’re left with

Folders of newsletters, posters, orders of service, certificates and leaflets you can’t open – often made by someone who has since moved on.

First, the free options (honestly)

You may not need us. Try these first:

  1. Find an old copy of Publisher. If any computer still has a boxed version, open each file and choose File › Save As › PDF.
  2. Try LibreOffice (free). LibreOffice Draw can open many .pub files and export them to PDF. It’s what we build on too.
  3. PDF to Word. Microsoft’s own advice is to open the PDF in Word to get an editable version. Layouts with lots of pictures often move around.

Where we help: when you have dozens or hundreds of files, no time, nobody technical, or files that come out wrong. We batch-convert everything, check each file, fix what we can, and tell you plainly which ones need attention.

How it works

1

Send a few samples

Upload 3–5 typical files. We convert them free so you can see the quality before paying.

2

Choose a pack

Happy with the samples? Pick a pack and pay securely by card.

3

Upload the rest

Zip up your folder (or send several zips). Nothing to install.

4

Get your files back

A download with PDF, Word (.docx) and LibreOffice (.odg) versions, plus a quality report marking each file OK, Check or Couldn’t convert.

What to expect from the conversion

Pricing

Launch prices. Send a few sample files first and we'll check them free.

Small pack

£49 draft

Up to 25 files

  • PDF + Word + LibreOffice versions
  • Quality report
  • Usually delivered within 3 working days
Get a quote – small pack

Whole organisation

£299 draft

All your organisation's Publisher files (up to 1,000)

  • Everything in Standard
  • Files organised by folder as you sent them
  • Invoice available for school/charity finance
Get a quote – whole organisation

No VAT is charged. Hand-rebuilding of complex newsletters is quoted separately. If a file can’t be converted at all, we’ll tell you and refund that part of your order.

Tell me the price / get a free quote

We’re opening now. Leave your details and roughly how many Publisher files you have, and we’ll email you a price and how to send a few samples for a free check. No obligation, no mailing list unless you tick the box.

We’ll use your details only to reply to this request. See the privacy note.

Questions

Will the files look exactly like the originals?

The PDFs are usually very close. Simple documents convert almost perfectly. Designs with lots of pictures, special fonts or newsletter columns may shift, and the report tells you which files to check. We don’t promise perfection, which is why your first sample check is free.

Why not just use Word?

Word can open a PDF and turn it into a document, and for simple files that’s fine. For a big folder of files it’s slow, one at a time, and the results vary. We do the whole batch and check each one.

Which formats do I get back?

PDF (for printing and sharing), Word .docx (for editing text) and LibreOffice .odg (free software; keeps each text box and picture as a separate object, handy for posters). Other formats on request.

Can I keep using my old templates?

Yes, as Word or LibreOffice files. For things you make every week (newsletters, service sheets), we can suggest whether Word, PowerPoint or a free tool will suit you best.

Our files contain names and photos of children / members. Is that OK?

Only send files you’re allowed to share. Files are processed on secure cloud servers, used only to do the conversion and deleted 30 days after delivery. We can sign a simple data processing agreement if your school or trust needs one.

What if a file won’t convert?

Some files are damaged, password-protected or very old. We’ll list them in the report. If we can’t convert a file, you don’t pay for it.

Who are you?

PubCompiler is run by Dijo Tom, an independent founder based in the UK. You can reach us any time through the form on this page.

Privacy note (draft)

We use your name, organisation and email only to reply to you and deliver your files. Uploaded files are used only to carry out the conversion and are deleted 30 days after delivery. We don’t sell or share your data. Controller: Dijo Tom, trading as PubCompiler (UK). Contact: use the form on this page. You can ask us to delete your data at any time.