04/22/2026
Beginning October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported. You won't be able to access Publisher or open Publisher files if you have an Office 365 subscription. If you own standalone Publisher software, it will continue to work and you will still be able to open your saved Publisher files, but it will no longer be supported.
There are many Publisher alternatives (Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, Scribus, Microsoft Designer, etc.) that will work fine if you are starting a document from scratch or using a template. But if you want to open your existing Publisher files, I recommend LibreOffice. The free software is a great alternative to Microsoft Office and part of the package is LibreOffice Draw. It will open existing Publisher files! There may be a little editing you need to do to get it perfect but itβs much better than starting from scratch!
LibreOffice (Free): https://www.libreoffice.org/