Publisher file converters compared

Updated 2026-10-27

If you only need a PDF, the free LibreOffice route or stillPUB may be enough. If you need editable PowerPoint or Word files, or many files at once, a paid converter saves time; this table shows prices we checked on 2026-10-27.

Tool	Price	Outputs	Notes
This site	Page 1 free. $9 one file, $19 up to 25 files, $49 for 30 days	PDF, Word, editable PowerPoint, PNG	Splits linked text boxes. Files deleted after 24 hours
MyPublisherFiles	2 files free. $9 up to 10, $29 up to 100, $99 up to 1,000	PDF, Word	Gives a note per file on what changed
PubConvert	Free preview with watermark. $49 once, up to 20 files per job	PDF, Word, IDML, ODG	IDML opens in InDesign and Affinity
stillPUB	Free	PDF, JPG, PNG	Runs in your browser. Files stay on your computer
PubRescue	Could not confirm. Their site blocked our check	Not confirmed	Check their site directly
LibreOffice Draw	Free	PDF, ODG, images	In our tests, saving as PowerPoint or Word from Draw gave empty files

How we checked

We visited each site on 2026-10-27 and copied the prices shown. Prices change, so check before you buy. We ran our own converter on public sample files from the Apache POI and Apache Tika projects.

Where our tool falls short

Shapes and clip art are one background picture per PowerPoint slide, not separate shapes.
Text that wraps around pictures does not wrap.
Tables in Publisher 2000 and older files can be missing.

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Questions

Which converter is free?

stillPUB and LibreOffice Draw are free. This site gives page 1 of each file free. MyPublisherFiles converts 2 files free.

Which converter makes editable PowerPoint files?

This site makes .pptx files with editable text boxes. The other tools in this table do not list PowerPoint output.

Sources

More guides: Publisher to Word, Publisher to PDF, Publisher to PowerPoint, Publisher to Canva, Open .pub without Publisher, .pub on Mac, Publisher alternatives, Publisher retirement, Bulk convert