Microsoft Publisher files only. The PDF is the recovered text on A4 pages. Layout and pictures are left out. Conversion stays in this browser.
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Convert a Publisher file to PDF
Convert a Publisher .pub file to PDF in your browser. No signup, the text is kept, and the file stays on your device.
What is PUB to PDF conversion?
PUB to PDF converter features
PUB to PDF
Upload a .pub file and download a PDF.
Recovered text
Readable text from the Publisher file is written into the PDF.
An A4 page
The download is an A4 PDF of that text.
Browser-side conversion
The file stays on your device. No account is required to convert PUB to PDF.
How to convert PUB to PDF
Add the PUB file
Drop a .pub file. The converter reads it in your browser.
Convert to PDF
Click Convert to PDF. Recovered text is placed on A4 pages.
Download the PDF
Save the .pdf file.
Tips for converting PUB to PDF
- 01
Use a .pub file
The input is a Microsoft Publisher document.
- 02
Text is reflowed
The words that can be read are written in order. The original page design is left out.
- 03
Pictures stay behind
Images in the Publisher file are not copied into the PDF.
Good uses for a PUB to PDF converter
Open a .pub file: Read the text without Microsoft Publisher.
Keep a copy: Save that text as a PDF.
Stay on this device: Reading and PDF writing run in the browser.
Why convert PUB to PDF here
No signup
Convert a Publisher file without an account.
Stays on your device
Reading and PDF writing run in the browser.
A PDF of the text
The download is an A4 PDF.
Technical details
- Input
- A Microsoft Publisher .pub file up to 20 MB.
- Output
- An A4 PDF of the readable text, in the order it was found.
- What is left out
- Page layout, pictures, and fonts are not copied.
- Where it runs
- The file is read locally in the browser. It is not uploaded for conversion.
Sources & References
“Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application from Microsoft, differing from Microsoft Word in that the emphasis was placed on page layout and graphic design rather than text composition and proofreading.”
Microsoft Publisher: This tool reads a .pub file from that application and recovers the text. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Publisher
“PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
PDF — Portable Document Format: The download is that kind of file, with the recovered text on A4 pages. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF