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?

A .pub file is a Microsoft Publisher document. This page recovers the readable text and writes it into an A4 PDF.

PUB to PDF converter features

Save readable text from a Publisher file as a PDF.
  • 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

Three steps from a Publisher file to a PDF.
  1. Add the PUB file

    Drop a .pub file. The converter reads it in your browser.

  2. Convert to PDF

    Click Convert to PDF. Recovered text is placed on A4 pages.

  3. Download the PDF

    Save the .pdf file.

Tips for converting PUB to PDF

What this converter keeps from a Publisher file.
  • 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

When you need the text from a Publisher file as a PDF.
  1. Open a .pub file: Read the text without Microsoft Publisher.

  2. Keep a copy: Save that text as a PDF.

  3. Stay on this device: Reading and PDF writing run in the browser.

Why convert PUB to PDF here

A local PUB to PDF conversion of the recovered text.
  • 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

How this PUB to PDF conversion works.
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

References for the Publisher file this converter reads and the PDF it writes.
  • “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.”
    — Wikipedia — Microsoft Publisher

    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.”
    — Wikipedia — PDF

    PDF — Portable Document Format: The download is that kind of file, with the recovered text on A4 pages. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

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