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Microsoft 365 and Office | Publisher | For home
A desktop publishing application from Microsoft that focuses on page layout and graphic design.
Publisher purchased as a standalone (perpetual) product can continue to be installed and used after October 2026, but it will no longer be supported.
Key points for this scenario:
- Publisher end of life
- In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher reaches end of life.
- After that, it is no longer included in Microsoft 365, and existing on‑premises suites are no longer supported.
- Perpetual (standalone) Publisher
- If Publisher was bought as a perpetual/standalone product (not as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription), it can still be installed and used beyond October 2026 even though support ends.
- Support for the perpetual version ends on October 1, 2026, when Office LTSC 2021 reaches end of support, but the app itself does not stop working.
- Microsoft 365 subscription Publisher
- This restriction mainly affects Microsoft 365 subscribers: after October 2026, Publisher will no longer be available for installation or download, and Microsoft 365 subscribers will no longer be able to open or edit Publisher files in Publisher.
- Preparing for the future
- Even if continuing to use the standalone Publisher, it is recommended to convert important .pub files to other formats (for example, PDF for viewing, or via PDF→Word for editing) so they remain accessible if Publisher becomes unavailable on future devices.
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