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Someone sent me a .pub file and I can't open it
Updated on · 3 min read · By the PubRescue team
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A .pub attachment only opens in Microsoft Publisher, a Windows-only program that most people never had and that Microsoft retires on October 1, 2026. Nothing on a normal PC, Mac, phone or Chromebook opens it out of the box.
The fastest fix: drop the file on the box on this page and download it as a PDF — free for your first file, no account. For next time, ask the sender to "save as PDF" before sending; every copy of Publisher can do that, and PDFs open everywhere.
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