Why nonprofits use it
Publisher ran on a shoestring, and so do you.
Small charities, associations, and volunteer-run groups leaned on Publisher because it was already there and cheap to run. It made the donor newsletter, the appeal letter, the event flyer, the annual report, and the membership card, usually on one computer, built by a volunteer.
Those files didn't stop working on October 1. The .pub format has no kill switch, and PubKeep opens them with the same text boxes, master pages, and booklets you already use, for a one-time price with no subscription.
“I tried Affinity and Scribus, and both were going to require some relearning. I was pleasantly surprised to see PubKeep was more like Publisher than the others.”
Your month in PubKeep
Open last month's newsletter, and go.
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Open last month's file
Open the newsletter, appeal, or flyer right where it lives on the office computer. It comes in page for page, master pages and all.
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Update it and save
Change the dates, stories, and photos, then use File > Save As. PubKeep saves your work as a PubKeep file (.pubk), and your original .pub stays as it was.
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Print it, flat or folded
Print as usual, or choose Booklet in Page Setup for a newsletter that folds, and PubKeep prints the pages in the right order.
Make the newsletter a template
Save it once with File > Save As and choose PubKeep Template as the type. Each issue, start a fresh copy from File > New > Personal. On Windows, the templates you saved in Publisher show up there too.
Windows and Mac
Use it on the office PC and a volunteer's Mac. PubKeep runs right on your own computer.
Pay once, no subscription
A license covers one computer. Volume licenses cover 5 to 25 computers with one license key.
Try it, then decide
Try it free for 7 days on your own files, with no card. If you buy, you get a 30-day refund, for any reason.
Only need PDFs?
Keep the archive as PDFs with PubKeep Converter.
If you only want years of old newsletters and appeals as PDFs to keep or share, PubKeep Converter turns a whole folder of .pub files into exact PDFs in your browser, page for page and font for font, nothing re-flowed. The first 3 files are free, then one-time packs from $49. See how the converter works.
Questions
Common questions.
Yes. PubKeep opens .pub files natively on Windows and Mac, with no copy of Publisher needed. Publisher leaving Microsoft 365 did not change the files themselves.
Yes. Open last month's file, update it, and save it as a PubKeep file. To reuse a layout, use File > Save As and choose PubKeep Template, then start each new one from File > New > Personal. Booklet printing puts folded newsletters in the right order.
Yes. PubKeep runs on Windows and Mac. A license covers one computer, and volume licenses cover 5 to 25 computers with one license key.
PubKeep is a one-time price with no subscription, and you can try it free for 7 days on your own files first, with no card. Every purchase comes with a 30-day refund, for any reason. Current prices are on the PubKeep pricing page.
Use PubKeep Converter. It turns a whole folder of .pub files into exact PDFs, page for page and font for font. The first 3 files are free, and one-time packs start at $49 for 50 files.
Keep reading
Related guides.
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Publisher for schools
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PubKeep features
Everything you use in Publisher, and what's coming.
Free for 7 days
Open last month's newsletter in PubKeep.
Windows and Mac. No card for the trial, and a 30-day refund if you buy.