Why Microsoft Publisher is officially ending this year (and what to use instead)

Microsoft Publisher, the king of the church bake-sale flyer, is officially retiring in October 2026. If you’re still using it for your layouts, you’re on a collision course with a “file not found” error. Here’s why this once-popular legacy app is disappearing, how to rescue your files, and the modern tools you can use instead.

October 2026 is a hard deadline, not a suggestion

When Microsoft announces…