Microsoft Publisher reaches end of life on October 1, 2026 — 13 days away Plan your migration

13 days until Publisher retires. Your files don't have to.

Publisher is retiring.
Your files aren't.

Korva is the Microsoft Publisher alternative for Mac, Windows & Linux. Open real .pub files, edit every element, export print-ready PDF — offline, no account, no subscription.

Open your first .pub free Buy Pro — $49 once

First desktop project exports free · No watermark · No account · Compare Free vs Pro

newsletter.pub edit in Korva print-ready.pdf
Korva editing a newly created English makers market flyer with editable text, a photo, page thumbnails and a format pane
church-bulletin.pub opened14 photos & all text recovered · nothing uploaded
Your files never leave this computer

Real screens · not concept art

Watch a 2009 flyer become editable again.

Drop in the .pub file. Korva recovers the text — accents included — and every embedded photo, then reflows it all onto a page you can actually edit.

Korva editing the English headline of a Riverside Makers Market event flyer created in the app
01 Edit a real page, not a flattened picture Text, photos and layout stay separate objects — with thumbnails, format pane and a familiar ribbon.
Korva template gallery with blank pages, Sunday bulletin, event flyer, business card, certificate and label templates
02 Start from 60+ practical templates Bulletins, flyers, cards, labels, certificates.
Korva PDF export dialog with screen, print, crop mark, grayscale and page range options
03 Export print-ready PDF locally Screen, print, crop marks, grayscale, page ranges.

Built for the work Publisher leaves behind

A full desktop publisher, not a viewer.

  • 01

    Opens real .pub files

    Pulls every photo and all your text — accents and all — out of legacy Publisher files and reflows them onto a clean, editable page.

  • 02

    Print-ready PDF

    The same render scene that draws the screen draws the PDF — pixel for pixel. Photos embed losslessly, accented text stays intact.

  • 03

    Works fully offline

    No server, no cloud, no telemetry. Your documents never leave your computer — open it on a plane, it just works.

  • 04

    Templates & master pages

    Bulletins, flyers, business cards, certificates, Avery-style labels — plus master pages for repeating headers and page numbers.

  • 05

    Batch archives & mail merge

    Select multiple Publisher files for PDF archive conversion, or drop in a CSV to fill invitations, labels and certificates in one pass.

  • 06

    Buy once, own it

    One real licence, activated once, movable between machines. No renewals, no “your plan expired” emails.

Three steps, one minute

From old .pub file to fresh PDF.

Keep the files you already have. Korva handles the whole path — opening, editing, exporting — on your machine.

  1. 01

    Open or start

    Drag in a .pub file, or begin from a template or blank page. Your content lands on a tidy canvas in seconds.

  2. 02

    Edit freely

    Drag, resize, retype in place, recolour, add shapes and tables. Smart guides snap everything into alignment.

  3. 03

    Export & print

    Export your first complete project free. Pro adds every other project, batch conversion and editable .kva saves.

The deadline is real

In 13 days, Microsoft Publisher stops getting updates. Your archive shouldn't depend on it.

On October 1, 2026 Publisher leaves Microsoft 365. Every bulletin, newsletter, flyer and label sheet saved as .pub still needs a program that opens it. Korva is that program — on the computers you'll actually be using.

Rescue your files now Read the migration guide
Publisher leaves Microsoft 365 No new installs, no updates, no support after Oct 1.
.pub files stay locked Word, Canva and most tools can't open the format at all.
Korva keeps them working Open, edit and print the same files for years to come — offline.

Straightforward pricing

Your first project is free.
Unlock every project after it for $49 — once.

Pro is for a folder of files and work you need to revisit—not for discovering whether Korva can rescue your document.

First complete project

Free

No watermark

Open an old Publisher file, tidy every page and export it as often as you need. Existing Korva users keep their previous Free PDF access.

  • Open and edit any .pub file
  • Export one complete project
  • Re-export that project whenever needed
  • No watermark, account or upload
Open your first .pub free
Korva Pro · every project

$49 one time

No subscription · ever

Rescue the rest of your archive, keep projects editable and make repeat jobs faster. One computer; move the licence whenever you replace it.

  • Export unlimited projects
  • Batch-convert a .pub archive
  • Save editable .kva projects
  • Mail merge & master pages
  • Movable one-device licence
Unlock every project — $49 once

One-time payment · Secure checkout & applicable tax handled by Polar

Before you download

Questions, answered clearly.

Something more specific? The download page lists platform instructions and SHA-256 checksums for every installer.

Visit the download guide

Korva is built specifically as a Microsoft Publisher alternative for Mac, Windows and Linux. It recovers text and embedded images from existing .pub files, reflows them onto an editable page, and exports print-ready PDF. Complex Publisher layouts can need some cleanup after import.

Yes. The desktop app opens and edits any .pub file, and a new user can export the first complete project as often as needed. Existing desktop users keep their previous Free PDF access. The browser converter also remains free for quick one-file conversions.

Yes. Korva reads the text and images straight out of Microsoft Publisher files — accented characters included — and reflows them onto a clean, editable page. It’s built for people moving off Publisher as it reaches end-of-life in October 2026.

Yes. Korva Pro is a single $49 purchase for one computer. It unlocks unlimited project exports, batch archive conversion, editable .kva saves, mail merge and master pages. Activate once online, then move the licence when you replace the computer. No renewals.

Completely. There is no server and no cloud. The importer, the editor and the PDF export all run on your own computer, so your documents never leave your machine. The only online moment is one-time licence activation.

Yes — a native desktop app for macOS 12+, Windows 10+ and 64-bit Linux. Same app, same files, same .kva format on all three. No account, no sign-up.

Yes. Export a PDF and send it to a print shop or print it yourself — photos embed at full quality. Korva exports standard RGB PDFs, which digital and most short-run print services accept. It doesn’t yet produce CMYK separations for offset prepress.

Keep every file you've ever made.

Download Korva free and open your first .pub file in the next two minutes. No account. Nothing uploaded.

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