Microsoft Publisher document
File type: Microsoft Office file, Document file
Files with pub extension are in most cases documents created in Microsoft Publisher, a desktop publishing application from Microsoft Office suite. PUB documents are much more complex than common Word files and give more emphasis to design and page layout, rather than actual text.
Found 6 different file type records with the same pub filename suffix.
File type category:
Microsoft Office file
Document file
Date updated: December 20, 2024
File extension pub is probably best know for its use in Microsoft Publisher, a desktop publishing software and part of Microsoft Office Professional Suite, which is used for to create professional documents, brochures and other promotion materials.
The pub files are used for document files created by the application. PUB file contains various graphic and text elements formatted in the document and is used to create various marketing materials.
Users working with Adobe InDesign can use PUB2ID Plugin and also work with the Microsoft Publisher .pub files.
OpenOffice.org with PubOOo extension can work with the Microsoft Publisher .pub files too.
Microsoft Publisher doesn't have version for Mac OS X (macOS), but you can run it on Mac with any operating system virtualization software like Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion, or running Windows with Bootcamp.
MIME types:
application/x-mspublisher
Use Microsoft Publisher to work with the *.pub files.
Microsoft Publisher can export PUB file into another formats such as XPS or PDF, DOCX which is widely supported by other applications across all platforms.
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Scribus (Microsoft Windows)
Apache OpenOffice Writer (OpenOffice.org Writer) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Writer (Multiplatform)
Microsoft Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Office 365 (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: December 7, 2018
The pub file extension is also associated with NeoBook, a rapid application builder for Microsoft Windows operating system that allows users to create utilities, presentations, kiosks etc.
The pub file contains publication source.
Use NeoBook to open this type of *.pub publication source data.
We do not know about any possible export for this source. It is likely it can be only saved in NeoOok formats.
NeoBook (Microsoft Windows)
NeoBook (Microsoft Windows)
NeoBook (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: July 19, 2019
The pub file extension is also related to Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) data encryption and decryption computer program developed by PGP Corporation that was in 2010 acquired by Symantec.
The pub file contains saved public key.
As far as we know, these "keys" are only useable in PGP.
A conversion of any kind for *.pub files seems highly unlikely.
Pretty Good Privacy (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: May 22, 2017
File extension pub was also used for templates in now most likely discontinued and no longer sold Print Perfect Gold creative printing software. Templates are used to quickly generate new files based on predefined settings.
You can open these templates in Print Perfect Gold software.
The only conversion that would make sense for this particular .pub file, would be it's use for making new material using Print Perfect Gold.
Print Perfect (Microsoft Windows)
Print Perfect (Microsoft Windows)
Print Perfect (Microsoft Windows)
Print Perfect (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: October 2, 2018
The pub file extension is also related to many publication and document files that were used in the past or are still used by page layout applications, such as PageMaker, Ventura Publisher or 1st Publisher.
Use Ventura Publisher, or Adobe Pagemaker to open *.pub publication document files.
Possibly can be saved in other document formats in the original software.
Ventura Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Ventura Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Ventura Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Ventura Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Ventura Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Pagemaker for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Ventura Publisher (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: March 28, 2019
The pub file extension is also used in The Sims computer game from Electronic arts.
These pub files contains Sims family data used in the game. They are copied using the "Copy the Family" function in the game.
These files can be imported to The Sims game.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
The Sims (Microsoft Windows)
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