How can I view .pub files?

zamzar.com did nothing to my .pub files. It claimed it processed them and said it would email a link to where they were but that never came.

Suk9's link worked perfectly. You drag and drop the files and watch it process, then it pops up a download dialog and you get them immediately. No email address needed.

I would have liked a beautiful .docx I could edit but recreating via copy/pasting is cool, too.

I have an ad for a rental property that I only need every few years (and works like a charm), and my copy of publisher is long gone. Now I can recreate the ad on my Mac.

Thanks, Suk9

Thanks. I didn't want to go to the hassle of downloading and installing a large program just for a couple of files, but if I can't get the copy/paste versions to look good, I certainly will take your advice. I already clicked "Helpful" on your reply.

.PUB is an old Microsoft proprietary format.

A Google search gives varying answers. Many say is is not possible and others say there are online resources that may convert a .PUB to a PDF.

This one seems to be the most popular. I have not tried it and have no idea if it works.

I still run MS Publisher under Parallels Desktop on one on my iMacs.

I have just discovered http://www.zamzar.com

Everyone on the net seems fixated with converting the .pub to .pdf. But this option allows you to convert .pub to .doc. and .docx. Which is far more handy if you want to edit or work with the document!

Thanks for this. I tried the website and it did work.

The zamzar site converted my .pub file to Word, but all the table borders and pictures were converted to one fixed overlay, so it wasn't much use. It also dropped spaces and changed a few letters.

Thanks Shamus71. This site did exactly what it said it was going to do and converted the .pub file to a .pdf.

Thanks for the link.

use http://www.zamzar.com

convert to .HTML

Job done. 

ENJOY

An HTML file is of no use in Keynote, you need a text or graphic file not HTML code.

I had a Publisher file that I needed and the Zamzar link worked perfectly!! Thanks Shamus71!! I converted the pub file to PDF without issue. I also printed it out and it printed beautifully as if I had done it all myself. Awesome!! 🙂

http://www.zamzar.com

I decided to go and convert it to Word. What it seems to do is convert the file to a JPG and place it in Word. Mine was un-editable but at least I could see it and use it. You have to open the document and not use Quick Look in Finder to see the final project.

If I had wanted to make changes, I would have been out of luck. FYI- I do keep an old PC around just for this reason. Today I didn't have that PC available.

you can try this one here: http://online2pdf.com/pub2pdf

It converts PUB files to PDF, and you can convert many files at once. I tried it and it's cool, you don't need to put your email or anything.

Libre Office can open .pub files, with a few errors in formatting.

The Libre Office can open this document. I just checked online as my office is all M$, and I was sent a .pub document, and I was able to open it without any incident. Unfortunately though, it will not save it in .pub format.

Well finding this solution was timely. Using Libre Office worked perfectly. Thanks!

Open the .pub file in LibreOffice. This primitive program will shift some text and photos, but not too badly. Then scroll down to Export. You can export it as a PDF, a GIF, a JPG, an EPS, and many, many more formats. It is not perfect, but in general, it gets the job done and you don't have to worry about online websites and whatever malware they might hide.