Please don't Retire Publisher

Hi Brent,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

I’m very sorry that Microsoft Publisher will be retired in October 2026.

To help ensure that your feedback and suggestions reach Microsoft's product development team more effectively, I recommend submitting them through Microsoft's official Feedback portal.

This will help ensure that your feedback is directed through the appropriate channel for the relevant team to review.

 If you have any questions or need further assistance, please feel free to share them in the comments on this post so I can continue to support you.

I look forward to continuing the conversation.

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You can use Publisher even after October, but it assumes that you have the option to install an older one-time purchase license (perpetual license) which includes Publisher, such as Office Professional 2021. If you need to purchase that version now, be very careful so that you get a valid license.

P.S. You can send feedback to Microsoft in the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/.