Publisher to TIFF Converter

Convert Publisher to TIF Online

.pub is the proprietary file format of Microsoft Publisher, and almost nothing other than Publisher itself opens it cleanly — which is a problem now that Microsoft is retiring the app on October 1, 2026. Converting .pub to TIF rasterizes each page of your publication into a print-grade, lossless image you can archive, send to a print shop, or open in any image editor without a Publisher licence. If you need an editable or searchable document instead of a flat picture, Publisher to PDF is the better target — see the FAQs below.

How to Convert Publisher to TIF

1. Upload Your Publisher File: Drag and drop your .pub file onto the page or click "+ Add Files" to browse. You can queue several Publisher files at once.
2. Set the Conversion Quality (DPI): "Conversion Quality" controls the render resolution of each page — 300 DPI (High Quality / Print Recommended) is the default; raise it to 600 DPI for archival scans or drop to 150 DPI for smaller files.
3. Pick the Compression Type (Optional): For a truly lossless TIF, change "Compression Type" from the default JPEG to LZW or Deflate — both shrink the file without discarding pixels, and LZW is the most widely supported in print software and image viewers.
4. Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and download your TIF. No sign-up, no watermark, no Publisher licence required.

TIF Compression Types: Which to Choose

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert .pub to TIF before Microsoft retires Publisher?

Microsoft has confirmed that the perpetual version of Publisher loses support on October 1, 2026, and Microsoft 365 subscribers will no longer be able to open .pub files in Publisher at all. Because .pub is proprietary and few other tools read it reliably, getting your artwork out while a converter can still open the file is genuinely time-sensitive. TIF is a strong choice when you want a lossless, print-ready raster of each page; for an openable, shareable document, Publisher to PDF is the rescue path Microsoft itself recommends.

Does a multi-page Publisher file become one TIF or several?

Although the TIF format can technically hold several pages in one file, this converter outputs one TIF per page and bundles them in a ZIP — that keeps each page at full print resolution and avoids viewer-compatibility issues with multi-image TIFs. If you want every page combined into a single document, convert to Publisher to PDF instead, which keeps all pages in one file with selectable text.

Will the TIF be lossless, or will it lose quality like a JPG?

That depends on the Compression Type you pick. The converter defaults to JPEG compression inside the TIF, which is lossy; switch it to LZW or Deflate for a fully lossless image that can be edited and re-saved without degrading. In our testing, a single-page A4 flyer at 300 DPI with LZW compression produced a sharp, artifact-free TIF, while the JPEG-compressed version of the same page showed faint ringing around text edges at high zoom.

How faithful is the rendered TIF, and will my text stay editable?

The conversion renders each page to a raster image, so the text becomes pixels — you cannot click into it or search it afterward, which is expected for any image format including TIF. Because .pub is Microsoft's proprietary format, non-Microsoft renderers cannot reproduce it with absolute precision either: simple flyers and certificates render cleanly, while documents with unusual fonts, heavy layering, or externally linked images are more likely to shift, and fonts not embedded in the .pub get the closest available match. If you need editable, searchable text, convert to Publisher to PDF and export that PDF to Word; for a print-exact result, export from Publisher itself while you still can.

How is my Publisher file handled, and is it kept private?

Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically a few hours after conversion — no sign-up, no watermark, never shared or made public. For very large publications, the practical limit is upload time rather than the page count itself. (Looking for the .tiff extension? It is the same format — use Publisher to TIFF, which produces identical output.)