Microsoft Publisher rendering
PMT uses the installed Microsoft Publisher application to render documents for high-fidelity PDF output.
Built for archive migration
More than a .PUB to PDF converter
Publisher Migration Tool helps you find legacy Publisher files, plan how they should be migrated, protect existing PDFs, convert large batches, and verify the result.
1 · Find
Discover where your Publisher files are
Not every archive is neatly organised. PMT can scan a drive or selected location for .PUB files before you start converting.
- Scan a computer or drive for Publisher files.
- See how many files were found in each folder.
- Browse the detected folder tree and open locations directly.
- Select the part of the archive you actually want to migrate.
Inventory Publisher files and their locations first.
Source, destination, format and existing-PDF behaviour are explicit.
2 · Plan
Preserve the structure of your archive
Convert a single folder or include its subfolders. PMT can create PDFs next to the original Publisher files or in a separate destination while reproducing the same folder hierarchy.
- Include or exclude subfolders.
- Create PDFs beside the source files or in a separate output folder.
- Keep the original subfolder structure in a separate migration archive.
- Choose standard PDF or PDF/A output according to your license.
3 · Protect
Handle existing PDFs without accidental replacement
Existing PDFs are common in real archives. PMT gives you clear rules for what should happen when a PDF with the same name already exists.
- Create a new version when the Publisher file changes.
- Update a PMT-created PDF when the source Publisher file is newer.
- Force an update when you intentionally want a fresh conversion.
- PDFs not identified as PMT-created are protected from replacement.
Designed for repeat runs: you can revisit the same archive later without treating every run as a one-off operation.
PMT summarises the batch, destination, output format and existing-PDF rule.
Follow progress and completion status throughout the migration.
4 · Convert
Run large batches with visibility and control
PMT uses Microsoft Publisher itself for rendering and is designed for more than a handful of documents.
- Batch-convert many Publisher files in one run.
- Track progress and estimated time remaining.
- Pause and resume a running batch.
- Cancel cleanly when necessary.
- Pre-flight checks help catch destination, permission and environment issues before conversion.
- Per-file safeguards prevent one problematic document from blocking an entire migration indefinitely.
5 · Verify
Know exactly what happened
After a batch, PMT produces a detailed report so you can focus on exceptions instead of manually checking thousands of files.
- Separate new, updated, skipped, review-required and failed items.
- Filter the report to the results that need attention.
- Open source or destination locations directly from the report.
- Export results to CSV for follow-up or audit records.
Review exceptions and export the results to CSV.
Built for a practical migration workflow
PDF and PDF/A
Create standard PDFs for everyday access or PDF/A output for long-term preservation workflows.
Local processing
Your Publisher documents are processed on your Windows PC rather than uploaded to a conversion website.
French and English UI
Use PMT in English or French according to your environment.
Update checks
PMT can check for newer releases while normal document conversion remains local.
Proven on large archives
The workflow has been validated on a real-world archive containing more than 7,000 Publisher files.
See how PMT handles your own archive
The free trial includes 5 PDF and 5 PDF/A conversions. No payment or credit card is required.