Microsoft Publisher

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Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher 2021 running on Windows 10
Developer	Microsoft
Release	1991 (1991)
Stable release(s)
Office 2024 (LTSC) 2408 (Build 17932.20976) / 8 September 2026 (2026-09-08) Office 2021 (LTSC) 2108 (Build 14334.20906) / 8 September 2026 (2026-09-08) Office 2019 (LTSC) 1808 (Build 10417.20207) / 8 September 2026 (2026-09-08) Office 2021–24 (Retail) 2608 (Build 20326.20144) / 8 September 2026 (2026-09-08) Office 2019 (Retail) 2509 (Build 19231.20194) / 14 October 2025 (2025-10-14)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Desktop publishing software
License	Trialware
Website	products.office.com/publisher

Microsoft Publisher was a desktop publishing application from Microsoft, differing from Microsoft Word in that the emphasis was placed on page layout and graphic design rather than text composition and proofreading. It will be discontinued on October 13, 2026.