<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Learn about Visio File Formats and APIs that can open and create Visio files on aspose.info</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/</link><description>Recent content in Learn about Visio File Formats and APIs that can open and create Visio files on aspose.info</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.aspose.info/visio/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>VDW - Visio Graphics Service File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vdw/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vdw/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vdw-file"&gt;What is a VDW file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vdw-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;VDW is the Visio Graphics Service file format that specifies the streams and storages required for rendering a Web drawing. A web drawing is a collection of drawing pages, shapes, fonts, images, data connections, and diagram update information that can be rendered as a vector or raster drawing. VDW files can be opened in Microsoft Visio as well but are primarily saved for use on web. Microsoft Visio offers the capability to convert Visio files to a number of different file formats including &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VDX - Microsoft Visio Drawing File</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vdx/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vdx/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vdx-file"&gt;What is a VDX file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vdx-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Any drawing or chart created in Microsoft Visio, but saved in XML format have .VDX extension. A Visio drawing XML file is created in Visio software, which is developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Visio has the capability to generate visual documents that can be used in presentations and documents. The Visio drawing XML file contains the visual objects and metadata details of the visual elements. Text can also be added to these visual elements Vision drawing XML file. These Visio drawing XML files are integrated with XML-based formatting standards and image data encoding specifications that allow its content to be rendered and stored by the Microsoft Visio software in the VDX file format. These Visio drawing XML files are appended with the .vdx extension. Following are the applications that can open VDX file format.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSD - Visio Drawing File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsd/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vsd-file"&gt;What is a VSD file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vsd-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;VSD files are drawings created with Microsoft Visio application to represent variety of graphical objects and the interconnection between these. Such drawings can contain visual objects such as visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Microsoft Visio offers the capability to convert Visio files to a number of different file formats including &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSDM - Microsoft Visio Drawing File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsdm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsdm/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vsdm-file"&gt;What is a VSDM file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vsdm-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vsdm extension are drawing files created with Microsoft Visio application that supports macros. VSDM files are OPC/XML drawings that are similar to VSDX but also provide the capability to run macros when the file is opened. Macros are user defined actions/steps that are developed in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and can be used to perform repetitive tasks. VSDM file format was introduced with the launch of Microsoft Visio 2013.  Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSDX</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsdx/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsdx/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vsdx-file"&gt;What is a VSDX file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vsdx-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vsdx extension represent Microsoft Visio file format introduced from Microsoft Office 2013 onwards. It was developed to replace the binary file format, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsd/"&gt;.VSD&lt;/a&gt;, which is supported by earlier versions of Microsoft Visio. It is also supported on Visio Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 and does not require an intermediary file format for publishing to SharePoint Server. Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSS - Microsoft Visio Stencil File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vss/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vss/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vss-file"&gt;What is a VSS file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vss-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;VSS are stencil files created with Microsoft Visio 2007 and earlier. A relatively new file format is &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/visio/vssx/"&gt;VSSX&lt;/a&gt; that was introduced with Microsoft Visio 2013. Stencil files provide drawing objects that can be included in a .VSD Visio drawing. Microsoft Visio itself is known for creating drawing elements such as collection of shapes, connectors, flowcharts, network layout, UML diagrams, software diagrams, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. It also has rich conversion features of Visio documents to other file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others. Visio is available for both Windows and Mac OS.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSSM - Microsoft Visio Macro Enabled File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vssm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vssm/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vssm-file"&gt;What is a VSSM file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vssm-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vssm extension are Microsoft Visio Stencil files that support provide support for macros. A VSSM file when opened allows to run the macros to achieve desired formatting and placement of shapes in a diagram. In general, Microsoft Visio is drawing software that allows to create files that can contain and represent user defined information in different shapes. The most common of these include, but not limited to, UML diagrams, flow charts, visual objects, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be converted to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSSX - Visio Stencil File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vssx/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vssx/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vssx-file"&gt;What is a VSSX file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vssx-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vssx extension are drawing stencils created with &lt;a href="https://products.office.com/en/visio/flowchart-software"&gt;Microsoft Visio&lt;/a&gt; 2013 and above. The VSSX file format can be opened with Visio 2013 and above. Visio files are known for representation of a variety of drawing elements such as collection of shapes, connectors, flowcharts, network layout, UML diagrams, software diagrams, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Microsoft Visio also provides the capability to convert Visio files to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VST</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vst/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vst/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vst-file"&gt;What is a VST file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vst-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vst extension are vector image files created with Microsoft Visio and act as template for creating further files. These template files are in binary file format and contain the default layout and settings that are utilized for creation of new Visio drawings. When a VST file is opened in Microsoft Visio, it contains the existing settings to continue working with the document. In general, Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSTM - Microsoft Visio Template File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vstm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vstm/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vstm-file"&gt;What is a VSTM file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vstm-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with VSTM extension are template files created with Microsoft Visio that support macros. Unlike VSDX files, files created from VSTM templates can run macros that are developed in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)  code. A template file can be created in order to provide basic settings of the document that can be utilized to generate further documents with these settings. Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSTX - Microsoft Visio File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vstx/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vstx/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vstx-file"&gt;What is a VSTX file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vstx-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vstx extensions are drawing template files created with Microsoft Visio 2013 and above. These VSTX files provide starting point for creating Visio drawings, saved as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsdx/"&gt;.VSDX&lt;/a&gt; files, with default layout and settings. In general, Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/pdf/"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; and others. Programs that open VSTX files include Microsoft Visio for Windows and Mac that let you open these files for viewing and editing. It also allows to convert Visio file formats to a number of other formats.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VSX - Microsoft Visio Stencil File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsx/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsx/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vsx-file"&gt;What is a VSX file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vsx-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Files with .vsx extension refer to stencils that consist of drawings and shapes that are used for creating diagrams in Microsoft Visio. VSX files are saved in XML file format and was supported till Visio 2013. These are different than the primary &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/visio/vsdx/"&gt;VSDX&lt;/a&gt; file format that was introduced with Microsoft Visio 2013. VSX files can be opened in any text editor to view the contents. VSX files can be converted to several different file formats such as PDF and HTML.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>VTX - Microsoft Visio Drawing Template File Format</title><link>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vtx/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.aspose.info/visio/vtx/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-vtx-file"&gt;What is a VTX file?&lt;a class="anchor" href="#what-is-a-vtx-file" aria-label="Copy link to this section"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;A file with .vtx extension is a Microsoft Visio drawing template that is saved to disc in XML file format. The template is aimed to provide a file with basic settings that can be used to create multiple Visio files of the same settings. Another similar format is &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/visio/vst/"&gt;VST&lt;/a&gt; which is saved in binary format rather than XML. VTX files are supported with Visio 2010 and newer versions. Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/png/"&gt;PNG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.aspose.info/image/bmp/"&gt;BMP&lt;/a&gt;, PDF and others.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>