The most common file formats used with the specific file extensions.emz file extension is used for Microsoft Windows compressed enhanced metafile.vsd file extension is used for Microsoft Visio diagram document.vsdx file extension is used for Microsoft Visio drawing. Other file extensions or file formats developed for use with Microsoft Visio. What is a VSDM file? Macro -enabled drawing created with Visio, a technical drawing program; serves the same purpose as a.VSDX file, except it allows VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros to be stored and executed when the drawing is opened.
| Name | VSD | |
| Full name | VSD - Microsoft Visio Format | PDF - Portable Document Format |
| File extension | .vsd, .vss, .vst, .vsw, .vdx, .vsx, .vtx, .vsdx, .vsdm, .vssx, .vssm, .vstx, .vstm, .vsl | |
| MIME type | application/x-visio | application/pdf, application/x-pdf, application/x-bzpdf, application/x-gzpdf |
| Developed by | Microsoft | Adobe Systems |
| Type of format | Diagramming | Document format |
| Description | Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. Visio 2010 and earlier versions read and write drawings in VSD or VDX file formats. Visio 2013 drops support for writing VDX files in favor of the new VSDX and VSDM file formats. | The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. |
| Technical details | Created based on Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) standard, a VSDX or VSDM file consists of a group of XML files archived inside a Zip file. VSDX and VSDM files differ only in that VSDM files may contain macros. | The PDF combines three technologies: A subset of the PostScript page description programming language, for generating the layout and graphics. A font-embedding/replacement system to allow fonts to travel with the documents. A structured storage system to bundle these elements and any associated content into a single file, with data compression where appropriate. |
| File conversion | VSD conversion | PDF conversion |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Visio | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Foxit Reader, Ghostscript. |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visio | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format |
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What Program Can Open Vsd Files
What is the .VSD file type?
The filename extension .vsd is associated with the Microsoft Visio Document (VSD) file type/format. Microsoft Visio is a vector drawing application, part of the popular commercial Microsoft Office suite. To save its documents, Microsoft Visio uses a proprietary binary format (VSD), which is the default saving format in all Visio versions until Visio 2013.
A .vsd file is a Microsoft Visio (2000–2013) document. In the binary form, it stores a representation of a diagram, flowchart, structure breakdown, or any other drawing made with Microsoft Visio. Since Visio 2013, the default diagram document format was changed from the binary VSD to the newer XML-based VSDX. Earlier, another XML-based diagram format was also used with Microsoft Visio (VDX).
Beside the native support in all versions of Microsoft Visio, the binary VSD format is understood by several desktop office applications and graphics editors. There are also desktop/mobile viewer utilities on several platforms that can open and display .vsd files. For Windows, Microsoft offers the free Visio Viewer.
Vsd File Type Definition
Software to open or convert VSD files
You can open VSD files with the following programs: