How do I open Visio files?

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It is possible to open Microsoft Visio files in Ubuntu? Perhaps something like Dia, or OpenOffice Draw?

It is not an emergency, but it would be nice...

LibreOffice handles .vsd files very well, I had no idea. Saw it as an answer below, sweet! http://www.libreoffice.org/download/3-5-new-features-and-fixes/ — TryTryAgain, Nov 30 '12 at 23:49
LibreOffice 4.2, 5.3 still mangling .vsdx files :( Lots of black rectangles — Nick, Apr 04 '17 at 20:33

score 32 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 29 '13 at 17:06

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It's coming to LibreOffice now. Expect it in v3.5.

edited Nov 29 '13 at 17:06

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I confirm that LibreOffice can handle Visio VSDX documents – George Gaál Apr 19 '19 at 09:02

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '16 at 08:39

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Quick update to the existing answers: the current version (4.3) of LibreOffice Draw opens .vsdx files indeed, although they appear a bit mangled so they'll require some work on it.

answered Nov 01 '16 at 08:39

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score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 11 '10 at 23:14

You could use an online service like http://www.freepdfconvert.com (there are dozens) to turn it into a PDF and with that view it or manhandle it in Inkscape, et al.

But as for direct opening, not yet, I'm afraid. It's fairly niche too so I wouldn't expect a solution any time soon.

score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 11 '10 at 23:30

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Crossover handles Visio very well, unlike the many issues you may find with Wine. Although Crossover is a commercial product and Visio as well, as far as alternative Visio like applications there are a few.

DIA
Kivio
OpenOffice Draw
ArgoUML

answered Oct 11 '10 at 23:30

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Thomas the Tank Engine · Answer 5 · 2021-02-16T12:53:15.890

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Open diagrams.net and drag and drop the file into the editor.

If the file is a .vsdx file and privacy is an issue use the desktop version

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answered Jun 15 '18 at 15:47

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maco · Answer 6 · 2010-10-12T00:40:55.540

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Dia can open Visio's XML format (VDX)

edited Oct 12 '10 at 00:40

answered Oct 11 '10 at 23:14

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Just tried the [sample package](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=716c617e-4f9c-4829-800a-f274b5be8a1e&displaylang=en) off the MS website. `Error loading diagram /home/oli/Desktop/VisioSam/BlkDia.vsd. Unknown file type.` – Oli Oct 11 '10 at 23:17
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You have to export as .vdx not .vsd from Visio – maco Oct 11 '10 at 23:31

score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 11 '10 at 23:17

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I installed Visio in Ubuntu, but first I installed Wine. It's working fine (there are some issues!). I don't know if there is another way to open that kind of files. I tried with OpenOffice.org Drawing but nothing happen.

answered Oct 11 '10 at 23:17

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If you have Visio on hand, could you please see if Dia can open it? – Soviero Oct 11 '10 at 23:19

score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 05 '10 at 10:25

If you have access to Visio 2003 or higher, you could try to convert it to .SVG That format is easily readable by both Dia and Inkscape. If not, you're in a world of pain because raw Visio is not easily convertible.

score 2 · Answer 9 · edited Dec 19 '19 at 15:17

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With LibreOffice Draw 6.0.7.3 the *.vsdx Files from Microsoft Visio Standard 2016 that I have created there recently could be opened. Tested on Ubuntu 18.04.

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answered Dec 19 '19 at 15:00

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I don't have enough reputation scores to post my own answer. But I was trying to use LibreOffice Draw to open .vsdx files, and some elements (diagram names) were completely invisible. Then I tried another offline app for Linux - drawio-desktop. Surprisingly app was able to open .vsdx files and edit them, but files had to be saved under different extension after edit. File association is not enabled for Visio files, so you have to open Visio files directly specifying this app. Link: https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop – Dmitry Jul 12 '23 at 10:52

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered May 15 '18 at 19:51

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Try the "Free Visio Viewer (Mac, Windows, Linux)" add-on in Chrome, by LucidChart. I just tried it in Ubuntu 14.04. It seems to work well.

As far as using LibreOffice goes, it's May 2018 and I'm using LibreOffice 6.0.1.1, and unfortunately LibreOffice Draw still won't open .vdx files as far as I can tell. :(

answered May 15 '18 at 19:51

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LucidChart will upload your Visio file to their server in order to present it in the browser, which for privacy-concerned files is not possible to do. – Henrique de Sousa Apr 05 '19 at 13:56
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I agree: a local Linux application would be better. I hope someday LibreOffice supports Visio files. – Gabriel Staples Apr 05 '19 at 14:27
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Actually LibreOffice does support opening Visio files, however most of the files my company uses are not properly formatted when opened in LO. – Henrique de Sousa Apr 08 '19 at 17:20

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