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5 Visio Viewers For Mac To Open Visio Files (Free & Paid)
If you need to open a Visio file on your Mac, here we look at 5 free Visio viewers which allow you to instantly open Microsoft Visio VSD and VSDX files on macOS.
Since Visio for Mac does not exist, if you find this helpful, we also strongly recommend checking our guide to the best equivalents to Visio for Mac.
There are some amazing alternatives to Visio on a Mac such as the excellent SmartDraw which can do everything that Microsoft Visio can and it costs much less.
We’ve looked at a range of paid and free Visio viewer software for Mac that allow you to open and in some cases edit MS Visio files online and offline.
Visio Viewers For Mac: Online vs Offline
There are two types of apps for opening Visio files:
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Here then are 5 easy ways to open Microsoft Visio files on a Mac.
1. Microsoft Visio Online (Online)
Microsoft Visio Online (also known as Visio For The Web) is a more basic version of Visio Professional but can be used to open Visio files on a Mac.
However, you must have an Office 365 subscription in order to use it. Visio Online is available to all paying customers on Business, Enterprise or Government Office 365 subscriptions.
You can check here which Office 365 subscription you currently have if you’re not sure.
Note that Visio Online requires you to upload a VSDX file to a Microsoft OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online account first before you can view Visio files in your web browser.
You can Pan around Visio diagrams and Zoom in and out with the slider:
You can also view metadata of shapes by clicking on the shape and selecting Shape Info:
You can click on links within Visio diagrams. If you want to find a specific object or item in a diagram, you click on Find to search shape text, shape data and user defined cells:
If you want to share the Visio drawing with other users, just click on the Share symbol in the menu bar and you can send a link via email.
You can also perform basic edits or leave comments on the diagrams. However, if you need to do further editing, it takes you to the desktop version of Visio which isn’t available to Mac users.
Visio Online supports all browsers but Microsoft says it works best in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Firefox and Safari are supported but it doesn’t work quite as well in them.
You can see the Visio Online compatibility table below:
If you don’t have an Office 365 subscription and you have an iPad or iPhone, you can also download the free Microsoft Visio viewer for iOS.
2. Lucidchart Visio Viewer (Online – Free)
Lucidchart is a powerful online diagramming software that allows you to open Visio files for free.
You can instantly open Visio files on your Mac by using either the free Luicidchart Chrome extension or the Lucidchart Firefox add-on depending on which browser you’re using.
In our experience, the Chrome plugin seems to work better than the Firefox plugin so if you have problems with Firefox, try Chrome instead.
If you receive Visio files by email regularly, the Firefox and Chrome plugins are convenient as they automatically detect any attached Visio files in emails and open them directly on your Mac.
Lucidchart supports opening of VSD, VDX and VSDX formats including Visio 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 files. It also allows you to add comments, add embedded documents and see the revision history.
To open a Visio file in Lucidchart, simply Ctrl-click on the file and you’ll see an option to “Open in Lucidchart”.
The slight downside of the Lucidchart browser plugin is that it only works for Visio files that are stored online i.e. either sent to you by email or stored on the web.
Technically, it does not work for Visio files that are saved locally on your Mac’s hard drive although you can easily get round this by uploading the file to your email account and then sending it to yourself.
3. OmniGraffle (Offline – Free)
If you don’t want to use an online solution, OmniGraffle offers an excellent free way of opening Visio files on your Mac desktop.
You can download the Standard version of OmniGraffle free from the Mac App Store and when the free trial expires you can continue to use it for free.
This makes it ideal to open Visio files that are saved on your Mac desktop and also allows you to get a feel for OmniGraffle if you ever decide you want to upgrade to the Pro version at some stage.
You can check out our full review of OmniGraffle for more.
4. VSDX Annotator (Offline)
VSDX Annotator is a desktop VSD viewer which allows you to open, preview and convert Visio files on Mac. It also allows some basic annotation of Visio documents on.
VSDX Annotator supports VSD, VDX and VSDX flowcharts, diagrams, schemes and drawings. There are also 12 annotation tools which allow you to add notes, callouts, comments, blocks and graphics files.
Among other features of VSDX Annotator are the ability to hide or show layers, shape data and hyperlinks, convert VSD, VDX, and VSDX documents to PDF for sending via email or printing.
VSDX Annotator renders Visio diagrams very well and files are reproduced exactly as you would see them in Microsoft Visio.
There are several useful viewing options such as tools to view documents with embedded OLE-objects, EMF- and WMF-metafiles and objects that are outside page boundaries or gradient-filled objects.
You can also see the original dimension units if you need to.
The developer of VSDX Annotator Nektony also make VSD Viewer For Visio Drawings (see below) the difference being that VSDX Annotator is newer and allows basic annotation of Visio files on a Mac.
Overall, if you regularly just need to open Visio files on your Mac and send a few comments or observations to colleagues or clients, VSDX Annotator is ideal.
5. VSD Viewer For Visio Drawings (Offline)
VSD Viewer For Visio Drawings is a more basic version of VSDX Animator from the same developer Nektony.
The main difference between them is that VSDX Annotator allows you to annotate and comment on Visio files while VSD Viewer is purely for opening Visio diagrams on Mac.
With it you can open VSD, VDX and VSDX files on Mac plus stencils in VSDM, VDW, VSSX, VSSM, VSX or VSS format. Basically, anything created in MS Visio 2000 onwards.
You can switch layers using VSD Viewer, preview Shape Data, zoom in and out, export to PDF (very useful for sharing Visio diagrams with others), view documents with OLE objects, EMF and WMF embedded meta files and much more.
For those that need to share Visio data in meetings without always having to ask CAD designers for different layers or files, VSD Viewer is extremely useful.
The good thing as well is that VSD Viewer doesn’t store your Visio files online anywhere – everything is stored on your Mac for better security if you’re dealing with confidential designs and data.
You may occasionally experience formatting issues when you open Visio files which you can fix by going to Preferences and selecting “Render Metafiles with Transparent Backgrounds”.
The slightly frustrating this is there’s no way to search Visio files using VSD Viewer but otherwise, if you don’t need to annotate or comment on drawings, it’s an excellent way to read Visio files on Mac.
There’s also a companion Nektony VSD Viewer app for iPhone/iPad and Android which offers almost all of the functionality of the Mac version but because of processing power limitations, can be considerably slower.
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16 Responses
LucidChart doesn’t work at all well with Visio diagrams that reference shape data from an Excel spreadsheet. Utterly mangles the entire Visio. Still in search of a suitable alternative to running a VM of Windows and Visio.
Andy, Have you tried OmniGraffle? This article on The Best Alternatives to Visio on Mac should help you too.
VSD Viewer helped me a lot.
Now I can take my Ipad or Mac to the meeting and show presentations for my clients without any complications.
I would have liked a comparison with Omnigraffle, whose pro version ($$$) supports the visio format (for stencils only? import only?)
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VSD Viewer for Visio Drawings 4+
Nektony Limited
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Optimized for macOS Monterey
The application perfectly does its job on macOS Monterey. Download and enjoy!
Visio Themes supported now.
VSD Viewer opens complex formatted Visio Drawings, renders all the drawing content including: regular shapes with formatting, rich formatted texts, graphic objects and images, windows metafile images, OLE objects, layers, and even allows you to preview multiple Shape Data tables and SWITCH LAYERS visibility to preview drawings with details!
VSD Viewer with ease operates multipage documents, renders background pages, allows preview pages using page thumbnail view.
VSD Viewer allows you to save your drawings to Adobe PDF for further sharing.
By using VSD Viewer you can freely distribute Visio drawings and diagrams to team members, partners and customers.
It’s particularly useful for workgroups that need to collaborate their visual documentation in a multi-platform environment.
BASIC OPTIONS
• Open and preview any MS Visio 2000 – 2013 drawing of VSD format and VDX/VSDX file formats
• Scroll, zoom and navigate documents
• Navigate multipage documents
• Preview documents with backgrounds
• View formatted objects (lines, arrows, fill types, colors, gradients, opacity, etc.)
• View objects with formatted texts (fonts, colors, styles, text subscript and superscript)
• View drawings with themes
• View objects with tabulated text (texts with frames and tables)
• View documents with hidden objects
• View objects outside page boundaries
• View original dimension units
• View guides for documents
• Print and Save to PDF your drawings
SHAPE DATA MODE
• Preview objects’ Shape Data
• Enable Shape Data mode to preview assigned data
• Print & Save to PDF drawings with enabled Shape Data
VSD Viewer is a solid tool to preview complex Visio drawings.
VSD Viewer is available for iPad and iPhone on iTunes Store too.
*The option allows you to preview professional drawings switching layers visibility, print documents with visible and hidden layers as well.
**VSD Viewer renders even embedded metafiles images and even ***OLE Objects.
Current versions restrictions:
• Objects shadows are not displayed
VSD Viewer requires OS X 10.9 or later.
VSD Viewer opens:
• MS Visio 2000-2013 Drawings of VSD, VDX, VSDX, VSDM, VDW formats,
• MS Visio Stencils of VSS, VSSX, VSX, VSSM formats,
• MS Visio Templates of VST, VSTX, VTX, VSTM formats.
We are constantly looking for a chance to make our product better and even more valuable for professionals.
Your ideas and feedbacks are highly appreciated at support@nektony.com. Looking forward hearing from you!
Microsoft, Visio are registered trademarks of Microsoft corp.
VSD Viewer for Visio Drawings 4+
Nektony Limited
Снимки экрана
Описание
Visio Themes supported now.
VSD Viewer opens complex formatted Visio Drawings, renders all the drawing content including: regular shapes with formatting, rich formatted texts, graphic objects and images, windows metafile images, OLE objects, layers, and even allows you to preview multiple Shape Data tables and SWITCH LAYERS visibility to preview drawings with details!
VSD Viewer with ease operates multipage documents, renders background pages, allows preview pages using page thumbnail view.
VSD Viewer allows you to save your drawings to Adobe PDF for further sharing.
By using VSD Viewer you can freely distribute Visio drawings and diagrams to team members, partners and customers.
It’s particularly useful for workgroups that need to collaborate their visual documentation in a multi-platform environment.
BASIC OPTIONS
• Open and preview any MS Visio 2000 – 2013 drawing of VSD format and VDX/VSDX file formats
• Scroll, zoom and navigate documents
• Navigate multipage documents
• Preview documents with backgrounds
• View formatted objects (lines, arrows, fill types, colors, gradients, opacity, etc.)
• View objects with formatted texts (fonts, colors, styles, text subscript and superscript)
• View drawings with themes
• View objects with tabulated text (texts with frames and tables)
• View documents with hidden objects
• View objects outside page boundaries
• View original dimension units
• View guides for documents
• Print and Save to PDF your drawings
SHAPE DATA MODE
• Preview objects’ Shape Data
• Enable Shape Data mode to preview assigned data
• Print & Save to PDF drawings with enabled Shape Data
VSD Viewer is a solid tool to preview complex Visio drawings.
VSD Viewer is available for iPad and iPhone on iTunes Store too.
*The option allows you to preview professional drawings switching layers visibility, print documents with visible and hidden layers as well.
**VSD Viewer renders even embedded metafiles images and even ***OLE Objects.
Current versions restrictions:
• Objects shadows are not displayed
VSD Viewer requires OS X 10.9 or later.
VSD Viewer opens:
• MS Visio 2000-2013 Drawings of VSD, VDX, VSDX, VSDM, VDW formats,
• MS Visio Stencils of VSS, VSSX, VSX, VSSM formats,
• MS Visio Templates of VST, VSTX, VTX, VSTM formats.
We are constantly looking for a chance to make our product better and even more valuable for professionals.
Your ideas and feedbacks are highly appreciated at support@nektony.com. Looking forward hearing from you!
Microsoft, Visio are registered trademarks of Microsoft corp.
Аналоги Microsoft Office Visio для Mac OS
Microsoft Office Visio позволяет ИТ-специалистам и бизнес-профессионалам визуализировать, исследовать и передавать сложную информацию.
Перейдите от сложного текста и таблиц, которые трудно понять, к диаграммам Visio, которые предоставляют информацию с одного взгляда. Вместо статических картинок создайте диаграммы Visio с легко отображаемыми данными, которые легко обновляются и значительно повышают производительность.
Альтернативы для Microsoft Office Visio для Mac OS
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Draw позволяет создавать что угодно, от простого наброска до сложного плана.
Draw позволяет вам создавать что угодно, от простого эскиза до сложного плана, и дает вам возможность общаться с графикой и диаграммами. С максимальным размером страницы 300 на 300 см, Draw является отличным пакетом для создания технических чертежей, общих плакатов и многого другого.
OmniGraffle может помочь вам быстро создавать сногсшибательные графические документы, предоставляя мощные стили.
OmniGraffle может помочь вам быстро создавать сногсшибательные графические документы, предоставляя мощные инструменты стилей. Поддерживая линии, соединенные с фигурами. Организовывая диаграммы одним щелчком мыши. Создавайте блок-схемы, диаграммы, UI и UX взаимодействия и многое другое. Если вам нужен быстрый набросок или техническая фигура, OmniGraffle и OmniGraffle Pro сделают это великолепно.
Draw, часть пакета Apache OpenOffice.
Draw, часть пакета Apache OpenOffice, представляет собой графический редактор, который предоставляет вам инструменты для взаимодействия с визуальными элементами и диаграммами. С максимальным размером страницы 300 на 300 см, Draw является мощным инструментом для постеров, графиков, диаграмм и многого другого.
Онлайн-инструмент для создания диаграмм со встроенными функциями повышения производительности.
Creately позволяет создавать диаграммы легко. Приложение делает это с помощью доступа к онлайн-приложению, специально созданному для совместной работы.
Облачный производитель диаграмм для компаний, команд и вас.
Концепция карт на серверах и редактирование своей карты синхронно (в то же время) с другими пользователями.
Это программное обеспечение позволяет пользователям создавать, перемещаться, обмениваться и критиковать модели знаний, представленные в виде концептуальных карт. Инструментарий не зависит от платформы и поддерживает сеть, что позволяет пользователям создавать и совместно работать над созданием концептуальных карт с коллегами из любой точки сети, а также обмениваться и перемещаться по другим моделям, распространенным на серверах по всему Интернету.
Создание блок-схем, организационных диаграмм, бизнес-диаграмм, научных иллюстраций, сетевых диаграмм и многого другого.
Бесплатный HTML дизайн онлайн-диаграмм, идеальный инструмент для визуальной реализации.
ProcessOn предоставляет простой способ создания диаграмм. Настраивайте фигуры, значки и другие элементы в Вашем проекте, а затем выбирайте цветовую гамму и стиль диаграмм. Использование ProcessOn доступно каждому. Даже новичку станет понятно, что создать диаграмму возможно за 1 минуту.
Что в этом списке?
В списке находится программы которые можно использовать для замены Microsoft Office Visio на платформе Mac OS.
Это аналоги похожие по функционалу на Microsoft Office Visio, которые заменяют программу частично или полностью. Этот список содержит 16 замен.
С помощью пользователей мы собираем каталог похожих друг на друга программ, чтобы вы могли подобрать альтернативу и скачать их. На сайте можно скачать популярные программы для Windows, Mac Os, Android и iPhone
VSDX Viewer 4+
Quiana Liu
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VSDX Viewer : the easiest, fastest and reliable way to view Visio Drawings (*.vsd, *.vsdx, *.vdx, etc) files on the Mac OS.
◆Easy to use, just double-click the visio file to view the contents quickly.
◆Open any MS Visio 2000-2013 drawing of VSD format and VDX/VSDX format.
◆Render all the drawing content, such as graphic objects, rich formatted texts, and images, etc.
◆Navigate multipage documents.
◆Search text within drawings.
◆Zoom, move view, support for pinch to zoom and smart zoom.
◆Full Screen Supported.
◆Print and Export to PDF.
◆Compatible withmacOS Sierra(10.12).
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about using our products at any time.
Email: support@firmshell.com
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