Files with .vsd extension are flowcharts and diagrams created in older versions of Microsoft Visio. Microsoft Visio opens .vsd files. On Mac, VSDX and VSD Reader view .vsd file content. To convert, us...
Files with .vsd extension are flowcharts and diagrams created in older versions of Microsoft Visio. Microsoft Visio opens .vsd files. On Mac, VSDX and VSD Reader view .vsd file content. To convert, use Free PDF Converter to change .vsd files to PDFs.
The .vsd file type represents vector image files designed by Microsoft. .Vsd files work on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems. The VSD Viewer by Nektony LLC is recommended to open them. There are 7 alternative programs to open .vsd files.
The most common reason .vsd files do not open properly is lacking applications supporting them on the system. To fix, install software supporting .vsd files. Also, check your CorelDRAW version is updated if needed to open .vsd files correctly.
If errors occur opening .vsd files, install appropriate software and associate .vsd files with it. If that does not work, other causes may need addressing.
The .vsd format was created by Shapeware in 1992, later added to Microsoft Visio and Office. An XML schema based format, it uses lossless compression. In 2013, Microsoft replaced it with .vsdx and .vsdm formats.
Simple text files can often be opened despite unknown file types. But associating .vsd files to proper software in the Windows Registry is more difficult.
Microsoft Visio creates and opens .vsd diagram files, used for flow, workflow, organization, software, network and database diagrams. The initial Visio format, .vsd structure is binary unlike the newer Office Open XML based .vsdx format.
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