This page contains information on the VSD file extension (Visio Drawing), a popular document file format
| File extension | .vsd |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | The .vsd file extension is the default file type associated with Microsoft Visio, a graphic drawing application which forms part of the Microsoft Office product set. As with several other Microsoft file formats, the .vsd extension cannot be read by many other applications. Examples of drawings typically created using Visio are flowcharts, process diagrams and topology diagrams. |
| Actions | Convert VSD file View other document file formats |
| Technical Details | .vsd files may contain text, objects and can link to other data sources using the ODBC middleware connection. Whilst the Visio application is relatively expensive, Microsoft offer a freeware application, Microsoft Visio Viewer which allows for .vsd files to be opened effectively in read-only mode. Visio files can also be opened using Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visio Viewer |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | application/visio application/x-visio application/vnd.visio application/visio.drawing application/vsd application/x-vsd image/x-vsd zz-application/zz-winassoc-vsd |
| Useful links | Official Microsoft Visio Website Free Visio Viewer Download Page Convert VSD file |
Convert VSD file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert VSD files to a variety of other formats
- vsd to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- vsd to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- vsd to html (Hypertext Markup Language)
- vsd to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- vsd to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- vsd to png (Portable Network Graphic)
- vsd to tiff (Tagged image file format)
