How do I open Visio files?

Question

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...

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

Dia can open Visio's XML format (VDX)

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

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.