

Set up your system to us Visio Viewer with Microsoft Edge in IE modeīehind the scenes, Visio Viewer needs the help of a Microsoft web browser to view Visio drawings. Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported in Microsoft 365. Visio Viewer 2016 can also open Visio XML drawings (.vdx files) saved in Visio 2002, 2003, and 2007.

Visio Viewer 2013 can also open Visio XML drawings (.vdx files) saved in Visio 2002, 2003, and 2007. Visio Viewer 2010 can also open Visio XML drawings (.vdx files) saved in Visio 2002, 2003, and 2007. Where to find Visio Viewerĭownload the latest version of Visio Viewer from the Microsoft Download Center. The file opens in your browser in Visio for the web, giving you a read-only view of the file.

For details, see InternetExplorerIntegrationLocalFileExtensionAllowList in the article entitled "Microsoft Edge – Policies." Our recommended tool is the Visio Online Viewerįor people who don't have a Visio license, we recommend using Visio for the web to view Visio files. Once you've signed in to your Microsoft 365 account, you can gain access to any Visio file stored in OneDrive or SharePoint, and then select the file there to open it. If you are an admin supporting a group of users who could benefit from using Visio Viewer, be aware that it's possible for you to use group policy to configure "Microsoft Edge with IE mode" for your organization. If you create and edit diagrams in a full version of Visio and send those diagrams to someone who doesn't have Visio, that person can use Visio Viewer to view your diagram. For that, you need a full version of Visio installed. You cannot, however, edit, save, or create a new Visio drawing with Visio Viewer. With Visio Viewer, you can open, view, or print Visio drawings, even if you don't have Visio installed.
