An alternative viewer to the one mentioned in Donald B's answer is: Enolsoft Visio Viewer for Mac. A smart file viewing tool to support the use of Visio files by Mac OS users, enabling them to view, save and print Microsoft Visio drawings and diagrams on Mac OS X 10.7 and higher. View Microsoft Visio Drawings in VSD format easily on Mac. Lucidchart Visio Viewer is online Visio viewer available for Mac, Windows and Linux. It works as a browser extension and major Internet browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. After installing this Visio viewer in your browser on Mac, you can instantly open VSD, VDX and VSDX files.
Introduction of the Visio File Format VSD
A VSD file is a drawing project saved by Visio, Microsoft's professional graphics application. The binary-file format VSD files contain graphics, information flows, text and other visual data. Microsoft Visio is typically used to create, open and edit VSD files. However, VSD files are also supported in Edraw Max. Edraw Max supports to open, view and edit both .VSD and .VSDX files since the release of Version V9.4.
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How to Open and Edit VSD file on Mac
Edraw Max is an all-in-one diagram software, it supports to run on Windows, Mac and Linux. You can open, view and edit VSD files on Edraw Max.
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Importing Visio VSD Files into Edraw Max
1. Run Edraw Max.
2. Go to File>Import, select “Import Visio File”.
3. Select the .vsd file from your computer and click “Open”
4. Use Edraw Max to edit on the VSD file.
Open VSD files on Mac
Compatible with:
Mac OS X 10.10
Mac OS X 10.11
Mac OS X 10.12
Mac OS X 10.13
Mac OS X 10.14
The VSD format was the main file type associated with Visio in the 2000s. But In Visio 2013, the file format was replaced by the .VSDX. For now, Edraw Max supports to open, view and edit both .VSD and .VSDX files since the release of Version V9.4.
How to Export VSD file to PDF, Images and Other Files Formats
Exporting Visio VSD Files to Other Files Formats
1. Go to File>Export & Send
2. Choose the files formats you need to save as.
Exporting files formats: Graphics, TIFF, PDF, PS, EPS, Office Word, Office PowerPoint, Office Excel, HTML, SVG, VSDX.
Learn more about How to Export Edraw to Other Formats
Edraw Max--The Best Visio Alternative
Edraw Max is a cross-platform diagram software. With Edraw Max you can create flowchart, org chart, floor plan, network diagram, UML diagram, electrical diagram, mind map, P&ID and so on totally 280 types of diagram.
As a user-friendly Visio alternative, it requires no professional skills to use this software, you can edit on the ready-made templates directly, or to drag the symbols and icons from the libraries to draw the diagram. What is more, Edraw Max provides a Lifetime License which allows you to enjoy the lifetime version upgrade and customer service support. We provide a 15-day free trial before users decide to place an order. Download Edraw Max and start a free trial right now.