Visio in Microsoft 365 brings core Visio capabilities to Microsoft 365Â and allows business users to create, edit, and share professional diagrams right in a web browser. This web app in your Microsoft 365 subscription gives you a powerful tool for your essential drawing needs.Â
The tables below show the types of diagrams you can and cannot create and/or edit by using Visio in Microsoft 365, and they also compare this with the capabilities in Visio Plan 1 and Visio Plan 2.Â
Visio in Microsoft 365 supports the .vsdx file format, but it does not support the .vsd file format.
Supported types of diagrams
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Category |
Diagram type |
Visio in Microsoft 365 |
Visio Plan 1 |
Visio Plan 2 |
|
General diagrams |
Basic Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
Block Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
|
Business Matrix |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
|
Venn Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
|
Cycle Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
|
Pyramid Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
|
Process diagrams |
Basic Flowcharts |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
Process Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
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Cross-functional Flowcharts |
⬤ |
⬤ |
||
|
SDL Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
||
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IT Database diagrams |
UML Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
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ERD Diagrams – Crow’s Foot |
⬤ |
⬤ |
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ERD Diagrams – Chen’s Notation |
⬤ |
⬤ |
||
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Network diagrams |
Basic Network |
⬤ |
⬤ |
|
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Detailed Network |
⬤ |
⬤ |
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Azure Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
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AWS Diagrams |
⬤ |
⬤ |
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Process model flowcharts |
Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) |
⬤ |
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Maps and floor plans |
Floor plan, HVAC plans, and plant layout |
⬤ |
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Schedule diagrams |
Timeline diagrams, Gantt charts, and PERT charts |
⬤ |
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Business diagrams |
ITIL, Pivot, Six Sigma diagram, and Value-stream maps |
⬤ |
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Organization charts* |
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⬤ |
⬤ |
* Organization charts are partially supported in Visio in Microsoft 365. Some capabilities, such as pictures and employee fields—are not available in Visio in Microsoft 365.
Opening a file containing shapes that aren't available in Visio in Microsoft 365
Visio in Microsoft 365 lets Microsoft 365 enterprise subscribers create and edit general-purpose diagrams. Specialized diagrams and shapes cannot be edited in Visio in Microsoft 365.
If a Visio drawing has a shape from a type of diagram not supported by Visio in Microsoft 365, then you can't edit that diagram. However, you can still view and comment on the diagram. Â
When you attempt to open a drawing that contains specialized shapes, you'll see the following error message, because the drawing requires a separate Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license in order for you to edit it:
Important: Creating and editing a diagram with specialized shapes in Visio for the web requires a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license. For more information, contact your Microsoft 365 admin. You can also make a self-service purchase online from the product websites (if your admin has not turned off self-service purchasing for Visio). For more details, visit the Self-serve purchase FAQ.
Third-party content
Visio drawings that contain third-party shapes can't be edited when you're using Visio in Microsoft 365. However, you can view and add comments to that kind of diagram.Â
Data-connected drawings
Visio drawings created from the Visio Data Visualizer add-in or connected to data can't be edited when you're using Visio in Microsoft 365. However, you can view and add comments to that kind of diagram.
