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Format

Microsoft Visio XML Drawing

Summary

Name
Microsoft Visio XML Drawing
Version
2003-2010
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.visio
  • PUID: fmt/216
Format type
Image (Vector)
Description
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family. This XML version of the Visio Drawing format was aimed at interoperability and editing outside of Visio.
File extensions
vdx
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

Microsoft Visio XML Drawing

Note
XML declaration followed by <VisioDocument> tag

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
3C3F786D6C2076657273696F6E3D(22|27)312E30(22|27){1-64}3C566973696F446F63756D656E74
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V86

    Release date
    27 July 2016

    Microsoft Visio XML Drawing 2003-2010: Changed name from Microsoft Visio for Windows 2007 and added description.

    Microsoft Visio XML Drawing 2003-2010: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

  • Updated in V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016

    Microsoft Visio for Windows 2007: Added MIME.