Turn complex ideas into clear visuals

Work as a team to easily create and share data-linked diagrams to bring your ideas to life.

Get started quickly with ready-made templates and thousands of customizable shapes

Collaborate with others and share diagrams seamlessly

Connect diagrams to real-time data to gain insights and make decisions quickly

Create and share professional diagrams

Supports industry standards

Visio's huge shape library supports Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.5, Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0, and Specification and Description Language (SDL).

Easy data linking

Connect your Visio shapes and diagrams to data from common internal and external sources. Insert data graphics or use formatting to reflect changes in the underlying data in your diagram.

Simple, secure sharing

Share your diagrams from secure online repositories, like OneDrive for Business and SharePoint (sold separately).

Additional benefits

Flexible editing

Change shapes in existing diagrams without losing your layout and shape connections, making it simple to adjust the look of your diagram without losing the work you've already done.

Supports multiple data sources

Visio supports Microsoft Excel workbooks, Microsoft Access databases, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation lists, Microsoft SQL Server databases, Microsoft Exchange Server directories, Azure Active Directory information, and other OLEDB or ODBC data sources.

Real-time presence indicators

See where co-authors are working in the canvas with a simple presence indicator for files saved in the cloud.

Data-driven diagramming

Automatically generate org charts from data sources like Excel, Exchange, or Azure Active Directory.

Simultaneous teamwork

See who's working on which part of the diagram, get notifications about changes, and choose when to merge those changes into the master file.

AutoCAD support

Ability to import DWG files, including enhanced file format support.