Free Visio Viewer

Free Visio Viewer is a straightforward application that serves to display Microsoft Visio files, allowing users to explore charts and diagrams seamlessly.

The program uses Microsoft’s Visio Viewer engine, but unlike the latter, which can display VSD content only in Internet Explorer, this program provides a GUI for viewing such files.

Free Visio Viewer is wrapped up inside a simple, yet user-friendly interface that can be manipulated by the day-to-day user, without requiring advanced computer knowledge.

The files can be added to the viewing area using the dedicated button, or using drag and drop if it suits you better. An important and appreciated aspect of the program is that it can handle multi-page diagrams and drawings, allowing you to navigate the content using integrated controls.

Zoom in and zoom out commands are made available in the upper side area of the main window, where you will also find a button for quickly printing the pages.

Moreover, the right-click menu will provide access to the document’s Properties and Settings; this is actually a dialog proprietary to Microsoft Visio Viewer, therefore credits for this feature cannot be attributed to the developer.

However, this section does offer a pretty good set of preferences for the way Visio content is displayed, such as layer, markup and display options.

In conclusion, Free Visio Viewer does come across as an intuitive Visio reader that delivers a more user-oriented approach than Microsoft’s application. Considering that the engine of the program is based on the latter, the merit should be split.