Does Microsoft Visio work on MACs?

I feel compelled to stick up for a brody.

While one wants to be getle and graceful with corrections- -and as much as I don't like being a stickler for precision- -if one spends all day in IT matters, the misplaced caps (ie.e, MAC the acronym vs Mac the abbreviation/nickname) does cause an annoying cognitive stumble. It's like having to read a sentace three times beacuse of a confusing mispelling or gramatical flop.

I am often guilty of this kind of foible; my colleagues will be happy to assert my lack of spelling and typing skills. One does well to be aware of correct forms even if we don't always hit the mark.

I really doubt the the OP waited 2 years for a solution, especially as it is the same one that was posted here in October 2011!

No, Visio is still not working on Mac OS X. And I doubt if it ever will. There are several solutions to this problem: other complex diagramming and vector graphics applications mentioned above, operate on crossplatform app, use online converters or use visio viewers, like this one.

Thus there are 4 solutions to open Visio on Mac, each with benefits and drawback, so it's up to you to chose optimal.

You are responding to a 2 year old question, let this post die gracefully.

I, a long time PC user now using a Mac, just Googled the same question. This thread will be relevant until Visio pops up in the App store. 😐

Csound1 wrote:

You are responding to a 2 year old question, let this post die gracefully.

Are you sure? Note the date on the original post:

See, it's only a day old! The responses are 2 years old! 😁

Sorry, I just could not resist.

Ciao.

Must be a Time Machine thing 🙂

Of course this is still relevant!!! I am new to Mac, just bought an iMac (and love it), and need Visio.....I searched, and found the answers here....so as someone else said, this will always be relevant until Visio works with Mac. Thanks for the other responses too, with the alternatives.

This is a completely relevant thread. I appreciate that it is being kept alive. There are those of us who have found a need to out seek diagramming tools for the Mac since 2011.

LawlerFA wrote:

This is a completely relevant thread. I appreciate that it is being kept alive. There are those of us who have found a need to out seek diagramming tools for the Mac since 2011.

http://www.conceptdraw.com/

The best alternative I have found is Lucidchart. It's online so it works beautifully on the Mac (and iPad). It's free too for anything basic and then there are some premium features you can pay for if you need them.

There needs to be a sticky somewhere for the Visio on Mac question.

Actually, the answer for power users of Visio is OmniGraffle http://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/ a product that is what Visio ought to have been.

Trial download - but if you used Visio then the price will not be a barrier!

Steve

(ex Visio user now using OmniGraffle Pro)

Thank you. I have my free trial now and even was offered to convert my Visio files for free. Good service!

a brody wrote:

P.S. The Mac Pro is a desktop. The MacBook Pro is a notebook computer labelled such under the screen. MAC is an acronym for Media Access Control, a network address for networking devices. Mac is shorthand for both the operating system and the computers made by Apple Inc.

Wow, that was value add to the conversation. Learned a lot about visio options for mac or MAC. Hahaha!

If you want full Visio compatibility, you need OmniGraffle Pro. A bit more coins needed for that option... 😢