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Interpret and import Visio diagrams. Version 0.1.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-26.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install libvisio

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add libvisio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · libvisio · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libvisio-0.1-1

Debian stable package indexes · libvisio-0.1-1 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install libvisio

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · libvisio · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#libvisio

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libvisio/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S libvisio

Arch Linux sync databases · libvisio · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libvisio-0_1-1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libvisio-0_1-1 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Interpret and import Visio diagrams

Project links

Commands and aliases

vsd2raw
vsd2text
vsd2xhtml
vss2raw
vss2text
vss2xhtml

history

Project history and usage

libvisio is a Document Liberation Project library and tool set for parsing Microsoft Visio documents so free-office software can import diagrams from proprietary Visio formats.

Project history

The Document Foundation wiki describes libvisio as a library that parses Microsoft Visio file formats across versions. Its freedesktop.org repository history shows 0.0.x releases beginning in 2011, followed by the 0.1.0 line in 2014, when the NEWS file records a switch to librevenge.

Adoption history

libvisio matters mainly through LibreOffice and related document-conversion workflows. Rather than being a user-facing editor, it packages the hard format knowledge needed to import VSD, VSS, VSDX, and related Visio content into open document pipelines.

How it is used

The package ships small inspection and conversion tools such as vsd2raw, vsd2text, vsd2xhtml, vss2raw, vss2text, and vss2xhtml, but its primary use is as an import library linked by office/document tooling.

Why package nerds care

It is a good example of the Document Liberation Project pattern: isolate a proprietary office format parser into a reusable library so distributions and applications can share the maintenance burden.

Timeline

2011-06-23: libvisio-0.0.1 tag in the freedesktop.org repository.
2014-05-23: libvisio-0.1.0 tag; NEWS records the switch to librevenge.
2015-2019: 0.1.x releases added import fixes, fuzzing-driven crash fixes, Coverity fixes, and format support improvements.
2025-09-23: libvisio-0.1.10 tag in the freedesktop.org repository.

Related projects

LibreOffice is the main downstream office suite context.
librevenge is the document-library framework used by the 0.1 series.
The Document Liberation Project hosts related import libraries for other proprietary office formats.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`vsd2raw`	cli	global executable
`vsd2text`	cli	global executable
`vsd2xhtml`	cli	global executable
`vss2raw`	cli	global executable
`vss2text`	cli	global executable
`vss2xhtml`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.1.11

manager updated2026-05-26

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisionone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:libvisio
Version	0.1.11
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libvisio
Homepage	https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio
Repository	https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/libvisio
Upstream docs	https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio
License	MPL-2.0
Source archive	https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/libvisio/libvisio-0.1.11.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-05-26T09:39:42Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	icu4c@78, librevenge
Build dependencies	boost, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	libxml2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	libvisio
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Debian apt95%

libvisio-0.1-1 0.1.7-1+b5

library for parsing the visio file structure

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-0.1-1

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libvisio
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvisio-0.1-1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libvisio-dev 0.1.7-1+b5

library for parsing the visio file structure -- development

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libvisio
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvisio-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libvisio-doc 0.1.7-1

library for parsing the visio file structure -- documentatio

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: libvisio
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvisio-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libvisio-tools 0.1.7-1+b5

library for parsing the visio file structure -- tools

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-tools

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libvisio
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvisio-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

libvisio

nix profile install nixpkgs#libvisio

normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libvisio/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

libvisio-0.1-1 0.1.7-1build9

library for parsing the visio file structure

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-0.1-1

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libvisio
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisio-0.1-1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libvisio-dev 0.1.7-1build9

library for parsing the visio file structure -- development

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libvisio
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisio-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libvisio-doc 0.1.7-1build9

library for parsing the visio file structure -- documentatio

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: libvisio
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisio-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libvisio-tools 0.1.7-1build9

library for parsing the visio file structure -- tools

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libvisio

sudo apt install libvisio-tools

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: libvisio
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisio-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

libvisio 0.1.10-r1

Import filter and tools for MS Visio Diagrams

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo apk add libvisio

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libvisio
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libvisio from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libvisio-dev 0.1.10-r1

Import filter and tools for MS Visio Diagrams (development files)

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo apk add libvisio-dev

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libvisio
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libvisio-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libvisio-doc 0.1.10-r1

Import filter and tools for MS Visio Diagrams (documentation)

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo apk add libvisio-doc

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libvisio
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libvisio-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libvisio-tools 0.1.10-r1

Import filter and tools for MS Visio Diagrams

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo apk add libvisio-tools

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: libvisio
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libvisio-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

libvisio 0.1.11-2.fc45

A library for import of Microsoft Visio diagrams

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo dnf install libvisio

License: MPL-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: libvisio
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisio from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

libvisio-devel 0.1.11-2.fc45

Development files for libvisio

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo dnf install libvisio-devel

License: MPL-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: libvisio
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisio-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

libvisio-doc 0.1.11-2.fc45

Documentation of libvisio API

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libvisio

sudo dnf install libvisio-doc

License: MPL-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: libvisio
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Libvisio

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisio-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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