In order to use Visio Online, you need to be an Office 365 commercial user running one of the following versions: Like the previous version, the public release is free and aimed primarily at allowing users of the full Visio for Windows application to view and collaborate on Visio diagrams on any platform that can run a web browser. Now, Microsoft has pushed out yet another version of Visio, this time making Visio Online widely available for the first time.Ī preview version of Visio Online was first made available to a select group of Office 365 users in November and Microsoft utilized their feedback in launching the current version.
Microsoft expanded Visio a bit as part of its general cross-platform strategy, making it available first to iOS. It has also historically been a Windows-only product, making its way into the Office lineup when Microsoft acquired Visio Corporation in 2000.
Microsoft Visio is the diagramming and flowcharting component of the company’s Office line of productivity apps, although it has been a stand-alone product throughout its time with Microsoft.
