Cross-platform VDX files viewing solution using server side GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET APIs, without depending on any third party software, pre-installed on your system.
Download Free TrialWith the update of Visio 2013, a new file format.vsdx has replaced the Visio previous binary file format.vsd and XML Drawing file format.vdx. The Visio new VSDX file is the combination of a ZIP archive package and mainly XML content. For some users, there is no need to purchase MS Visio because they don't often use this software. Step 5: Download a Universal File Viewer. If you have completed Steps 1 through 4 and you still can’t open your VDX file, it’s time to try a universal file viewer like File Magic (Download). A universal file viewer is a program you can use to open hundreds of different types of files (depending on the format).
GroupDocs.Viewerfor .NET
Open NuGet package manager, search for GroupDocs.Viewer and install.
You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
About GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET API
Start viewing 170+ popular document formats in your .NET applications using GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET APIs by adding a few lines of code. Developers can easily display PDF, Word Processing, Excel Spreadsheet, Presentation, Visio, Project, Outlook and many other popular document formats in HTML5, image or PDF modes. The document rendering is fast, identical to the original source file, and it does not require installing Microsoft Office or any other external libraries.
Steps for Viewing VDX File in C#
GroupDocs.Viewer makes it easy for .NET developers to add VDX file viewing feature in their applications by implementing a few easy steps.
- Create an instance of Viewer class and load the VDX file with full path.
- Set options for rendering VDX file into PNG format.
- Create view for rendered output file.
System Requirements
GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET APIs are supported on all major platforms and operating systems. Before executing the code below, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites installled on your system.
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS
- Development Environments: Microsoft Visual Studio, Xamarin, MonoDevelop
- Frameworks: .NET Framework, .NET Standard, .NET Core, Mono
- Get the latest version of GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET downloaded from Nuget
VDX Viewer Live Demos
Display VDX file right now by visiting GroupDocs.Viewer Live Demos website.
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vdxAbout VDX File Format
Any drawing or chart created in Microsoft Visio, but saved in XML format have .VDX extension. A Visio drawing XML file is created in Visio software, which is developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Visio has the capability to generate visual documents that can be used in presentations and documents. The Visio drawing XML file contains the visual objects and metadata details of the visual elements. Text can also be added to these visual elements Vision drawing XML file. These Visio drawing XML files are integrated with XML-based formatting standards and image data encoding specifications that allow its content to be rendered and stored by the Microsoft Visio software in the VDX file format.
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Other File Formats Rendering & Viewing
Multi format documents and images viewer API for .NET. View some of the popular file formats below without any external viewers.
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