Microsoft Visio Professional 2024
The extended features of Microsoft Visio Professional 2024
Create diagrams effortlessly
- Versatile templates and countless choices from thousands of shapes: transform your ideas and data into a compelling story using countless templates.
- Support for industry standards: you can now use the extensive library of Visio shapes for content that complies with industry standards, including UML 2.5, BPMN 2.0, and SDL.
- Built-in validation: ensure that all your BPMN and workflow diagrams contain all elements by running Visio's validation engine.
- Trusted experience: build your diagrams even more efficiently now by using one of the many options, such as drag and drop or align and position. You can also make your diagram look even more professional with the pre-made themes and effects.
Seamless collaboration and easily share your diagrams
- Simultaneous team collaboration: now it is even easier to work together to make your diagram a cohesive whole. Prevent version conflicts and collaborate to maintain the correct version. Easily see who has worked on which part, stay informed of the progress of changes by enabling notifications, and choose when to apply these notifications to the main file.
- Adding comments in Visio: Share different perspectives and add them to your file by adding comments and having the ability to reply to them. In the new Microsoft Visio Professional 2024, these comments can also be linked to a specific diagram component to prevent confusion.
- Real-time presence indicators: With Skype for Business in Visio, you can now easily see who on your team is available with live presence indicators. For example, you can quickly start a chat, voice, or video conference in the app.
Linking charts to real-time data for faster decision-making
- Easily link your data: Uncover new insights and simplify a mountain of complex information by linking your Visio shapes and charts to data from internal sources, as well as external sources.*
- Access your data charts anywhere: Now view your linked charts from almost anywhere via your favorite browser.
- Database reverse engineering: With DBRE, Database Reverse Engineering, you can now easily create a custom database model from an existing database.
- Organizational charts linked to your data: Save time and reduce the error rate by automatically generating organizational charts from your sources, such as Excel or Exchange.
- Visio supports multiple data sources, including Microsoft Excel workbooks, Microsoft Access databases, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation lists, Microsoft SQL Server databases, Microsoft Exchange Server directories, Azure Active Directory information, and other OLEDB or ODBC data sources
Optimal complement to Microsoft Office 2024 Professional and Professional Plus!
Visio Professional 2024 integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office 2024 Professional and Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus. By linking Visio with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, you can insert charts directly into documents, presentations, or tables and update them at any time. Users of the Professional Plus version also benefit from extensive collaboration features, which provide valuable support, especially for large projects.
- With Microsoft Office 2024 Professional: Ideal for businesses that rely on powerful Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Extended with Office 2024 Professional Plus: For organizations that need additional collaboration and management features in Skype for Business and Access.
What is new compared to the 2021 version?
Visio 2024 makes it easier than ever for individuals and teams to create and share professional, versatile diagrams that simplify complex information. Visio 2024 includes updated shapes, templates, and styles; a brand-new search bar to make your experience easier; and an updated look that brings Visio into alignment with your favorite Office apps.
If you upgrade to Visio 2024 from Visio 2021, you still have all the features you are used to, and you will also see a few new features.
Even more shapes, stencils, and templates
Visio 2024 includes even more shapes, stencils, and templates to help you create diagrams. Visio Standard 2024 now includes many new icons, sticky notes for brainstorming, and an abundance of infographics such as icons and To-Do Lists, to name just a few. Visio Professional 2024 includes all the added content of Standard and features more than 10 new Azure stencils and more network and software content, such as Kubernetes Shapes and Yourdon-Coad notations.
A sleeker new look
Visio 2024 features an updated look with a modern transparency effect applied to the fishbowl behind the canvas and menus. This gives Visio a more modern and sleek appearance.
New Office 2024 Theme
Office 2024 features a new theme and color palette. Visio 2024 also introduces these changes, ensuring a consistent look with the other Office applications. With more vibrant hues, the new theme embodies Microsoft's commitment to accessibility.
New search query
Search in Visio is now available in the title bar, making it more accessible while making it just like other Office apps. The new search applies Fluent Design principles to provide an intuitive, familiar experience across all your applications.

