What is the difference between .vssm and .vssx?
- Extension
- .vssm
- .vssx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- Files with .vssm extension are Microsoft Visio Stencil files that support provide support for macros. A VSSM file when opened allows to run the macros to achieve desired formatting and placement of shapes in a diagram.
- The VSSX file format is based on the OpenOffice format adopted by Microsoft since 2007. It is based on the ZIP archive that represent the overall file format based on XML file format specifications. The binary file format equivalent of VSSX was VSS that was supported till Visio 2007. You can view the contents of VSSX file format by replacing its extension with .ZIP and open in any archiving file format such as WinZIP.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.visio.vssm
- application/vnd.visio
- Wikipedia
- .vssx on Wikipedia