How to extract text from your VSS file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VSS file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert VSS to another file type
To convert your VSS file to another format, you need Microsoft Visio or other Vector Image software.
- VSS to VSSX
- VSS to VSDX
- VSS to SVG
- VSS to PNG
- VSS to DWG
- VSS to PDF
- VSS to JPG
- VSS to GIF
- VSS to BMP
- VSS to TIFF
- VSS to TIF
- VSS to WEBP
Convert a file to VSS
To convert other file formats to the "Visio Stencil" file type, you need software like Microsoft Visio or a similar tool.
- RAW to VSS
- PNG to VSS
- AI to VSS
- NEF to VSS
- PSB to VSS
- DNG to VSS
- SVG to VSS
- GIF to VSS
- EPS to VSS
- JPG to VSS
- ARW to VSS
- PDF to VSS
About VSS files
The .VSS file extension primarily represents a legacy binary stencil library created by Microsoft Visio, used to store collections of reusable vector shapes, connectors, and flowchart symbols. These files allow users to drag and drop standard elements onto a canvas, but their reliance on the older Microsoft Compound File Binary Format (OLE2) is a common source of difficulty in modern workflows. Unlike the current XML-based VSSX standard, .VSS files are often larger, prone to corruption, and completely incompatible with many web-based diagramming tools or mobile viewers. Users frequently need to convert .VSS to VSSX to enable editing in modern versions of Visio (2013+) without running into 'compatibility mode' restrictions. For broader accessibility, converting to SVG allows individual shapes to be used in web design, while PDF is the standard for sharing stencil catalogs for non-editable viewing. In rare cases (approx. 1%), a .VSS file may be a neutral manufacturing file associated with Siemens (Mentor Graphics) Xpedition for PCB design.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VSS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted VSSX, SVG, VSD, VSDX, ZIP, PNG, JPG, RFA, G64X, QDF, MMD, KML and DWG files.
The VSS Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our VSS converter.