VSU Converter

Extract text from Visio custom UI files (VSU)


Drop or upload your .VSU file
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How to extract text from your VSU file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VSU file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert VSU to another file type

To convert VSU UI files to another format, you need Microsoft Visio or other Settings software.

Convert a file to VSU

To convert other file formats to the "Visio Workspace Settings" file type, you need software like Microsoft Visio or a similar tool.


About VSU files

A .VSU file is a proprietary Visio Custom User Interface settings file created by older versions of Microsoft Visio. It stores personalized toolbar, menu, and workspace layouts for users. Because it is a settings file and not a diagram file, it does not contain shapes, text, or flowcharts. This is a common source of frustration, as users often receive a .VSU file expecting a visual diagram, only to realize the format is completely proprietary and useless without the exact matching version of Visio. It lacks cross-platform compatibility, requires an expensive software subscription to load natively, and cannot be opened by web browsers or standard text editors. You cannot natively convert a .VSU to a PDF or JPG because there is no visual drawing to export. If you need to salvage data from one, extracting the underlying XML or plain text are your best target formats. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

Convert.Guru analyzes your VSU file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert VSU file to , you can use Microsoft Visio or similar software from the "Custom User Interface Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to VSU, try Microsoft Visio or another comparable tool in the "Custom User Interface Settings" category.



The VSU 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 VSU converter.