Everything you should know about Visio 2016 and Visio 2019 end of support

On October 14, 2025, Visio 2016 and Visio 2019 will reach end of support. After this date, Visio 2016 and Visio 2019 will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or technical support. Continuing to use software after end of support can leave your organization vulnerable to potential security threats, productivity losses, and compliance issues.

  

Customer installations of Visio 2016 and Visio 2019 will continue to run after October 14, 2025; however, due to potential security risks, we strongly recommend customers upgrade from these versions before the upcoming end of support date. 

 

Our recommendation is for customers to upgrade to Visio Plan 2 to get the full-featured web and desktop apps. Additional options include upgrading to a commercial Microsoft 365 plan to get Visio in Microsoft 365, or upgrading to Visio Standard 2024 or Visio Professional 2024. See the Visio plans and pricing comparison and Visio deployment guide to determine which option is best for your organization. 

 

Upgrading to Visio Plan 2 

We strongly believe that you get the best value and user experience by upgrading to a Visio Plan 2 subscription. Visio Plan 2 includes Visio for the web and the always up-to-date Visio desktop app for up to five PCs. Users can also create, view, edit, and collaborate on Visio files directly in Microsoft Teams using the Visio app.  

 

Additional features available in the desktop app with Visio Plan 2 include: 

• Export to Power Automate,¹ 
• Visio Visuals for Power BI,² 
• Export to Word,³ 
• Data Visualizer for Excel,³ 
• and Slide Snippets for PowerPoint.³ 

 
Upgrading to Microsoft 365 

Upgrade to a commercial Microsoft 365 plan to get Visio in Microsoft 365 for basic viewing and editing on the web. With Visio in Microsoft 365, users can create, view, edit and share basic network diagrams, block diagrams, business matrices, flowcharts, pyramid diagrams, and Venn diagrams via Visio for the web or the Visio app in Teams. For a full list of compatible Microsoft 365 plans, see About Visio in Microsoft 365. 

 

If you’re upgrading to Microsoft 365, you might be eligible to use our Microsoft FastTrack services. FastTrack shares best practices and provides tools and resources to make your experience as seamless as possible. For more information about FastTrack, see Microsoft FastTrack. 

 

Upgrading to Visio 2024 

Visio Standard 2024 and Visio Professional 2024 are available as a one-time purchase through a volume licensing agreement and do not receive regular feature updates. If you’re upgrading to Visio 2024 from Visio 2016 or Visio 2019, you’ll have all the features you’re used to, plus new features as well. 

 

Both versions of Visio 2024 include: updated shapes, stencils, and templates; a sleek and modern appearance that aligns with your favorite Office apps; and a new search bar for a better user experience. For more information, see What’s new in Visio 2024. 

 

Related Microsoft products reaching end of support on October 14, 2025 

In addition to the above Visio products, several other products (some of which are often used with Visio) also reach end of support or retirement on October 14, 2025. These include Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, Project 2016, Project 2019, Word 2016, Word 2019, and more. 

 

Learn about other Microsoft products reaching end of support in 2025 and bookmark the Microsoft Lifecycle page to stay informed about future events. You can also search product and services lifecycle information to get detailed information for your Microsoft products and services.

 

¹Requires a Power Automate subscription. 

²Requires a Power BI subscription. 

³Requires a Microsoft 365 subscription. 

 

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