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What is a .vssm file?

A .vssm file is a Microsoft Visio Macro-Enabled Stencil (version 2013). This is a code, script or executable format.

How to open a .vssm file

  • VS Code opens and highlights nearly every text-based code format.
  • Never run a script you didn't write or trust.

The registry records this extension against Microsoft Visio Macro-Enabled Stencil, so software from that family is the most likely match.

How to convert a .vssm file

  • Text-based code needs no conversion — just save with a different extension if a tool insists.

MIME type

When a .vssm file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:

application/vnd.ms-visio.stencil.macroEnabled.main+xml

What's a MIME type?

The technical record

For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .vssm.

Format nameVersionMIME typePUID
Microsoft Visio Macro-Enabled Stencil2013application/vnd.ms-visio.stencil.macroEnabled.main+xmlfmt/928

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