VSD is proprietary to Microsoft Visio
VSD is the native file format of Microsoft Visio. Its internal structure is closed, so the reliable way to create a VSD is to open or import your artwork in Microsoft Visio and save it there.
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AI is Adobe Illustrator’s native vector format for logos, icons and illustrations that scale to any size.
AI files open in Adobe Illustrator and many vector editors.
VSD is the legacy binary format of Microsoft Visio (pre-2013), used for flowcharts, network diagrams and org charts. It was superseded by the XML-based VSDX.
VSD opens in Microsoft Visio and compatible diagram tools; export to VSDX, PDF or an image to share.
Not by converting an image. VSD files are created in Microsoft Visio (or a compatible editor). Free tools can give you a vector — SVG, PDF or EPS — that you then import into Microsoft Visio.
Yes — we can read VSD as a source, so you can convert a VSD you already have into PNG, JPG, SVG or PDF. We just can't create a new VSD from an image.
For an editable, widely supported result, convert AI to SVG, PDF or EPS.