Visio Workflow Designer client prerequisites

Required and supported software for the Visio Workflow Designer client application. Visio Workflow Designer requires no licenses at all, neither on the client side nor on the Content Manager Server.

Recommended prerequisites

SDL recommends the following set of Visio Workflow Designer prerequisites:
PrerequisiteRecommendation
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows 10 (x86 or x64)
Microsoft Visio productMicrosoft Visio 2016 (x86)
Virtual MachineMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.8

Operating system languages

The operating system on which Visio Workflow Designer runs must be in one of the following languages:

  • US English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Dutch
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese

Operating system versions and editions

Supported:

OS VersionService packArchitecture
Windows 8.1n/ax86
Windows 8.1n/ax64
Windows 10n/ax86
Windows 10n/ax64
Windows Server 2016n/ax64
Windows Server 2019n/ax64

Deprecated: No operating systems are deprecated.

As a general rule, ensure that the latest updates are installed on your Microsoft Windows operating system.

Third-party software components

The Workflow Designer client application requires Microsoft Visio 2016 (32-bit), English version.

In addition, Workflow Designer requires:

  • MS XML 6.0
  • Version 4.8 of the Microsoft .NET Framework

You can download the Microsoft .NET Framework from the following location: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48