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How to migrate an old draw.io diagram to Miro

  • July 1, 2025
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I have an old diagram in the drawio format, I want to import into miro. I’m not able to export from diagrams.net into the vsdx format as described here: https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/11842913643538-Import-Draw-io-diagrams-to-Miro. Looks like that feature was removed in March of 2025: https://github.com/jgraph/drawio/blob/7114e2037b400fabce0824bfc8f20703eeda5fd4/ChangeLog#L208

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    Eca
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    • Eca
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    • July 1, 2025

    Moderator Response:

    Hi ​@BenWJohnson — great question, and thanks for sharing that changelog reference. That definitely complicates things, but here are a few workarounds you can try:

    Export as SVG or PNG, then import to Miro

    • In draw.io, export your diagram as an SVG or PNG file

    • In Miro, drag and drop the file onto the board
      → This keeps the layout but not editable shapes

     

    Copy-paste elements manually

    • Open both draw.io and Miro in split screen

    • Manually copy-paste or recreate key elements using Miro’s built-in shapes and connectors
      → Slower, but gives you full editability in Miro

     

    Convert draw.io to VSDX using a third-party tool

    • Some third-party tools may allow you to convert .drawio or .xml files to .vsdx

    • Use with caution — and test with a small file first

    • Once in .vsdx, follow Miro’s import steps here

    Hope this helps!

    Eca :)
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