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XML Formatter & Validator

Format, validate XML and convert between XML and JSON with pretty-printing.
Last updated: July 7, 2026100% Client-Side & Private
INPUTXML

XML Document

Paste or upload your XML content to format, validate or convert it.

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OUTPUTXML
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About this Tool

Auto-indent, format, and validate XML snippets locally.

1What is an XML Formatter?

An XML Formatter is a layout utility that cleans and formats minified, cluttered XML strings into indented, hierarchical trees. By parsing the XML tags and nesting structures, it applies indentation to separate nested components. This formatter is key for developers working with SOAP APIs, RSS feeds, or Android/IIS config files. Our formatter runs client-side to ensure that your API schemas are processed with complete privacy. Furthermore, the converter maintains exact data types for numbers, booleans, and null fields, ensuring type safety when importing files into database servers or runtime systems. The formatting layouts adhere strictly to official language specifications. With zero server round-trips required, developers can execute large translation tasks instantly without worrying about timeout thresholds, network latency, or upload speed bottlenecks. For more details, explore our blog articles: Why Offline-First Developer Tools Matter and The Hidden Risks of Online Developer Tools.

2Example: XML Beautification

Input (Minified):
<user id="1"><name>John</name></user>
Output (Formatted):
<user id="1"> <name>John</name> </user>

3Syntax Validation and Minification

Beyond beautification, our tool checks your XML for structural validity (properly closed tags, valid attributes) and provides an option to minify the output for production use by removing unnecessary whitespace and comments.

4Privacy: Local XML Processing

XML files often contain enterprise configuration data or legacy system exports. Our tool processes all XML data locally on your device, ensuring that your internal data structures and sensitive attributes are never exposed to external servers.

Privacy Guarantee

The Advanced XML Formatter & Validator operates 100% locally in your web browser. All code beautification, formatting, and side-by-side text comparisons are handled locally in your browser memory. Your source code files, configurations, and differences are kept private.