XML Formatter
Beautify or minify XML documents. Uses Prettier for beautification.
About XML Formatter
XML Formatter takes a dense or minified XML document and beautifies it into clean, properly indented markup using Prettier, or minifies it back down when you need it compact. Reach for it when you're staring at a one-line SOAP response, a config file, or an RSS feed and need to see the element nesting. Everything runs in your browser, so the document is never uploaded.
- Category
- dev
- Input
- Accepts: text/xml, application/xml or text/plain.
- Output
- Outputs: text/xml.
- Cost
- Free, runs in your browser
- Memory
- low
Common uses
- Beautify a minified SOAP response so you can trace which element holds the error code
- Indent a hand-edited Android or Maven config file to confirm the tags are nested correctly
- Minify an XML sitemap or feed before shipping it to shave bytes off the response
- Clean up an exported SVG's underlying XML to read the path and group structure
- Format an RSS or Atom feed pasted from a browser so each item is on its own indented block
- Tidy a configuration export from a CI tool before pasting it into documentation
Frequently asked questions
What input does it accept?
It accepts XML pasted as plain text or supplied as text/xml or application/xml. Any well-formed XML document works, including config files, feeds, and SVG source.
Can it both beautify and minify?
Yes. Beautify expands the document into indented markup using Prettier; minify strips the added whitespace to produce a compact single-line version.
Does it send my XML to a server?
No. The formatting runs entirely in your browser, so config secrets or internal element names in the document stay on your device.
What happens if my XML isn't valid?
Beautification needs well-formed markup, so an unclosed tag or stray character will surface a parse error rather than silently mangling the output. Fix the reported spot and re-run.
Will it rewrite my attribute values or entities?
No. It only changes indentation and line breaks. Attribute values, text content, and entity references are preserved as written.
Keywords
- xml
- format
- beautify
- minify
- pretty
- indent