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What is XML Formatter?
This free online XML Formatter tool lets you validate, format, beautify, escape, unescape, and minify XML data directly in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server. Your XML stays private and is processed locally on your device. Whether you are cleaning XML from APIs, configuration files, RSS feeds, SOAP payloads, or developer workflows, this tool ensures your XML is properly indented, readable, and error-free. It supports large files, nested XML structures, automatic syntax highlighting, whitespace normalization, and instant error detection.
Input Formats
- Raw XML strings
- Minified XML
- XML with missing indentation
- Escaped XML strings
Output Results
- Prettified XML with proper indentation
- Minified XML (single line)
- Validation error messages with line numbers
- Escaped/Unescaped strings
Key Features
Who is this for?
For Developers
Debug API responses and configuration files.
For Data Analysts
Clean up and structure XML data exports for analysis.
For Students
Learn XML structure and syntax rules.
How to Use
Paste your XML code into the input editor.
Select your desired action (Format, Minify, etc.).
View the processed result instantly in the output editor.
Click 'Copy' to use the formatted XML.
Examples
Input
<root><child>content</child></root>Output
< root >
<child>
content
</child>
</root>Common Errors
- XML Parsing Error: mismatched tag
- XML Parsing Error: unclosed token
- Premature end of data in tag
Code Examples
Python (xml.dom.minidom)
import xml.dom.minidom
xml_str = "<root><child>content</child></root>"
dom = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(xml_str)
print(dom.toprettyxml())