About this tool
Beautify compressed XML, copied feed items, SOAP payloads, sitemap fragments, and integration responses so nested elements and attributes are easier to review.
XML Formatter is useful when compressed feeds, SOAP payloads, sitemap fragments, configuration files, or integration responses need to become readable before review. It keeps the document in XML form while adding indentation and surfacing parser errors.
- Formats XML elements, attributes, comments, CDATA blocks, and processing instructions with readable indentation.
- Shows parser errors when the pasted XML is malformed.
- Runs locally in the browser without uploading pasted XML.
How to use XML Formatter
Paste the XML, choose the indentation style, and review the formatted output alongside the parser status and document counts. If the XML is part of a production integration, validate it against the expected schema or consuming system after formatting.
When this tool is useful
- Formats XML elements, attributes, comments, CDATA blocks, and processing instructions with readable indentation.
- Shows parser errors when the pasted XML is malformed.
- Runs locally in the browser without uploading pasted XML.
Practical tips
Examples you can test
These examples show the kind of real input and reviewed output this tool is designed to support. Use them as a starting point before pasting your own production content, then compare the output with the destination system that will use the result. The goal is not only to produce a value, but to make the input assumptions, output format, and review step clear enough that the result can be trusted in a real workflow.
Expand minified XML
Example input
<feed><entry id="1"><title>Launch</title><status>published</status></entry></feed>
Expected output
<feed>
<entry id="1">
<title>Launch</title>
<status>published</status>
</entry>
</feed>Useful when API responses, CMS exports, or feed items arrive as one long line.
Review XML with CDATA
Example input
<summary><![CDATA[Keep <tags> as text.]]></summary>
Expected output
<summary><![CDATA[Keep <tags> as text.]]></summary>
CDATA sections stay visible so markup-like text can be inspected without changing its meaning.
Validation checklist
Run through these checks before copying the result into a CMS, codebase, spreadsheet, campaign, support ticket, or production document. Small formatting differences, unit assumptions, hidden whitespace, and platform-specific rules are common sources of mistakes in quick browser tools, so the final review should happen in the same context where the output will be used.
- Fix parser errors before trusting the formatted output.
- Check attributes and namespaces when the XML feeds another system.
- Validate production XML against the expected schema or consuming application.
- Keep the original XML when formatting payloads used for audits or support evidence.
Why people use this tool
People search for xml formatters when they need to debug structured markup quickly without writing a script. A strong page reduces that friction by making nested elements, attributes, comments, and CDATA sections easier to inspect in one browser step.
Related search intents
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