XML Formatter

Beautify, minify, and validate XML instantly. Clean messy XML, improve readability, spot syntax issues, and export formatted output for APIs, feeds, configuration files, and developer workflows.

Formatter Controls

Controls are placed above the editors so you get more width and height for large XML files.

Output mode

Upload XML file

Indentation size

Single attribute per line

Input XML

563 chars · 19 lines

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>

<title>XML Developer's Guide</title>

<genre>Computer</genre>

<publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>

<description>An in-depth look at creating applications with XML.</description>

</book>

<author>Ralls, Kim</author>

<title>Midnight Rain</title>

<genre>Fantasy</genre>

<publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>

<description>A former architect battles an evil sorceress.</description>

</book>

</catalog>

Output

0 chars · 1 lines

Status

Paste XML and click format or validate.

Mode

beautify

Indentation

2 spaces

Input lines

Error location

Included features

Top control panel for larger input and output editors.
Line numbers in both panes for easier navigation.
Error line highlighting in the input gutter.
One-click jump to the detected error line.
Code-frame style error preview for invalid XML.
Upload, format, minify, validate, copy, and download support.
Lightweight XML syntax highlighting inside the input editor.

XML error details

Paste XML and click format or validate.

An exact line and column could not be detected from the parser.

What can this XML formatter do?

This tool formats XML for readability, minifies XML for compact output, validates structure, highlights detected error lines, and gives you editor-style line numbers with upload, copy, and download support.

Common use cases

Use it for API payloads, RSS or sitemap files, SOAP messages, configuration files, integrations, imports and exports, and quick XML cleanup before sharing or debugging.