XML Formatter
Format and validate XML strings in your browser. Paste compact or messy XML, check for parsing errors, and produce readable indentation for feeds, config files, SVG snippets, SOAP payloads, and legacy integrations.
Key Features
- Format valid XML with readable indentation
- Detect parsing errors before copying output
- Works with XML snippets, feeds, config files, and SVG markup
- Keeps formatting quick for developer support workflows
- Runs in the browser with no account required
Common Use Cases
- Pretty-print XML from an API response or log file
- Validate an XML config before sending it to another system
- Inspect RSS, Atom, sitemap, SVG, and SOAP snippets
- Clean XML examples for documentation or support tickets
- Find malformed tags before a parser or integration rejects the payload
Benefits
- No desktop XML editor needed for quick formatting
- Browser-based processing for pasted snippets
- Helpful error feedback for malformed XML
- Works alongside JSON Formatter, URL Encoder, and Text Diff
How to use this XML formatter
Paste your XML into the input editor and click Format XML. If the XML is valid, the output panel shows an indented version that is easier to read and copy.
If the XML is malformed, the tool shows an error instead of producing misleading output. Fix the tag, quote, or nesting issue and run the formatter again.
- Paste compact, minified, or messy XML.
- Format to add line breaks and indentation.
- Read parser errors when the document is invalid.
What this tool does
XML depends on strict nesting and valid syntax. This formatter parses the input first, then serializes and indents it so parent and child nodes are easier to inspect.
It is most useful for everyday payloads and snippets. Extremely large XML files may be better handled by a local editor or command-line parser.
Who is this tool for?
Developers, QA engineers, support teams, SEO specialists, and system administrators still encounter XML in sitemaps, feeds, payment gateways, SOAP APIs, and legacy integrations.
A quick online formatter saves time when you only need to inspect a snippet or confirm that a payload is well formed.
Common use cases
Use it to inspect XML copied from a browser response, webhook log, sitemap, RSS feed, or exported config file. For URL-encoded XML, decode it first with the URL Encoder, then format it here.
If you need to compare two XML versions, format both and then paste them into Text Diff for a cleaner comparison.
Why use XSular Tools?
XSular Tools puts XML formatting beside JSON, URL, Base64, and diff utilities, so debugging mixed payloads does not require hopping across several unrelated websites.
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