XML Beautifier

Format and beautify XML data with proper indentation

Input XML
Enter or paste your XML data

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Output XML
Beautified XML result
Before & After

Minified → Beautified:

Before:

<root><name>John</name><age>30</age></root>

After (2 spaces):

<root>
  <name>John</name>
  <age>30</age>
</root>
Use Cases
  • • Format minified XML data
  • • Improve XML readability
  • • Debug XML structure
  • • Prepare data for documentation
  • • Clean up configuration files
  • • Validate XML syntax
  • • Compare XML structures
  • • Parse API responses
Features
  • • 4 indentation styles
  • • Proper tag nesting
  • • Attribute preservation
  • • Self-closing tag handling
  • • Comment formatting
  • • Declaration handling
  • • Copy formatted output
  • • Download as .xml file
  • • Quick example templates
  • • Element counting
Tips
  • • Use 2 spaces for XML standards
  • • Include XML declaration
  • • Use proper encoding (UTF-8)
  • • Validate XML before beautifying
  • • Check for well-formedness
  • • Test with XML validators
Supported Features
  • • XML declarations (<?xml ?>)
  • • Element tags with attributes
  • • Self-closing tags
  • • Nested elements
  • • Text content
  • • Comments (<!-- -->)
  • • CDATA sections
  • • Namespaces
Limitations

This is a basic beautifier that:

  • • Focuses on structure & indentation
  • • Handles common XML patterns
  • • Preserves attributes and content
  • • May not handle malformed XML

For advanced formatting and validation, use xmllint or Prettier