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XML Formatter & Beautifier
Format, pretty-print, and indent XML documents online. Check tag nesting, clean whitespace, and beautify RSS feeds, SOAP payloads, and SVG files.
Formatted XML document will appear here...
What is XML Formatter & Beautifier?
XML Formatter is a developer utility that converts dense or unformatted XML strings into cleanly indented hierarchical documents, highlighting opening and closing tags.
How XML Formatter & Beautifier Works
The tool parses the XML string using the browser's native `DOMParser`, validates tag balance, and serializes the DOM nodes back into formatted text with configured indentation levels.
Key Features
- ✓Configurable 2-space, 4-space, or tab indentation
- ✓Detects unclosed tags and XML syntax errors
- ✓One-click copy and file download
Common Use Cases
- •Beautifying SOAP API request and response payloads
- •Formatting RSS/Atom XML feeds and sitemap files
- •Inspecting complex SVG markup and Android resource files
Examples & Sample Data
Formatting Single-line XML
Input
<catalog><book id="1"><title>Clean Code</title><author>Robert Martin</author></book></catalog>Output
<catalog>
<book id="1">
<title>Clean Code</title>
<author>Robert Martin</author>
</book>
</catalog>Adds structured nesting and line breaks for tags.
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XML parsing occurs strictly in your browser via DOMParser with zero network requests.
How to Use XML Formatter & Beautifier
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Paste your XML string into the editor.
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Click 'Format XML'.
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Copy or download the beautified XML document.