XML Formatter

XML Formatter adds consistent indentation and line breaks to minified or messy XML so nested elements, attributes, and namespaces are readable.

It helps developers review enterprise configs, Android layouts, and legacy SOAP responses without installing desktop XML tools.

One-line XML from log dumps is impossible to diff during incident response—formatting exposes the changed tag quickly.

Technical writers paste RSS snippets into CMS fields—pretty XML catches unclosed tags before publish.

• Pretty-print Maven pom.xml fragments during code review
• Format SVG XML exported from design tools before manual edit
• Inspect SAML metadata XML for SSO integrations
• Clean Android layout XML pasted from Logcat
• Review RSS feed XML from podcast hosting exports

1. 1Paste raw or minified XML into the editor.
2. 2Click Format to apply indentation—typically two spaces per level.
3. 3Scan for namespace declarations and attribute alignment.
4. 4Copy formatted XML back to your project or ticket.
5. 5Use XML Validator if the formatter reports parse errors.

• Large XML documents may need collapsing mentally—format only the subtree you are debugging.
• CDATA sections should remain intact—avoid manual edits inside CDATA unless intended.
• Pair with XML to JSON Converter when modern APIs need JSON instead of XML.
• Clear the panel after pasting credentials in SAML or config XML.

• Invalid XML cannot format until well-formedness is restored.
• Extremely large files may exceed browser string limits.
• Common mistake — assuming formatted output changes semantics: whitespace between tags in mixed content can matter for some parsers.