How to Format and Pretty-Print XML
Open the XML Formatter to try every feature described in this guide.
Open XML Formatter →What Is the XML Formatter?
The XML Formatter takes minified or poorly-indented XML and produces a clean, readable structure with consistent indentation. It validates parseability using the browser's native DOMParser before formatting. All processing is browser-based.
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Open the Tool →When to Use It
- Make a minified API XML response readable for debugging.
- Format an OFX, QFX, or financial XML export for review.
- Prepare XML for committing to version control with consistent indentation.
- Validate that an XML document parses before further processing.
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For a step-by-step walkthrough see the XML Formatter tutorial.
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