XML Formatter & Beautifier
Format and pretty-print XML documents with configurable indentation. Validates well-formedness and highlights parse errors.
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About this xml formatter & beautifier
The XML formatter makes dense XML documents readable by adding consistent indentation around elements, nested nodes, and text content. It is useful for SOAP payloads, RSS feeds, SVG fragments, sitemap files, and exported configuration where structure matters more than compact file size.
Common uses
- Review SOAP or XML API responses during integration work.
- Make generated sitemap, RSS, Atom, or SVG markup easier to inspect.
- Prepare readable XML examples for documentation and issue reports.
Practical notes
Always validate XML after manual edits because one missing closing tag can change the entire document tree.
Keep whitespace-sensitive text nodes in mind when formatting XML used by legacy systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is XML formatting?
XML formatting (or pretty-printing) adds proper indentation and line breaks to compressed or unformatted XML, making the document structure easy to read and debug.
Does this tool validate XML?
Yes. The XML Formatter also validates that the XML is well-formed. If there are any structural errors (unclosed tags, missing quotes, etc.) they are reported before formatting.