Free Online XML Formatter
An XML formatter takes minified or single-line XML and prints it with one element per line, indented to show the tree structure.
Your data is processed entirely in your browser and never sent to any server.
How to Use This Developer Tool
- Paste your XML into the input area.
- Pick an indent size (2 or 4 spaces).
- Read the formatted output below the input.
- Click Copy to send the formatted XML to your clipboard.
What Is a XML Formatter?
Wire-format XML and SOAP responses arrive as a single line; humans need it indented to read the nesting. The formatter walks the parsed document tree and prints each element on its own line, preserving text content and attribute order verbatim.
The formatter uses the browser's built-in `DOMParser`, which doubles as a well-formedness check — mismatched tags, unescaped ampersands, and stray characters surface as inline errors before any reformatting happens. There's no fix-up pass: the input has to be well-formed XML to begin with, which is usually exactly what you want when debugging a SOAP envelope.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an XML formatter do?
Does it validate XML?
Can I format large XML files?
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