XML Formatter & Beautifier Online

XML is still widely used in enterprise systems, SOAP APIs, RSS feeds, Android manifests, Maven/Gradle configs, and SVG files. Minified or machine-generated XML is nearly impossible to read. An XML formatter adds indentation and structure so you can navigate the document easily.

What an XML Formatter Does

It takes compact XML like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?><catalog><book id="1"><title>Clean Code</title><author>Robert C. Martin</author><price>34.99</price></book></catalog>

And formats it as:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<catalog>

<book id="1">

<title>Clean Code</title>

<author>Robert C. Martin</author>

<price>34.99</price>

</book>

</catalog>

Why Use DevConvert for XML Formatting?

- **Auto-detection** — paste XML and DevConvert recognises it automatically

- **Instant formatting** — no settings or configuration required

- **Convert to JSON** — transform your formatted XML to JSON in the same tool

- **Works with any XML** — SOAP envelopes, RSS feeds, SVG, Android XML, Maven POMs

Common XML Use Cases

**SOAP API responses** — enterprise web services often return verbose SOAP XML that's impossible to read minified.

**Android resources** — layout files and string resources are XML. Format them for easier code review.

**RSS and Atom feeds** — news feeds, podcast feeds, and sitemaps are XML. Format to inspect structure.

**Maven and Gradle** — Java build tool configs (pom.xml) benefit from consistent formatting.

**Config files** — many legacy systems use XML config (Spring, Hibernate, web.xml).

XML vs JSON

XML and JSON represent similar data but XML is more verbose. If you need to move XML data to a modern API or frontend, DevConvert can convert your XML directly to JSON.

Paste your XML into DevConvert and get it formatted or converted to JSON in one click.