XML Formatter

This free online XML formatter turns messy markup into clean, readable code — and can minify or escape it in one click.

All tools on this site run entirely in your browser locally. No data is uploaded to any server.

Features:

• Beautify: Re-indent XML with consistent spacing and a clear tag hierarchy
• Minify: Strip whitespace and line breaks, compressing everything into a single line
• Escape / Unescape: Escape special characters, or restore escaped text back to its original form
• Keep comments: Preserve comments when formatting
• Code folding: Collapse and expand nodes to navigate large documents
• Local files: Open an XML file from your computer, or drag and drop it into the editor

Common uses:

• Cleaning up unformatted XML for easier reading and debugging
• Compressing XML to reduce transfer size
• Spotting broken tag nesting and other structural issues
• Escaping XML snippets for safe embedding in strings or configs