Does formatting change the XML data?
No. Formatting only adds whitespace and newlines for readability. The element content, attributes, and structure remain identical.
XML Formatter instantly converts minified or unreadable XML into a properly indented, human-readable structure. Developers use this tool to inspect SOAP API responses, debug RSS and Atom feed content, review Maven pom.xml build files, explore Android resource layouts, and read Spring application context XML configurations. Paste any XML and get a clean, indented output in seconds — fully in your browser.
XML formatting inserts newlines after each tag and adds indentation (2 spaces per nesting level by default) to represent the element hierarchy visually. The formatter preserves all element content, attributes, CDATA sections, and processing instructions without modification.
No. Formatting only adds whitespace and newlines for readability. The element content, attributes, and structure remain identical.
The default is 2 spaces per nesting level, which is the most common convention for XML. This matches the output of common XML formatters like xmllint --format.
Yes. XML namespaces (xmlns, xmlns:prefix) are preserved as-is in the formatted output.
No. Formatting runs entirely in your browser using the native DOMParser API. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Yes. Performance depends on your browser, but most XML documents up to a few MB format instantly.
Yes, completely free. No account required.
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Output
Input
<root><name>John</name><age>30</age></root>
Output
<root> <name>John</name> <age>30</age> </root>