XML Formatter and Minifier

Beautify or minify XML with a real parser — pick your indent, format, copy. Nothing sent.

Stays on your device. This tool runs in your browser — nothing you paste or open ever leaves it. Nothing uploaded, nothing to leak.

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How to use it

Paste your XML, choose Beautify to indent it or Minify to compact it, pick 2 spaces, 4 spaces or tabs for indentation, then press Format (or Cmd/Ctrl+Enter). Text inside a tag is kept on the same line as its element so the output stays tight and readable. Copy the result with one click.

XML Formatter — TechWhack Score

9.5/10

Privacy 10/10

Parsing and formatting run in your browser — your XML is never uploaded.
Speed 10/10

Beautifies or minifies instantly, with a keyboard shortcut.
Features 8/10

Beautify or minify with a real XML parser, 2-space / 4-space / tab indentation, and content kept tight on its element line.
Free 10/10

No sign-up, no limit, embeddable.

Verdict: A proper parser plus a minify mode set it apart from a generic beautifier — it reports malformed XML instead of silently mangling it.

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An XML formatter pretty-prints raw or minified XML into a clean, indented tree so you can read and debug it — or does the reverse and strips it to a single compact line to save bytes. It uses a real XML parser (not a text hack), so nesting, attributes and text content are laid out correctly. Choose your indentation, format, and copy — everything runs in your browser.

Beautify vs minify

Beautify is for reading and debugging — an API response, an RSS feed, a config or an SVG becomes a neat, indented tree. Minify does the opposite, removing the whitespace between tags to shrink the file for transport or storage. Both use a proper parser, so malformed XML is reported rather than silently mangled.

FAQ

Can it minify as well as beautify?Yes — switch the mode to Minify to strip whitespace and collapse the XML onto a single line.

What indentation can I choose?Two spaces, four spaces or tabs — whichever matches your project’s style.

Is my XML uploaded anywhere?No — parsing and formatting happen entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent or stored.