XML Formatter

XML Formatter helps you prettify / format XML with indentation. Use this free browser-based tool from XTRAW Tools to compare inputs, estimate results, and prepare useful developer output.

How to Use the XML Formatter

1. Enter the required input shown in the form.
2. Review the network, CIDR, port, HTML, JSON, XML, CSV, YAML, delimiter, formatting, or conversion assumptions.
3. Run the tool, then copy the result or adjust one input at a time to compare scenarios.

What This Tool Helps With

Prettify / format XML with indentation. It is designed for developers, IT users, site owners, ecommerce teams, SaaS teams, students, network admins, and technical users who want a fast browser-based result before relying on command-line tools, spreadsheets, scripts, parsers, production systems, or professional sources.

• XML Input: <root><item id="1"><name>Alice</name></item></root>
• Indent Size: 2

Common Uses

People use this formatter or minifier when they need a quick way to clean up XML, indent XML, or remove XML whitespace.

• Developer Formatting: Format, minify, classify, encode, decode, or prepare developer-friendly output for copy-and-paste workflows.
• Text Cleanup: Clean text, compact markup, escape content, remove extra whitespace, or make output easier to paste into code.
• Data Conversion: Convert structured data, IP ranges, addresses, entities, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, or related values between useful formats.

Formula or Method

Token-based depth-tracking indentation

Example

Example inputs: XML Input: <root><item id="1"><name>Alice</name></item></root>; Indent Size: 2

Example result: Using the default XML and 2-space indentation, the formatter expands nested tags onto separate indented lines.

Related Tools

• JSON Minifier
• HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder
• CSV to JSON Converter
• JSON to CSV Converter
• YAML to JSON Converter
• JSON to YAML Converter

XML Formatter FAQ

Is the XML Formatter free?

Yes. This tool is free to use on XTRAW Tools.

Do I need to create an account?

No. XTRAW tools are designed for browser-based use without requiring an account.

Are the results production-ready?

Results are intended for quick reference and convenience. Always validate important networking, parser, encoding, formatting, or data-conversion output before relying on it in production.

Disclaimer: This tool is provided for general informational, educational, and convenience purposes only. It is not cybersecurity, networking, legal, compliance, data-governance, professional IT, engineering, or production-systems advice. Network results, parser behavior, encoding conventions, data transformation rules, and formatting output may vary by environment, language, library, system, and requirements. Always verify important results with qualified professionals, official documentation, production tests, backups, and authoritative sources before relying on them.