How to use this tool
XML Format
What this tool does
XML Format beautifies or minifies XML documents for human reading or smaller wire transfer. Developers formatting config files, SOAP responses, RSS feeds, or Android layout XML use this before committing to git or debugging API payloads.
Format mode adds consistent indentation and line breaks. Minify mode removes whitespace to shrink file size for production APIs. Processing is entirely local — proprietary config XML never leaves your browser.
Supported formats
Input: .xml files (well-formed XML required). Output: same XML either pretty-printed with indentation or minified to a single line depending on the mode dropdown (Format vs Minify).
XML declaration (<?xml ...?>) is preserved when present. No XSD schema validation is performed.
Step-by-step
Step 1: Upload your XML file or export from your IDE.
Step 2: Choose Format for readability in code review, or Minify for smaller HTTP payloads.
Step 3: Click Convert.
Step 4: Download the result and diff against the original in git if needed.
Step 5: If conversion errors, fix XML syntax (unclosed tags, invalid characters) and retry.
Limitations & tips
Malformed XML fails with a parse error — the tool does not auto-repair broken markup. Extremely large XML files (100 MB+ config dumps) may freeze mobile browsers.
Does not validate against XSD/DTD schemas, transform with XSLT, or convert XML to JSON. CDATA sections and namespaces are preserved but minify removes inter-tag whitespace only.
Common use cases
Config review: prettify minified XML configs before diffing in git.
SOAP debugging: read nested XML responses in support tickets.
Documentation: format XML samples for internal wikis.
Privacy & local processing
Document Converter never uploads your file for conversion. Processing uses JavaScript in your browser tab — the same security boundary as editing a document offline. Closing the tab clears the in-memory copy unless you saved the output.
We may load analytics or ads when you visit the site, but those requests do not include your document bytes. For HR records, medical forms, or unreleased designs, local conversion avoids the third-party upload step that cloud converters require.
Browser-local vs cloud upload
Cloud tools like Smallpdf and iLovePDF receive your file via HTTP upload, process it on their servers, and return a download link. That model is convenient for public PDFs but adds privacy and compliance risk for sensitive content.
Document Converter runs pdf-lib, PDF.js, Mammoth, SheetJS, or Tesseract.js directly in your browser. Open DevTools → Network while converting: you should see no POST containing your file. You trade server-side CPU for device-side privacy — often the right choice for personal and workplace documents.