XML Formatter & Pretty Print

Format and pretty print XML online for free. Clean up and beautify messy XML code instantly in your browser.

Make your unformatted or minified XML readable again. Paste your XML document to automatically indent and format it into a clean, hierarchical structure.

How to Use Pretty Print

  1. Paste your raw XML string into the input editor.
  2. Choose your preferred indentation format (spaces or tabs).
  3. Click "Format".
  4. Copy or download the perfectly indented XML document.

What Is Pretty Print?

XML Formatting (Pretty Printing) takes compressed, single-line, or messy XML and restructures it with proper indentation and line breaks based on the element hierarchy. This makes complex XML structures legible for developers.

Pretty Print Example

Input
<user><name>John</name><age>30</age></user>
Output
<user>
  <name>John</name>
  <age>30</age>
</user>

Frequently Asked Questions

Does formatting XML break data?

Generally, no. XML formatting only modifies text nodes that consist entirely of whitespace. However, if your application relies on strict whitespace preservation inside mixed-content nodes, use caution.

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