XML Formatter & Validator
Format, beautify, validate, and minify XML documents instantly. Supports comments, CDATA, processing instructions, and namespaces.
About XML Formatting
This tool formats XML documents for readability by adding proper indentation and placing each element on its own line. It validates your XML using the browser's built-in DOMParser before formatting.
Validation: Checks for well-formedness — properly nested tags, matching open/close tags, valid attribute syntax, and correct use of special characters. Reports the first error found.
Minify: Removes all unnecessary whitespace between tags and strips comments, producing compact single-line XML. Useful for reducing payload size in APIs and configuration files.
Supported features: XML declarations (<?xml?>), processing instructions, comments (<!-- -->), CDATA sections (<![CDATA[]]>), DOCTYPE declarations, namespaced elements, and self-closing tags.