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xmlxml-formatting

Free XML Formatting tool

Is there a free XML formatting (indent) tool available where I can past an XML string and have it formatted so I can read the XML document correctly?

Thanks

Edit ~ I am using XML Notepad on Windows XP.

Solution

  • I believe that Notepad++ has this feature.

    Edit (for newer versions)
    Install the "XML Tools" plugin (Menu Plugins, Plugin Manager)
    Then run: Menu Plugins, Xml Tools, Pretty Print (XML only - with line breaks)

    Original answer (for older versions of Notepad++)

    Notepad++ menu: TextFX -> HTML Tidy -> Tidy: Reindent XML

    This feature however wraps XMLs and that makes it look 'unclean'. To have no wrap,

    • open C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\Config\tidy\TIDYCFG.INI,
    • find the entry [Tidy: Reindent XML] and add wrap:0 so that it looks like this: 
    [Tidy: Reindent XML] 
input-xml: yes 
indent:yes 
wrap:0