INI to YAML Converter Online — Free & Private

Convert INI sections to nested YAML mappings locally — ideal when moving legacy config to GitOps repos.

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INI → YAML — sections to mappings
Convert legacy INI configs into YAML for GitOps — [database] blocks nest under database: as expected.

Developer notes

• Section headers become YAML mappings; keys outside sections stay at the root. • Boolean and numeric literals follow the same rules as INI → JSON. • YAML layout options affect formatting only — not structure. • Comments in INI (# or ;) are skipped like the JSON path.

Conversion options

Indent width
2 or 4 spaces for nested YAML mappings emitted from INI sections.
YAML layout
Readable or tighter layout for section nesting.
String quoting
Minimal or double-always quoting on YAML string values.

Use cases

• Migrate php.ini or Windows app configs into Ansible/Kubernetes-friendly YAML. • Preview INI restructuring before automating in CI. • Pair with YAML → INI when exploring round-trips on object-shaped YAML.

About these options

CSV exports: choose a delimiter (Auto follows locale — semicolon on /fr), RFC-minimal vs always-quoted fields, line endings, and whether to emit a header row. CSV imports: delimiter + whether row 1 holds column names (Auto delimiter follows locale only for convenience). JSON output (XML, YAML, or CSV sources): indentation (including compact one-line) and optional recursive key sort. JSON → XML: toggle pretty-printing and indent width. YAML output: indent width, readable vs tighter layout, and deterministic string quoting (there is no source YAML file to “preserve”). XML comments are not represented in the intermediate JSON tree.

Examples

Database and cache sections

Input

[database] host = db.internal port = 5432 ssl = true [cache] provider = redis ttl = 300

Output

database: host: db.internal port: 5432 ssl: true cache: provider: redis ttl: 300

Root key plus section

Input

environment = production [features] checkout-v2 = true dark-mode = false

Output

environment: production features: checkout-v2: true dark-mode: false

Related tools

Compare with INI → JSON, polish YAML via JSON → YAML, or return from YAML with YAML → INI on object-shaped input.

INI → YAML FAQ

Structure and options

Do INI sections nest in YAML?

Yes — [database] becomes a database: mapping with keys indented underneath.

Can I tighten YAML output?

Use YAML layout, indent width and string quoting options — same knobs as other YAML exporters.

Are comments preserved?

No — INI comments are skipped during parse, so they cannot appear in YAML output.

Privacy?

All processing is local in your browser.

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