Unminify XML Online — Free XML Formatter

Unminify minified XML instantly — restore readable formatting for audits. CDATA sections and processing instructions preserved. Everything stays in your browser.

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XML Unminification
Unminify compressed XML online. Restore readable formatting for audits and debugging.

Features

Restore readable formatting to minified XML with proper indentation and line breaks. Essential for debugging configuration files, API responses and data feeds.

Unminify XML

Restore readable formatting to minified XML with proper indentation and line breaks. Essential for debugging configuration files, API responses and data feeds.

Basic example

Input XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <root> <item id="1"> <name>Product</name> <price>29.99</price> </item> <item id="2"> <name>Service</name> <price>49.99</price> </item> </root>

Minified XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root><item id="1"><name>Product</name><price>29.99</price></item><item id="2"><name>Service</name><price>49.99</price></item></root>

Minification options

Remove Comments
Removes all XML comments (<!-- ... -->) from code

Comparison with/without option:

Original code
<root> <!-- This is a comment --> <item>Content</item> <!-- Another comment --> </root>
With removeComments: true
<root><item>Content</item></root>
With removeComments: false
<root><!-- This is a comment --><item>Content</item><!-- Another comment --></root>
Collapse Whitespace
Collapses multiple whitespace characters into single spaces and removes spaces between XML tags. Preserves CDATA sections and processing instructions.

Comparison with/without option:

Original code
<root> <item> Multiple spaces </item> <data> Text </data> </root>
With collapseWhitespace: true
<root><item> Multiple spaces </item><data> Text </data></root>
With collapseWhitespace: false
<root><item> Multiple spaces </item><data> Text </data></root>

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XML Formatting and Beautification

Proper XML formatting makes documents easier to read, debug and maintain. Our formatter adds consistent indentation, aligns attributes, and organizes elements hierarchically. This is especially useful for configuration files (web.xml, pom.xml), SOAP responses, and XML data feeds.

Minifying XML Sitemaps

XML sitemaps can grow large for sites with thousands of pages. Minifying your sitemap.xml removes unnecessary whitespace and comments, reducing file size and improving crawl efficiency. Our tool handles sitemap-specific elements like loc, lastmod, changefreq and priority correctly.

Frequently Asked Questions — Unminify

Everything about unminification

How do I unminify XML?

Paste minified XML and click Unminify. CDATA sections and processing instructions are preserved.

Does unminifying change XML content?

No — only whitespace and line breaks are added for readability.

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