XML to CSV Converter

Accepted XML shape

The root must contain one or more direct row elements, all with the same element name. Each row may have attributes and direct child elements whose contents are plain text:

<contacts>
  <contact id="1">
    <name>Ada</name>
    <city>London</city>
  </contact>
  <contact id="2">
    <name>Lin</name>
    <city>Taipei</city>
  </contact>
</contacts>

This becomes:

@id,name,city
1,Ada,London
2,Lin,Taipei

Attributes use an @ prefix so they remain distinct from child elements. A field missing from one row produces an empty cell.

What is rejected

• Invalid XML, an empty root, or a document with no row elements
• A DOCTYPE or ENTITY declaration
• Different row element names under the same root
• Child fields that contain nested elements
• The same child field repeated within one row
• More than 1,000,000 input characters, 10,000 rows, or 200 columns

The converter does not offer XPath, namespace controls, upload, an API, nested-data flattening, explode or join strategies, alternate separators, or a BOM option. Reshape hierarchical XML into a flat table before using it.

CSV output and spreadsheet safety

The output uses commas and UTF-8. CSV quoting keeps commas, quotes, and line breaks inside their fields. Values beginning with =, +, -, or @ are protected so spreadsheet software reads them as text rather than formulas. Review the downloaded data before importing it into another system.

Browser-local privacy

Parsing, validation, preview, copying, and download all happen in your browser. XML and CSV content are not uploaded, sent through Livewire, placed in the URL, or saved to a server-side history. The three-step flow may keep one private local draft for the page session; Start over clears it. Do not paste sensitive data on a device you do not trust.