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XML to Markdown Table Converter

Got XML with repeating records? Paste it in and get a Markdown table. Runs in your browser, nothing gets uploaded.

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Turning XML into Readable Tables

XML is Hard to Scan. Tables Aren't.

XML is great for machines, terrible for human eyes. When you have a list of records in XML -- API responses, config files, data exports -- this tool pulls out the data and lays it flat in a Markdown table. I added this because I was spending too much time squinting at nested angle brackets. For JSON data, our JSON to Markdown converter does the same thing.

Attributes Get Their Own Columns

A lot of XML puts key info in attributes, not just child elements. This tool handles both. If your XML has <item id="42" status="active">, the id and status values show up in columns labeled @id and @status. The @ prefix makes it clear which values came from attributes vs. nested tags.

Parsed Locally with DOMParser

The XML gets parsed using the browser's native DOMParser API -- the same battle-tested parser that handles web pages. It works with namespaces, special characters, UTF-8, all of it. Your data never leaves your browser. Once you have the Markdown, you can tidy it up with our Markdown Table Formatter.

Where This Gets Used

Documenting API Responses

Still working with XML APIs? (Plenty of payment gateways and government services use them.) Grab a sample response, paste it here, and include the Markdown table in your API docs or developer wiki. Way more readable than raw XML in documentation.

Reviewing Config Files

Spring Boot configs, Maven POMs, .csproj files -- they're all XML. When you need to compare settings or document your configuration in a pull request, convert the relevant section to a Markdown table for a clear side-by-side view.

Working with Legacy Systems

Enterprise ERP and CRM systems love XML. When you're building integrations and need to document what the old system sends you, paste a sample export here. A table of field names and sample values is infinitely better than pointing people at raw XML.

Quick Data Inspection

Sometimes you just need to eyeball the data. Got an XML export with 200 records? Paste it in, scan the table, spot the row with the missing email or the wrong status code. Tables are great for catching patterns that get buried in XML tags.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It looks at your XML's structure -- specifically, the repeating child elements under the root tag. Each child element becomes a row in the table. The tool collects all the unique tag names and attribute names across those elements and uses them as column headers. So if you have 50 elements with , , and tags inside, you get a 3-column Markdown table with 50 rows.
Something like <employees><employee>...</employee></employees> -- a root element with repeating children of the same type. It pulls text content from nested tags and attribute values from the element itself. Attributes show up with an @ prefix in the column header, so an id="42" attribute would appear under the @id column.
Paste your XML on the left. Hit Sample if you want to see an example with employee data first. The Markdown table appears on the right as soon as you paste. Copy it or download it as a .md file. Everything runs in your browser -- nothing gets sent anywhere.
Yes. If an element like <employee id="42"> has attributes, they become columns with an @ prefix. So id="42" shows up under a column called @id. This keeps attributes visually distinct from child element values in the table output.
That happens a lot in real data. The tool gathers every unique key it finds across all elements and uses them all as columns. If element #3 doesn't have a tag but element #7 does, element #3 just gets an empty cell in the phone column. No data is lost.
Those tend to be deeply nested with wrappers and envelopes. This tool works best with flat, list-like XML where each child has text values. For complex XML, you'd want to extract the repeating section first. The tool does handle XML namespaces though, so namespace-prefixed elements aren't a problem.
That's an extra step you don't need. Going straight from XML to Markdown is faster when you just want a table for documentation. But if you need the data in JSON for code purposes, do the JSON step first and then use our JSON to Markdown converter on the result.
Completely. The parsing uses your browser's built-in DOMParser -- the same thing browsers use to parse web pages. No data is sent to any server. No logging, no analytics on content.
Free and always will be. Other tools you might like: JSON to Markdown, CSV to Markdown, SQL to Markdown, and Markdown to Excel.