How to Use the XML to CSV Converter
- Paste or enter your input into the text field.
- Configure any options (format, delimiter, encoding, or mode) using the controls above the output.
- The result updates instantly — no submit button required for most operations.
- Click Copy or Download to take the output to your next step.
Convert XML records to CSV — child elements become columns,. No account needed — all processing happens locally in your browser and your input is never transmitted.
How the XML to CSV Converter Works
Field values are RFC 4180-escaped: anything containing a comma, double quote, or newline is wrapped in double quotes and internal quotes are doubled. Attributes can be included as @-prefixed columns and nested children can be promoted to dotted-path columns. CRLF line endings keep Excel on Windows happy; LF works elsewhere.
- Detects the repeating record element automatically
- First row contains column headers from element names
- RFC 4180 quoting for fields with commas, quotes, or newlines
- Choice of CRLF (Excel) or LF line endings
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the tool decide which XML element becomes a row?
It looks for the deepest element that has multiple identical-named siblings (e.g. multiple <item> inside <items>). Each one becomes a CSV row, with its child elements becoming columns. You can override the choice if the auto-detection picks the wrong level.
What happens to attributes?
They are included as additional columns, prefixed with @ in the header (e.g. <item id="3"> contributes a column called @id). Disable the attribute option if you only want element values.
How are nested elements handled?
By default, nested elements are joined into a dotted path header (parent.child). For deeply nested XML this can produce many columns; flatten upstream with XSLT if you need different aggregation.
Is the XML uploaded anywhere?
No — parsing uses the browser’s DOMParser and the conversion runs locally.
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