Convert CSV to XML

CSV is the lowest common denominator of data exchange — but plenty of systems still need XML. Convert CSV to XML turns your rows into a well-formed XML document: a root element wrapping one element per record, with each column as a child element.

The converter handles the messy realities of real CSV — quoted fields, embedded delimiters, escaped quotes and multi-line cells — then emits prettified XML you can read, validate and hand downstream. Header handling, root and record names, and compact output are all your choice. Everything runs locally in your browser.

• Robust CSV parser: handles double-quoted fields, escaped quotes and cells spanning newlines.
• Configurable delimiter: comma, semicolon, tab or pipe.
• Header-row support: first row becomes column element names, or fall back to col1, col2, ….
• Name sanitisation: column names are cleaned into valid XML element names automatically.
• Custom root and record names: match your downstream schema exactly.
• Value escaping: all cell text is XML-escaped so special characters never break the document.
• Empty-value handling: blank cells become self-closing elements when the option is set.
• Prettified by default: readable, indented XML; compact mode for payloads.
• Copy, download or print: the XML is a click from your clipboard.
• Private by design: no uploads, no logs.

1. Paste your CSV or load it from a file.
2. Set the delimiter to match your data.
3. Choose header handling — use the first row as element names or auto-generate them.
4. Set the root and record element names to fit your target schema.
5. Pick prettified or compact output, then copy or download the XML.

Example 1 — Legacy system import. A trading partner accepts XML only, but your analyst exports CSV. Convert with the record element named after their message type and hand the file over unchanged.

Example 2 — Data pipeline staging. Stage CSV exports as XML for a validation step in a pipeline where XML schema checks are already in place.

Example 3 — Spreadsheet to configuration. A settings table maintained in Excel becomes an XML configuration file whose root matches the application's expected format.

Example 4 — Archival conversion. CSV dumps converted to XML with descriptive element names are easier to browse, validate and index than their tabular source.

• Faithful parsing — quoted and multi-line CSV converts without data loss.
• Valid output — escaped values and sanitised names by construction.
• Schema-friendly — you choose root, record and column element names.
• Readable and compact — both output styles available.
• Free and private — local conversion, nothing uploaded.