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Convert XML to CSV

Free XML to CSV converter that flattens repeated XML elements into a CSV table with a header row, configurable delimiter and quoting. Auto-detect the record element or specify it, choose columns, then download the CSV. Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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About Convert XML to CSV

Spreadsheets, BI tools and legacy imports want rows; XML wants trees. Convert XML to CSV bridges the two by flattening repeated XML elements into a clean table — the record element auto-detected, the columns gathered from your data, and every cell quoted correctly.

You are in control of the shape: override the auto-detected row element, fix the column order with a custom list, choose the delimiter, and decide whether attributes join the table. The result is a standards-friendly CSV you can open in Excel, load into a database, or feed to a pipeline. All conversion happens locally in your browser.

Features

  • Automatic row detection: finds the first repeating element level and uses it as the record boundary.
  • Explicit row override: type the row element name when the document is structured unusually.
  • Auto-gathered columns: union of child element names (and attributes) across all rows.
  • Custom column list: fix the order or subset columns with a comma-separated list.
  • Attribute support: include attributes as @-prefixed columns when you need metadata in the table.
  • Header row: emitted by default, toggleable.
  • Delimiter choice: comma, semicolon, tab or pipe to fit the target tool.
  • RFC 4180 quoting: values with delimiters, quotes or newlines are quoted and escaped correctly.
  • Force-quote option: quote every cell for tools that expect uniform quoting.
  • Private by design: nothing leaves your browser.

How to Use

  1. Paste your XML or load it from a file.
  2. Let the tool auto-detect the record element — or type its name to override.
  3. Adjust columns — leave blank to auto-gather, or list them explicitly to fix order.
  4. Choose delimiter, header and quoting to match the target.
  5. Copy or download the CSV, or print it to PDF.

Examples

Example 1 — Reporting. A product catalog XML becomes a spreadsheet in seconds: each product is a row, each child element a column, attributes such as category and id preserved as @-columns.

Example 2 — Database import. Flatten an XML export to CSV with a header row, then bulk-load it into a table with a matching schema — no script required.

Example 3 — BI and analytics. Analysts who live in spreadsheets can consume XML-backed data after a two-second conversion, with the delimiter set to their tool's default.

Example 4 — Auditing. Convert an XML configuration dump to a CSV matrix of setting, value and attribute, and review it as a table instead of a tree.

Benefits

  • Excel-ready output — clean, quoted CSV that opens correctly everywhere.
  • No scripts — the row and column detection does the flattening for you.
  • Shape control — override rows, fix columns, pick delimiters.
  • Standards-friendly — RFC 4180 quoting and header support.
  • Free and private — local conversion, no uploads.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the tool know which elements are rows?
By default it auto-detects: it walks the tree and finds the first level where an element name repeats, then treats every element of that name as a row. You can also type the row element name explicitly to override detection.
How are columns chosen?
Columns are collected from the child elements (and optionally attributes) of the detected rows, unioned across all rows so no field is missed. You can also supply an explicit comma-separated column list to fix the order.
What if a row is missing a value?
The cell is left empty. The converter reads the first matching child element per column, so missing fields produce blank cells rather than shifting the table out of alignment.
How is CSV quoting handled?
Values that contain the delimiter, a quote or a newline are wrapped in double quotes with internal quotes doubled — the standard RFC 4180 behaviour. An option force-quotes every cell if your tooling prefers that.
Does this work on deeply nested XML?
It is designed for tabular XML — documents where records repeat under a parent. For deeply nested hierarchies you will typically target one level of records; the auto-detect picks the first repeating level.