{"id":590346,"date":"2023-09-08T18:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:01:27","slug":"what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is An XML File (And How Do I Open One)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db8008ab87\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db8008ab87\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#Key_Takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#What_is_XML\" >What is XML?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#What_are_XML_Files_Used_For\" >What are XML Files Used For?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#How_Do_I_Open_an_XML_File\" >How Do I Open an XML File?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#Open_XML_Files_with_a_Text_Editor_If_You_Work_with_XMLs_Regularly\" >Open XML Files with a Text Editor If You Work with XMLs Regularly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#Open_XMLs_With_a_Web_Browser_to_View_the_Structured_Data\" >Open XMLs With a Web Browser to View the Structured Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-an-xml-file-and-how-do-i-open-one\/#Use_An_Online_Editor_to_View_or_Edit_XML_Files\" >Use An Online Editor to View or Edit XML Files<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-key-points\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom key-points\" id=\"custom_block_0\">\n<h3 class=\"title icon i-list\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content\">\n<ul>\n<li> XML is a markup language used to encode documents that can be read by both humans and machines. It uses custom tags to describe the structure and features of the document. <\/li>\n<li> XML is different from HTML because it allows users to create their own markup symbols, making it extensible and self-defining. <\/li>\n<li> XML files are used as the basis for various document formats, including RSS, Microsoft .NET configuration files, and Microsoft Office files. <\/li>\n<li> XML files can be opened and edited with text editors, web browsers, online editors, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication-specific programs. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":0,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":10,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":241} --><\/section>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":0,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":10,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><!-- Zone: below first paragraph. --><br \/>\nA file with the .xml file extension is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file. These are really just plain text files that use custom tags to describe the structure and other features of the document.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":0,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":10,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":202} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":10,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-xml\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_XML\"><\/span> What is XML? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>XML is a markup language created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to define a syntax for encoding documents that both humans and machines could read. It does this through the use of tags that define the structure of the document, as well as how the document should be stored and transported.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":297} --><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s probably easiest to compare it to another markup language with which you might be familiar \u2014 the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) used to encode web pages. HTML uses a pre-defined set of markup symbols (short codes) that describe the format of content on a web page. For example, the following simple HTML code uses tags to make some words bold and some italic:<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":673} --><\/p>\n<pre>This is how you make &lt;b&gt;bold text&lt;\/b&gt; and this is how you make &lt;i&gt;italic text&lt;\/i&gt;<\/pre>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":778} --><br \/>\nThe thing that differentiates XML, though, is that it&#8217;s extensible. XML doesn&#8217;t have a predefined markup language, like HTML does. Instead, XML allows users to create their own markup symbols to describe content, making an unlimited and self-defining symbol set.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":1048} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\nEssentially, HTML is a language that focuses on the presentation of content, while XML is a dedicated data-description language used to store data.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":147} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":147} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-xml-files-used-for\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_XML_Files_Used_For\"><\/span> What are XML Files Used For? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>XML is often used as the basis for other document formats \u2014 hundreds, in fact. Here are a few you might recognize:<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":267} --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> RSS and ATOM both describe how reader apps handle web feeds. <\/li>\n<li> Microsoft .NET uses XML for its configuration files. <\/li>\n<li> Microsoft Office 2007 and later use XML as the basis for document structure. That&#8217;s what the &#8220;X&#8221; means in the .DOCX Word document format, for example, and it&#8217;s also used in Excel (XLSX files) and PowerPoint (PPTX files). <\/li>\n<li> Small databases <\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/codelabs\/basic-android-kotlin-training-xml-layouts#0\">UI Layouts in Android<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> Application configuration files <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":703} -->So, if you have an XML file, that doesn&#8217;t necessarily tell you what app it&#8217;s intended for use with. And typically, you won&#8217;t need to worry about it, unless you&#8217;re the one actually designing the XML files.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":923} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-do-i-open-an-xml-file\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Open_an_XML_File\"><\/span> How Do I Open an XML File? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few ways you can open an XML file directly. You can open and edit XMLs with:<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":88} --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Any text editor <\/li>\n<li> View them with any web browser <\/li>\n<li> Special websites that let you view, edit, and even convert them to other formats <\/li>\n<li> Application-specific programs <\/li>\n<li> Integrated Development Environments <\/li>\n<li> Microsoft Excel <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":311} -->Which of these you use depends on what you&#8217;re doing. A plain text editor is a reliable way to open any XML file, so if you only have to pick piece of software, do it that way.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":491} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":491} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"open-xml-files-with-a-text-editor-if-you-work-with-xmls-regularly\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_XML_Files_with_a_Text_Editor_If_You_Work_with_XMLs_Regularly\"><\/span> Open XML Files with a Text Editor If You Work with XMLs Regularly <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since XML files are really just text files, you can open them in any text editor. The thing is, a lot of text editors \u2014 like Notepad \u2014 just aren&#8217;t designed to show XML files with their proper structure. It might be okay for popping an XML file open and taking a quick look to help figure out what it is. But, there are much better tools for working with them.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":866} --><br \/>\nRight-click the XML file you want to open, point to &#8220;Open With&#8221; on the context menu, and then click the &#8220;Notepad&#8221; option.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":1007} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:61.733333333333%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-open-xml-notepad.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-open-xml-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-open-xml-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-open-xml-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-open-xml-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"463\" alt=\"The right-click context menu when you right-click an XML file. Open it with Notepad. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-open-xml-notepad.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":240} --><\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_20\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content\">\nWe&#8217;re using Windows examples here, but the same holds true for other operating systems. Look for a good third-party text editor that is designed to support XML files.\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":480} --><\/section>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":480} -->The file does open, but it is a bit hard to read.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":530} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.666666666667%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-xml-open-in-notepad.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-xml-open-in-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-xml-open-in-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-xml-open-in-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-xml-open-in-notepad.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"500\" alt=\"An XML open in Notepad. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-xml-open-in-notepad.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":770} --><br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll also frequently find that XMLs opened in Notepad lose most of their formatting and the entire thing winds up crammed onto just two lines of the document.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":934} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\nSo, while Notepad might be useful for quickly checking out an XML file, you&#8217;re much better off with a more advanced tool like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/\">Visual Studio Code<\/a>, which highlights syntax and formats the file the way it&#8217;s intended.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":221} --><br \/>\nHere is the same XML file opened in VS Code:<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":266} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.666666666667%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/same-xml-in-vscode.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/same-xml-in-vscode.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/same-xml-in-vscode.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/same-xml-in-vscode.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/same-xml-in-vscode.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The previous XML file open in VSCode. It has syntax highlighting, which makes it easier to read. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/same-xml-in-vscode.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":506} --><br \/>\nMost other sophisticated plain text editors, like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/notepad-plus-plus.org\/\">Notepad++<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sublimetext.com\/\">Sublime<\/a> will do the same thing.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":601} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":601} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"open-xmls-with-a-web-browser-to-view-the-structured-data\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_XMLs_With_a_Web_Browser_to_View_the_Structured_Data\"><\/span> Open XMLs With a Web Browser to View the Structured Data <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If don&#8217;t really need to edit XML files, but just need to view them on occasion, the browser you&#8217;re using to read this article is well-suited to the job. And in fact, your default web browser is likely set up as the default viewer for XML files. So, double-clicking an XML file should open it in your browser.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":917} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\nIf not, you can right-click the file to find options for opening it with whatever app you want. Just select your web browser from the list of programs. We&#8217;re using Chrome in this example.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":191} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:60%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/open-xml-in-browser.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/open-xml-in-browser.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/open-xml-in-browser.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/open-xml-in-browser.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/open-xml-in-browser.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Open XML in Google Chrome, FireFox, or Edge. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/open-xml-in-browser.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":431} --><br \/>\nWhen the file opens, you should see nicely-structured data. It&#8217;s not as pretty as the color-coded view you get with something like Notepad++, but it&#8217;s a far sight better than what you get with Notepad.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":640} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:44.666666666667%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-open-in-chrome.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-open-in-chrome.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-open-in-chrome.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-open-in-chrome.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-open-in-chrome.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"335\" alt=\"XML File open in Google Chrome. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-open-in-chrome.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":880} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":880} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"use-an-online-editor-to-view-or-edit-xml-files\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_An_Online_Editor_to_View_or_Edit_XML_Files\"><\/span> Use An Online Editor to View or Edit XML Files <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If want to edit the occasional XML file and don&#8217;t want to download a new text editor, or if you need to convert an XML file to another format, there are a few decent online XML editors available for free. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tutorialspoint.com\/online_xml_editor.htm\">TutorialsPoint.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/xmlgrid.net\/\">XMLGrid.net<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codebeautify.org\/xmlviewer\">CodeBeautify.org<\/a> all let you view and edit XML files. After you&#8217;ve done your editing, you can download the reformatted XML file.<br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":1259} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\nFor the example here, we&#8217;ll be using CodeBeautify.org. The page is divided into three sections. On the left is the XML file you&#8217;re working with. In the middle, you&#8217;ll find several options. On the right, you&#8217;ll see the results of some of the options you can select. For example, in the image below, our full XML file is on the left and the tree view is showing in the results pane because we clicked the &#8220;Tree View&#8221; button in the middle.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":8,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":462} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:45.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-viewer-online.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-viewer-online.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-viewer-online.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-viewer-online.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-viewer-online.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"455\" alt=\"An XML with tree view enabled. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xml-viewer-online.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":8,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":702} --><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a better look at those options. Use the &#8220;File&#8221; button to upload an XML file from your computer or the &#8220;URL&#8221; button to pull XML from an online source.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":8,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":882} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:61.636363636364%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/options.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/options.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/options.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/options.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/options.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"339\" alt=\"Click \" file=\"\" to=\"\" upload=\"\" an=\"\" xml=\"\" the=\"\" website=\"\" then=\"\" use=\"\" any=\"\" of=\"\" buttons=\"\" manipulate=\"\" it.=\"\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/options.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":8,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":1122} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":8,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":8,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":8,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\nThe &#8220;Tree View&#8221; button displays your data in a nicely formatted tree structure in the results pane, with all your tags on the left in orange and the attributes to the right of the tags.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":8,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":8,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":195} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:70.227670753065%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tree-view.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tree-view.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tree-view.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tree-view.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tree-view.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"401\" alt=\"The tree viewer displaying the XML file. \" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tree-view.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":8,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":8,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":435} --><br \/>\nThe &#8220;Beautify&#8221; displays your data in neat, easy-to-read lines in the results pane.<br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":8,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":8,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":527} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:59.336823734729%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beautify-output.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beautify-output.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beautify-output.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beautify-output.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beautify-output.png?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"340\" alt=\"The output of the \" beautify=\"\" button=\"\" will=\"\" make=\"\" your=\"\" xml=\"\" easier=\"\" to=\"\" read=\"\" and=\"\" skim.=\"\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/beautify-output.png\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":8,\"startingPoint\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":8,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":900,\"degradationStartingPoint\":2,\"actualCount\":767} --><br \/>\nThe &#8220;Minify&#8221; button displays your data using the least amount of white space possible. It will attempt to put every single piece of data on one line. This comes in handy when trying to make the file smaller. It will save some space, but at the cost of being able to read it effectively. 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