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Convert XML to CSV

Free · no signup · no watermark · runs in your browser · batch up to 20 files

Drop your XML files here

or click to choose — up to 20 at once

Select XML file

This runs entirely in your browser. The file never leaves your machine and nothing is uploaded. Need test files? Try our free sample files.

This free XML to CSV converter turns your .xml files into .csv files. XML is still required by a great many enterprise, government and finance systems, long after the rest of the world moved on.

This conversion runs entirely in your browser. The file is never uploaded, which makes it instant, private and usable on work files you would not want to send to a stranger's server.

How to convert XML to CSV

  1. Drop your XML files onto the box above, or click it to choose from your computer. Up to 20 at once.
  2. The conversion starts as soon as the file is read — there is nothing to configure.
  3. Download each converted file, or pick them up one by one from the list.

What changes when you convert XML to CSV

CSV is a flat table and XML can nest. Nested values are written into their cell as JSON text rather than dropped, so nothing is lost, but the result is a table with some structured cells rather than a fully flattened one.

XML and CSV compared

XMLCSV
Full nameExtensible Markup LanguageComma-Separated Values
Extension.xml.csv
MIME typeapplication/xmltext/csv

XML: Verbose but precise, and still the required format for many enterprise, government and finance systems. Distinguishes attributes from elements, a distinction that has no direct equivalent in JSON.

CSV: The lowest common denominator for tabular data: every spreadsheet and database reads it. It carries no types, so everything arrives as text, and quoting rules are where most import bugs live.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert XML to CSV?

Drop your .xml file onto the box on this page and the .csv file is ready to download in a second or two. There is no signup, no email, no watermark and no file limit beyond what your browser can hold in memory.

Is this XML to CSV converter free?

Yes, completely, with no account, no trial and no watermark on the output. We are a consultancy and these tools exist because we needed them ourselves; there is nothing to buy on this page.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. This conversion runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript, so the file never leaves your computer. You can disconnect from the network after the page loads and it will still work.

Will converting to CSV reduce the quality?

CSV is a flat table and XML can nest. Nested values are written into their cell as JSON text rather than dropped, so nothing is lost, but the result is a table with some structured cells rather than a fully flattened one.

Can I convert several XML files at once?

Yes, up to 20 files in one go. Drop them all onto the box together and each one appears in the results list with its own download button.

Found a problem, or something that could be better? We read every message and we fix things quickly.

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