XML to CSV Converter
Paste any well-formed XML and convert it to CSV in one click. The tool parses the XML with the browser's built-in DOMParser, automatically detects the most frequently repeated element as the data row, and extracts the child element names as column headers. Each row's text content fills the corresponding CSV fields.
CSV output is properly escaped: fields containing commas, double quotes, or newlines are wrapped in quotes with internal quotes doubled, following RFC 4180. A live preview table lets you verify the extracted data before downloading.
No data leaves your browser — the XML is parsed and the CSV is generated entirely on the client side. Download the result as a .csv file or copy it to your clipboard.
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Frequently asked questions
How does it decide which XML elements become rows?▼
The tool scans the entire XML document and counts how many times each element tag name appears. The tag name with the highest count is treated as the repeating 'row' element. Its direct child elements become the CSV columns.
Does it handle nested XML?▼
The tool extracts the text content of each direct child of the repeating element. Deeply nested structures are flattened to their combined text content. For complex nested XML, you may need to preprocess the structure first.
What if my XML has attributes?▼
Currently the tool extracts child element text content, not attributes. If your data is stored in attributes rather than child elements, consider transforming the XML first so the values appear as child elements.
Is the CSV output RFC-compliant?▼
Yes. Fields are escaped according to RFC 4180: any field containing a comma, double quote, or newline is enclosed in double quotes, and internal double quotes are doubled.