XML to CSV — Free Online XML to CSV

How do I convert an XML file to CSV?

Paste your XML or drop an .xml file into AnyTool XML to CSV. It auto-detects the repeating record element, turns each one into a row, and flattens child elements and attributes into columns — then you pick which columns to keep and download clean CSV. Everything runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded.

Auto-detects the repeating record element and builds the column set for you
Flattens nested elements (parent.child) and includes attributes as columns
Pick, reorder and rename columns with a live preview before you export
Choose delimiter, quoting, line ending (LF/CRLF) and UTF-8 BOM encoding
100% in your browser — no upload, no signup, works offline

What is

XML to CSV Conversion

XML to CSV conversion flattens hierarchical XML into a flat table: a repeating element (such as <book> or <record>) becomes one row per occurrence, and its child elements and attributes become columns. Because XML is a tree and CSV is a grid, nested values are usually flattened with dot notation (parent.child) and attributes are prefixed (for example @id) so every leaf value maps to its own column.

Converters

Related terms

CSV to XMLXML to ExcelNested element flatteningRFC 4180 CSV

Frequently Asked Questions

AnyTool XML to CSV parses and converts your file entirely in JavaScript inside your own browser. No XML is sent to a server, there is no tracking, and after the first load the page keeps working offline — which matters for sensitive feeds, financial records or personal data.

No. The whole conversion runs in your browser, so the XML never leaves your device and it works offline.

When a record contains nested elements — for example <author><name>…</name></author> — the converter flattens them into columns such as author.name. Attributes are included as their own columns with a prefix you choose (@, _ or -). You can also turn flattening off to keep only top-level fields, and namespaces and CDATA are handled cleanly.

It flattens nested children into columns using dot notation, like address.city, so the hierarchy fits a flat table.

The tool scans every record to build the full column set, then lets you select exactly which columns to export, reorder them and rename headers. A live preview of the first rows updates as you change options, so you can confirm the layout before exporting the full CSV.

Yes. After auto-detection you pick, reorder and rename columns, with a live preview before you download.

AnyTool writes RFC 4180-style CSV with your chosen delimiter (comma, semicolon, tab or pipe), quote character and LF or CRLF line endings. Adding a UTF-8 byte-order mark makes Excel read accented characters correctly, so the output opens directly in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers without an import wizard.

Yes. Choose your delimiter and a UTF-8 BOM and the CSV opens cleanly in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers.

Detailed Explanation

Methodology

How the XML to CSV Converter Works

AnyTool XML to CSV parses your file in the browser with the native DOMParser, then walks the tree to find the repeating record element — the element that occurs most often at a consistent depth (such as <book>, <item> or <record>). Each occurrence becomes one CSV row. Within a record, child elements and attributes are collected as fields: nested children are flattened into dotted column names (author.name), and attributes are emitted as their own columns under a prefix you pick (@, _ or -). The tool scans every record so the union of all fields becomes the column header, then serialises rows as RFC 4180-style CSV with your chosen delimiter and quoting.

Native DOMParser reads the XML — no server and no external service
Repeating record element is auto-detected to define the rows
Nested children flatten to dotted columns (parent.child)
Attributes become columns under a configurable prefix (@, _ or -)
Column header is the union of all fields seen across records

Technical Details

Column Selection and Output Control

After detection, a column picker lets you choose exactly which fields to export, reorder them and rename headers, with a live preview of the first rows updating as you change settings. Output is fully configurable: comma, semicolon, tab or pipe delimiter; single- or double-quote character with optional quote-all; LF or CRLF line endings; and UTF-8, UTF-8 with BOM, Latin-1 or UTF-16 LE encoding. A UTF-8 BOM makes Excel read accented characters correctly, so the CSV opens cleanly in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers without an import wizard.

Pick, reorder and rename columns with a live row preview
Delimiter options: comma, semicolon, tab or pipe
Quote character, quote-all and LF/CRLF line endings
UTF-8, UTF-8+BOM, Latin-1 and UTF-16 LE output encodings
BOM option opens cleanly in Excel and Google Sheets

Privacy & Security

Privacy and Limitations

Every step — parsing, detection, flattening and CSV generation — runs in your browser, so the XML is never uploaded, there is no tracking, and the page works offline after first load, which matters for sensitive feeds, financial exports and personal data. Because CSV is a flat grid, deeply nested or one-to-many structures are necessarily flattened and some hierarchy is lost; you can disable flattening to keep only top-level fields, strip namespaces, and choose how CDATA is handled. Very large files are handled up to a 50 MB cap.

XML to CSV: in-browser (AnyTool) vs typical online converters
Capability	AnyTool	Typical online converters
Processing	Runs in your browser	Usually uploads to a server
Privacy	XML never leaves the device	File transmitted and often stored
Record detection	Auto-detects the repeating element	Often needs a manual row path
Nested elements	Flattened to dotted columns, toggleable	Frequently dropped or mangled
Column selection	Pick, reorder, rename with live preview	Often all-or-nothing
Encoding / delimiter	UTF-8/BOM, Latin-1, UTF-16; 4 delimiters	Usually comma-only, no BOM
Works offline	Yes, after first load	No
Cost / signup	Free, no signup	Often gated, capped or ad-heavy

AnyTool detects records, flattens nesting and writes the CSV entirely in the browser and uploads nothing.

Cite This Page

Title: XML to CSV (XML to CSV Converter)
Author: AnyTool
Published: January 1, 2026
Modified: February 8, 2026
Section: Converters
URL: https://www.anytool.tech/xml-to-csv

Formatted Citation

AnyTool. "XML to CSV (XML to CSV Converter)." AnyTool, January 1, 2026. https://www.anytool.tech/xml-to-csv

A privacy-first, 100% client-side XML-to-CSV converter that flattens hierarchical XML into a flat table without uploading anything. The file is read with the File API and parsed by the browser DOMParser, after which the converter auto-detects the repeating record element — the element appearing most consistently at a stable depth — and treats each occurrence as a row. Within each record, child elements are flattened into dotted column names (parent.child) and attributes are emitted as their own columns under a configurable prefix (@, _ or -); the column header is the union of every field seen across all records, optionally with namespace stripping and CDATA handling. A column picker lets the user select, reorder and rename columns with a live preview of the first rows, and the engine serialises RFC 4180-style CSV with a configurable delimiter (comma, semicolon, tab or pipe), quote character, optional quote-all, and LF or CRLF line endings. Output can be encoded as UTF-8, UTF-8 with BOM, ISO-8859-1 or UTF-16 LE and downloaded or copied, all computed in the browser within a 50 MB input cap and uploading nothing.