Excel to XML Converter
Convert an Excel sheet to structured XML, using the header row as tag names.
How to use the Excel to XML Converter
Step 1 — Upload
- Select an .xlsx, .xls, or .csv file. It is read in your browser.
Step 2 — Pick the sheet
- If the workbook has multiple sheets, choose which one to convert.
Step 3 — Set options
- Toggle whether the first row supplies element tag names.
Step 4 — Copy or download
- Copy the XML, or download it as a file.
Frequently asked questions
Each row becomes a row element, and within it each value becomes an element. With the header option on, the first row supplies the tag names; otherwise generic col1, col2, and so on are used.
Header text is sanitised into valid XML tag names: spaces and symbols become underscores, and a leading digit or symbol is trimmed, since XML tags cannot start with those. So "Full Age!" becomes a usable tag.
Yes. Reserved characters such as the angle brackets and ampersand are converted to XML entities, producing well-formed output that parsers accept.
Yes, the output starts with a standard UTF-8 XML declaration so it is ready to save as an .xml file or feed into an XML pipeline.
No. Your spreadsheet is read and converted entirely in your browser using JavaScript, so the file never leaves your device and there is no upload size limit beyond your own memory.
About the Excel to XML Converter
This tool converts an Excel or CSV sheet into structured XML. XML remains the required interchange format for many enterprise systems, configuration pipelines, and legacy integrations, and this converter turns rows and columns into clean, well-formed elements entirely in your browser.
How the structure is built
Each spreadsheet row is wrapped in a row element, and each cell within it becomes a child element. When the header option is enabled, the first row of your sheet supplies the names of those child elements, so a column titled City produces City tags around each value — readable, self-describing XML. With the option off, generic element names (col1, col2, and so on) are used, which suits sheets that have no header.
Valid, well-formed output
XML has strict rules, and the converter handles them for you. Header text is sanitised into legal tag names: spaces and punctuation become underscores and any leading digit or symbol is removed, because an XML element name cannot begin with those — so a messy header like "Full Age!" is turned into a usable tag rather than breaking the document. Every value is escaped so that reserved characters such as the less-than sign and ampersand become proper entities, and the output opens with a standard UTF-8 declaration. The result is well-formed XML that standard parsers will accept.
Sheets and privacy
Choose any sheet in a multi-sheet workbook before converting. Your spreadsheet is read and converted entirely in your browser using JavaScript, so the file never leaves your device and there is no upload size limit beyond your own memory. To go from XML to a lighter format, see the XML to JSON Converter.