CSV to XML Converter

How to use the csv to xml converter

1. Paste your CSV.
2. Check the generated XML.
3. Copy or download it.

About this tool

Each row becomes a record element and each column an element inside it. Two things are handled that hand-rolled conversions usually miss.

Element names have rules that column headers do not. A name cannot start with a digit and cannot contain spaces, so a column called "1st Quarter" is not a legal element name — it becomes <code>_1st_Quarter</code> here rather than producing XML that will not parse.

Values are escaped. An ampersand or an angle bracket in a value breaks XML outright if written through unchanged, and an address field containing "Smith &amp; Sons" is exactly the sort of value that appears in real exports.

Parsing handles quoted fields properly, so a comma, quote or line break inside a value does not split it. That is the difference between this and splitting on commas, and it is why exports containing addresses or free-text notes so often arrive mangled.

Everything runs in the page. Spreadsheets are usually the most sensitive files anyone handles — customer lists, payroll, financial records — so a tool that works on them without uploading them is doing the one thing that matters most here.

Common uses

• Feeding a spreadsheet into a system that accepts only XML.
• Producing test data in XML form.
• Converting an export for a legacy integration.

Frequently asked questions

What happens to column names with spaces or digits?

They are made into valid element names — spaces become underscores, and a leading digit gets an underscore prefix, because XML forbids both.

Are special characters escaped?

Yes. Ampersands and angle brackets are escaped, which is what stops a value like 'Smith & Sons' producing XML that will not parse.

Can it produce attributes instead of elements?

No. Every field becomes a child element, which is the form that round-trips back to a table cleanly.