XML to Excel Converter

Convert XML documents into a downloadable Excel workbook in seconds. Control exactly how your data maps to rows and columns using options to include XML attributes, include text nodes, flatten nested elements, or split data across multiple sheets. Everything runs in your browser — no uploads, no account needed.

Input

XML

Sheet Options

XML Parsing

2 rows, 8 columns
Output

Excel Preview

What is XML to Excel Converter?

Business analysts need data in spreadsheets. Systems architects design data exchange in XML. The gap between those two realities is a daily friction point in enterprise environments — XML exports from ERP systems, CRM platforms, and government data portals need to become Excel workbooks before anyone in the business can actually work with them. This tool bridges that gap: paste or upload an XML document, and the tool extracts the repeating data elements into a formatted .xlsx workbook with column headers, data type preservation, and optional auto-fit column widths. Multi-element type XML produces multiple worksheets in a single workbook. The .xlsx format preserves numeric types so formulas, pivot tables, and charts work correctly — unlike the CSV route, which loses type information and requires manual reformatting.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Paste or Upload Your XML

    Paste XML content or upload a .xml file. The tool detects repeating elements for table rows and non-repeating top-level elements for header metadata.

  2. 2

    Configure Worksheet Options

    Set the worksheet name, choose whether to extract XML attributes as columns, select which nested elements to include, and enable auto-fit column widths for the generated spreadsheet.

  3. 3

    Generate the Excel Workbook

    Click "Convert to Excel". The repeating XML elements become data rows in Sheet1, with child element names as column headers. SheetJS generates a .xlsx file in the browser with proper data types.

  4. 4

    Open in Excel or Sheets

    Download the .xlsx file and open it in Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or import it into Google Sheets via File → Import.

Common Use Cases

Enterprise Report Processing

Convert XML reports from ERP, CRM, or financial systems into Excel workbooks for business analysts who need to filter, sort, pivot, and chart the data without XML parsing skills.

Product Feed Import

Transform XML product feeds from suppliers or e-commerce platforms into Excel for pricing review, inventory management, and bulk editing before re-importing to your system.

Web Service Data Analysis

Convert XML responses from REST or SOAP web services into Excel for ad-hoc data exploration, validation, and reporting without writing custom data processing scripts.

Government & Open Data Processing

Many government and public data sources publish datasets as XML. Convert to Excel for analysis, filtering, and visualisation without specialist XML tooling or programming knowledge.

Conversion Examples

XML Data → Excel Workbook

Repeated XML elements become rows in an Excel sheet with auto-detected headers.

Input JSON

<employees>
  <employee>
    <id>1</id><name>Alice</name><dept>Engineering</dept><salary>95000</salary>
  </employee>
  <employee>
    <id>2</id><name>Bob</name><dept>Marketing</dept><salary>72000</salary>
  </employee>
</employees>

Output CSV

Excel Sheet1:

id | name  | dept        | salary
---+-------+-------------+-------
1  | Alice | Engineering | 95000
2  | Bob   | Marketing   | 72000

Frequently Asked Questions