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Extract Text from XML Tool

Parse XML documents and extract all text content with flexible formatting options

How to Use This XML Text Extractor

  1. Paste your XML - Insert XML content or upload an XML file
  2. Choose extraction options:
    • Preserve whitespace: Keep original formatting and spacing
    • Include attributes: Extract text from XML attributes too
    • Show tag names: Include XML tag names with extracted text
    • Remove empty lines: Clean up the output by removing blank lines
    • Filter by tags: Only extract text from specific XML tags
  3. Click "Extract Text" - Process the XML and extract all text content
  4. Copy or download - Save your extracted text in various formats

Common Use Cases

  • Extracting readable content from XML documents and feeds
  • Converting XML configuration files to readable format
  • Processing RSS/Atom feeds to get article content
  • Extracting data from XML exports and backups
  • Converting XML documentation to plain text
  • Processing SOAP responses and API data
  • Extracting metadata from XML-based formats

Example Transformation

Before (XML Document)After (Extracted Text)
<book id="123">
  <title>XML Guide</title>
  <author name="John Smith">
    <bio>Expert developer</bio>
  </author>
  <content>
    <chapter>Introduction</chapter>
    <text>This is about XML processing.</text>
  </content>
</book>
book:
title: XML Guide
author:
bio: Expert developer
content:
chapter: Introduction
text: This is about XML processing.