Excel to XML Converter – Convert Excel Online (Free Tool)
Convert Excel files to XML format. Export spreadsheet data as structured XML documents.
Example Output
Well-formed XML 1.0 document. Header row becomes element tag names; cell types are preserved as XML Schema datatypes when the option is on.
products.xml — <rows><row><sku>…</sku>…</row></rows>
What is Excel to XML Converter?
Convert Excel sheets into well-formed XML in seconds — useful for legacy systems that only accept XML imports (SAP, Oracle EBS, older e-invoicing endpoints). Choose your root and row element names, opt into XSD datatype hints, and the converter handles XML escaping (&, <, >, quotes) automatically.
Why use this tool?
- Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile in any modern browser
- Stable behavior across visits — no surprise version drift
- Your data stays private — all processing happens locally in the browser
- No file upload — confidential reports never leave your computer
- Built on SheetJS / pdf.js / OOXML — the same libraries used by serious desktop tools
How to use
- Upload your Excel file
- Select the sheet to convert
- Click "Convert to XML" button
- Download the XML file
Examples
SAP master-data load
Material master records from an Excel template are converted to the XML envelope SAP expects, with custom `<material>` / `<materials>` tag names.
E-invoice payload
A 1-row invoice template becomes the XML body for an electronic-invoicing API — special characters in addresses are escaped safely.
CDATA for HTML descriptions
Product descriptions containing HTML are wrapped in CDATA sections via a toggle, avoiding escape clutter.
Common use cases
- Feeding spreadsheet data to legacy ERP/CRM systems
- Generating XML payloads for B2B EDI exchanges
- Producing XML config files from a maintained spreadsheet
- Converting test fixtures for XML-based APIs
- Migrating data into XML-based document stores
Troubleshooting
- Output XML fails XSD validation
- Header names are used as element tags — they must be valid XML names (no spaces, no leading digits). Rename headers like `Order Date` → `order_date`.
- Special characters appear garbled
- Save the source workbook as UTF-8 .xlsx (the modern default). Legacy .xls in Windows-1252 may mis-encode accented characters.
- Importer rejects the file as "not a document"
- Toggle "include XML declaration" so the file starts with `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>` — some strict parsers require it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each sheet becomes a `<sheet>` element; each row becomes a `<row>` element; each cell becomes a child element named after its column header. Numbers and dates are emitted as text content.
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