XML to CSV Converter

What does XML to CSV conversion do?

XML documents are hierarchical, but most reporting, spreadsheet, and analysis tools expect flat rows and columns. Converting XML to CSV flattens that structure: by default, each direct child of the root element becomes one row, and that element's own child elements become the columns, turning nested XML into a table you can open in Excel.

Flattening always involves some judgment calls about what counts as a "row," which is why this tool lets you specify the repeating element manually rather than only guessing, so you stay in control of how the resulting table is shaped.

How to convert XML to CSV online

Paste your XML or upload a .xml file. By default, the tool treats each direct child of the root element as a row and its child elements as columns, but if your data uses a different repeating element, you can type that tag name in manually to use as the row element instead. Click Convert to CSV and the flattened table appears instantly, ready to download.

This manual override is especially useful for documents with a wrapper element around the actual repeating records, like an XML feed where every product is nested a level or two deeper than the document root.

Common use cases

• Turning an XML export from an ERP, CMS, or e-commerce platform into a spreadsheet.
• Flattening an RSS feed or product catalog XML file into rows for analysis.
• Preparing XML-based data for import into tools that only accept CSV.
• Quickly reviewing repeating records in an XML file without reading through nested tags.
• Extracting a specific repeating section out of a larger, more complex XML document.

Tips for best results

If the automatically generated table looks off, columns missing or rows that don't match your expectations, try specifying the exact tag name of the record you want as a row using the manual row-element option. This is usually the fastest fix for XML documents with an unusual or deeply nested structure.

Why use Convert369's XML to CSV converter

The parsing and flattening both happen in your browser, so business or customer data inside your XML file is never uploaded. It is free, lets you specify exactly which element should be treated as a row for more complex documents, and produces a clean CSV in seconds.

For recurring XML exports from the same source, it's worth noting down which row-element setting worked once you find it, that way future conversions of the same feed are a matter of pasting the new XML and re-entering the same tag name, rather than re-discovering the right structure each time.

It's also useful to know that this kind of flattening naturally loses some of XML's hierarchy beyond two levels, since a CSV can only really represent one level of nesting as columns. For documents with three or more meaningful levels of nesting, you may get a more useful result by converting to JSON first with the XML to JSON tool, then deciding how to flatten it manually from there.