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TXT to XML Converter

Convert TXT to XML right in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Integration tools and older systems often accept XML only, even when the source is a simple list or a block of notes.

By Aditya Kr Sharma Files stay on your device

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  • Instant
  • No sign-up

Convert

Or import from
Supports: TXTTEXTLOG

Nothing is uploaded. This tool runs entirely in your browser, so the file never leaves your device. There is no server to send it to, no copy kept anywhere, and it keeps working if you lose your connection after the page has loaded.

Accepts .txt .text .log You get: An .xml file Free, no sign-up

How to convert

  1. Add your files Drag them in, choose files, or use the camera.
  2. Check the settings The defaults suit most files.
  3. Download Save one file, or all of them as a ZIP.

How to convert TXT to XML

  1. Drop your TXT file on the box above, or paste its content into the text box.
  2. Check the settings below the box; the defaults suit most files.
  3. Press Convert. You see a preview or a summary of the result.
  4. Download the .xml file, or copy the text.

What is kept when you convert TXT to XML

  • Each line (or each paragraph) becomes a numbered element, in order, with &, <, > and quotes escaped.
  • The file is UTF-8 and declares it, so any script survives.
  • Control characters that XML 1.0 forbids (such as NUL or form feed) are removed — the tool tells you how many, because they cannot be stored in XML at all.

Example

A short TXT input and the exact output this tool produces from it:

Input

Shopping list

Milk, 2 litres
Bread & butter
"Fresh" eggs <12>

Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<document>
  <line n="1">Shopping list</line>
  <line n="2"/>
  <line n="3">Milk, 2 litres</line>
  <line n="4">Bread &amp; butter</line>
  <line n="5">&quot;Fresh&quot; eggs &lt;12&gt;</line>
</document>

About TXT and XML files

A .txt file is plain text: characters and line breaks, with no fonts, sizes or layout. It is what Notepad, TextEdit, code editors and many export buttons produce. It opens in any text editor.

XML stores data as nested, named elements. Element names must follow XML’s rules, special characters are escaped, and a few control characters are not allowed at all. It opens in code editors, Excel (as an XML table), databases, integration tools.

Good to know

  • If accented letters show up as é or ?, the text file was saved in an older Windows encoding; this tool reads UTF-8 and falls back to Windows-1252 automatically, so open the result and check one accented word.
  • If the target system has its own XML schema, rename the root and record elements to match it in the settings.

Privacy and limits

The file is read and converted by this page in your browser; there is no upload and no account. Files up to 25 MB are accepted; a file of the wrong type or a damaged file is rejected with the reason.

Frequently asked questions

What does the XML look like?

A <document> root with one <line n="1">…</line> element per line, or <paragraph> elements if you choose paragraphs. The example below shows the exact output.

Can I get columns as separate elements?

If your text is a delimited table, use CSV to XML, which turns each column into its own named element.

Is my file uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs in your browser on your own device, and this page has no upload endpoint.

Is there a size limit?

One file of up to 25 MB at a time. Larger files can exhaust a browser tab’s memory, so the tool refuses them with a message instead of failing halfway.

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