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Convert CSV to XML.

Drop a CSV, get well-formed XML with proper escaping. Customize the root and row element names to match your schema.

To convert CSV to XML, drop or paste a CSV file — csvtodashboard parses it into rows and columns in your browser, then emits well-formed XML. Each row becomes an element under a root you can name, with the five XML special characters escaped so the document stays well-formed. Nothing is uploaded; the whole conversion runs on your device.

01 · How it works

Three steps, then done.

XML is still everywhere — RSS feeds, SOAP APIs, configuration files, enterprise integrations. This converter produces well-formed XML with proper escaping of `<`, `>`, `&`, quotes and apostrophes. You can customize the root element (default `<data>`) and row element (default `<row>`) to match the schema your tool expects.

i. drop

Drop your file

Drag from Finder, click to choose, or paste data directly into the input pane.

ii. detect

We read the shape

Column types are inferred from the data so the output is correctly typed — not strings everywhere.

iii. use it

Copy, download, or dashboard

Copy the XML, download it as a file, or hit 'Build dashboard' to chart what's in your data.

02 · Why ours

Smart XML conversion by default.

Most free XML converters output a string for every value and bury your file in an upload form. Ours infers types from your data and runs entirely in your browser, so the XML looks like what you'd write by hand.

  • 01

    Correct types

    Numbers stay numbers, dates stay dates, booleans stay booleans — no quoted-string XML output.

  • 02

    Local-first

    Your file is parsed and converted in your browser. Nothing is uploaded; verify in DevTools → Network.

  • 03

    Fails loudly

    Malformed input gives a clear, specific error instead of silently wrong XML — so you can trust the result.

  • 04

    One click to a dashboard

    Every conversion keeps a tabular copy, so you can send the data straight to our visualization tool to chart it.

"Needed a quick XML conversion and ended up making a dashboard. Didn't expect that."
— the typical csvtodashboard arc
Good to know

csv to xml notes.

Format-specific details worth knowing before you convert CSV to XML.

  • Valid element names

    XML tags can't start with a digit or contain spaces, so a header like "2024 sales" is sanitized into a valid element name.

  • Special characters escaped

    The five predefined entities (&, <, >, ", ') are escaped, so an ampersand or angle bracket in your data won't break the document.

  • Everything is text

    XML carries no native types: every value is character data, and consumers infer types from a schema rather than from the markup itself.

03 · FAQ

csv to xml questions.

Is the XML well-formed?
Yes — includes the `<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>` declaration, proper escaping of special characters, and consistent indentation.
Yes — there are inputs above the output for the root element name and the row element name. Each column becomes a child element named after the column header (sanitized to a valid XML name).
We sanitize column names to valid XML identifiers — replacing spaces and punctuation with underscores. If a column name starts with a digit, we prefix it with an underscore.
Not in the current converter. We use child elements because they're more flexible for arbitrary data. If you need attribute-based XML, paste the output and reshape it.
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