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Extract readable text content from XML and remove the tag structure.
Use this tool to extract readable text from XML by removing tags and keeping the content values. It is useful for inspecting XML feeds, cleaning exported data, reviewing markup-heavy payloads, and turning XML documents into plain text for reading, indexing, or reuse.
Use this tool to extract readable text from XML by removing tags and keeping the content values. It is useful for inspecting XML feeds, cleaning exported data, reviewing markup-heavy payloads, and turning XML documents into plain text for reading, indexing, or reuse.
Use extract text from xml when you need a fast browser-based result without extra setup. It works well for quick checks, one-off tasks, and routine formatting or calculation work.
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Input
<note><title>Hello</title><body>World</body></note>
Output
Hello World
Keeps the content values and removes the XML tags.
Input
<items><item>One</item><item>Two</item></items>
Output
One Two
Useful when you want readable text from a simple XML list.
Fix: Make sure the XML is well formed before extracting text.
Fix: This tool is focused mainly on text content, not attribute metadata.
Fix: Use an XML formatter or other converter when structure still matters.
It removes XML tags and keeps the readable text content.
It should work best on valid XML, and malformed XML may fail.
No. It is mainly designed to keep visible text values.
Text extraction removes structure, while XML Prettify makes the structure easier to read.
It is most useful when you care about the content values more than the XML structure.