XML to YAML

XML is verbose: every value is wrapped in an opening and closing tag. YAML expresses the same hierarchy with indentation alone, which makes it far easier to read and edit. Converting XML to YAML is useful when migrating configuration to tools that use YAML, such as Kubernetes, Ansible and CI systems, or simply to read a large XML document more comfortably.

How to use it

1. Paste well-formed XML.
2. Copy the YAML output.

Example

Input:

<server>
  <host>0.0.0.0</host>
  <port>8080</port>
  <feature>auth</feature>
  <feature>metrics</feature>
</server>

Output:

server:
  host: 0.0.0.0
  port: '8080'
  feature:
    - auth
    - metrics

Mapping rules

• Nested elements become nested mappings.
• Repeated elements become sequences (lists with dashes).
• Attributes are kept with a prefix such as @ or _, depending on the converter conventions.
• Values come from XML text, so they may be quoted strings even when they look like numbers.

After converting

• Rename keys to match the schema your target tool expects; a direct conversion rarely matches another tool's format exactly.
• Convert numeric and boolean strings to real types where the target needs them.
• Validate the final YAML, for example with kubectl apply --dry-run=client for Kubernetes manifests.
• Comments and processing instructions from the XML are not carried over.