Want to convert XML file to TSV file?
Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop XML to TSV converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert XML to TSV, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading large XML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Convert XML to TSV
Choose XML file -> Set TSV file -> Convert XML to TSV
“Start a New Convert” for “XML to TSV”.
Select From “File” “XML” To “File” “TSV”.
1. Open source XML file.
Support large XML file ( > 4GB ).
Source XML file’s content is like this:
2. Config target TSV file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert XML to TSV.
After converting, you can view the output TSV file.
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See also:
XML → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | 1234 |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | <char>text</char> | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | not representable |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
Both XML and TSV are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in XML | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | Tab |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | None in the markup itself | None - every field is text |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | No formal limit |
Convert XML to TSV the easy way
Use the XML to TSV converter — an offline desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Nothing to upload, large files and batch runs supported (free trial).
New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
