Want to convert XML file to JSON file?
Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop XML to JSON converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert XML to JSON, 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 JSON
Choose XML file -> Set JSON file -> Convert XML to JSON
“Start a New Convert” for “XML to JSON”.
Select From “File” “XML” To “File” “JSON”.
1. Open source XML file.
Support large XML file ( > 4GB ).
Source XML file’s content is like this:
2. Config target JSON file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert XML to JSON.
After converting, you can view the output JSON file.
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XML → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | <char>text</char> | "text" (string) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
Both XML and JSON are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in XML | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | Braces and commas |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | None in the markup itself | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Nested objects and arrays |
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