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