Batch convert JSON files to XML files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert JSON files to XML files?

Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop JSON to XML converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Batch convert JSON to XML, 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 JSON file(s) to online services.
Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select From “Files” “JSON” To “Files” “XML”.

And config the first source JSON file.

List source JSON files.

After converting, you can view output XML files.

JSON → XML reference

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`

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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