Batch convert XML files to JSON files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert XML files to JSON files?

Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop XML to JSON converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Batch 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.

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

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

And config the first source XML file.

List source XML files.

After converting, you can view output JSON files.

XML → JSON reference

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`

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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