Batch convert XML files to TXT files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert XML files to TXT files?

Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop XML to TXT converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Batch convert XML to TXT, 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” “TXT”.

And config the first source XML file.

List source XML files.

After converting, you can view output TXT files.

XML → TXT reference

Value kind	in XML	in TXT
Int	`<int>1234</int>`	`1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column`
Bigint	`<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>`	`9007199254740993`
Decimal	`<decimal>1234.56</decimal>`	`1234.56`
Float	`<float>1.234e10</float>`	`1.234e+10`
Text	`<char>text</char>`	`written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout`
Long text	`<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <)`	`written as-is`
Date	`<date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD)`	`whatever the writer chose`
Datetime	`<datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime)`	`whatever the writer chose`
Binary	`<blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary)`	`not representable`
Boolean	`<bool>true</bool>`	`Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE`
JSON	`escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree`	`written as-is`

Both XML and TXT are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in XML	in TXT
identifiers	`Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ...`	`None by convention`
dates	`Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)`	`Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed`
binary	`base64Binary / hexBinary inside text`	`Not supported`
separator	`Tags, not delimiters`	`Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths`
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`	`Free form; a parser has to be told the layout`
ceiling	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`	`No formal limit`

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