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INI Input
[database] host = localhost port = 5432 [server] host = 0.0.0.0 port = 8080
XML Output
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
<database>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>5432</port>
</database>
<server>
<host>0.0.0.0</host>
<port>8080</port>
</server>
</config>
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The INI To XML Converter transforms INI configuration files into well-formed XML in real time. Each INI section becomes an XML element nested inside a configurable root, and each key = value pair becomes a child element. Choose your root name, indentation, encoding, and whether values render as child elements or XML attributes — then download .xml or copy in one click. No sign-up, no upload, completely free.
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Developers
Converting INI-based application configs into XML for use with frameworks and parsers that require XML configuration (Spring, .NET, Maven).
System Administrators
Reformatting legacy INI settings files into XML for modern deployment pipelines and configuration management tools.
DevOps Engineers
Translating simple INI environment files into XML format during infrastructure migrations and cross-platform CI/CD setup.
Students & Learners
Seeing how the flat INI structure maps to hierarchical XML to better understand configuration file formats.
How It Works
Paste your INI file into the left panel. The converter parses each [section] header into an XML parent element and converts every key = value pair beneath it into a child element with the key as the tag name and the value as its text content. You can customise the root element name (default: config), indentation style (2 spaces, 4 spaces, or tabs), XML encoding declaration, and whether to render values as child elements or XML attributes. Download the output as a .xml file or copy it to your clipboard.
Features
- Real-time INI → XML conversion as you type or paste
- Customisable root element name (config, settings, root, or any valid XML tag)
- Indentation options: 2 spaces, 4 spaces, or tab
- XML declaration toggle with encoding choice (UTF-8, UTF-16, ISO-8859-1)
- Keys-as-attributes mode: render INI values as XML attributes instead of child elements
- Automatic XML character escaping (& < > " ')
- Skips INI comments (; and #) and blank lines silently
- Download output as .xml file
- Copy INI input or XML output to clipboard
- Sample INI with database / server / cache sections
- Fully private — converted entirely in your browser, nothing uploaded
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