XML Inspector For Mac

XML Inspector is a self-explanatory utility specially designed for developers that need to view and navigate the structure of an XML file.

XML, Extensible Markup Language, is a straightforward markup language that provides a set of rules for encoding documents in a formats that is human and machine readable. XML offers support for all the languages of the world via Unicode and, as a result, is generally used for the representation of arbitrary data structure in web services.

From XML Inspector’s main window you can view the document tree and navigate through the XML file in order to quickly and easily select the desired element form the document with just a mouse click. XML Inspector also offers syntax highlighting features and the option to format and prettify the file.

What is more, XML Inspector promises to help you clean invalid XML files and export the formatted and cleansed files to a location of your choice. Although you can load and view large files, you can’t perform a search unless you select the raw XML panel and you cannot highlight multiple branches at the same time.

However, developers can use XML Inspector to display the outline and highlight the desired sections of the XML file in order to understand the file and write the parsing code. Unfortunately, XML Inspector does not always open the XML files that need debugging. This is a major inconvenience since you cannot take advantage of the cleansing feature to repair invalid files .

It would have been useful if XML Inspector could check if an XML file is valid or not. Also, the preview panel should be capable to display unescaped text. We hope to view these improvements and upgrades along with other changes in the future updates.

In conclusion, XML Inspector is a handy and user-oriented utility that promises to help you navigate your XML files and clean or format them with just a few mouse clicks.