Free tool for graphical representations of XML files

Question

I need a tool which displays an XML file in a nice way.

With "nice way" I mean a way on which I can fold and unfold all the nodes.

Is there any free tool that runs on Windows Vista that does this trick?

Answer 1

Notepad++ does the trick.

Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

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Some more features

• Tabbed document interface
• Drag-and-drop
• Multiple Clipboard (plugin required)
• Split screen editing and synchronized scrolling
• Spell checker (requires Aspell) (Spell checker does not distinguish between text and code)
• Supports text encoding formats such as Unicode, for international writing systems
• Find and replace over multiple documents
• File comparison
• Zooming
• Syntax highlighting and syntax folding

Source: Wikipedia - Notepad++

Answer 2

I recommend the free XML Marker (although it has not been updated since 2004)

Answer 3

Microsoft's XML Notepad 2007 is also a handy little editor.

Answer 4

There are plenty of free tools that have collapsable nodes, Xeena and XML Marker are a few, there is a fuller list here. However you do get what you pay for so don't be too surprised if it's a bit clunky and unsophisticated. For something a bit better take a look at Liquid XML Editor.

Answer 5

I recomend notepad++ too, but sometimes i use Internet Explorer to navigate on a XML file, ie can fold and unfold notes too.