How do I format XML in Notepad++?

Question

I have Notepad++ and I got some XML code which is very long. When I pasted it in Notepad++ there was a long line of code (difficult to read and work with).

I want to

Answer 1

If you get this error:

Cannot load 32-bit plugin, XMLTools.dll is not compatible with the current version of Notepad++

Here you can find a working version for Windows 10 x64: Xml Tools 2.4.9.2 Unicode

Note: It's the only version I've found working on Windows 10 Professional x64.

Answer 2

Notepad++ v6.6.3 with plugin "XML Tools" and shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B works fine.

Answer 3

The latest version of Notepad++ x64 v7.6.2 on Windows 10 already moved the plugin manager to 'Plugins Admin'.

Old versions of Notepad++ and plugin manager won't work.

Answer 4

You can find details here To Quickly Format XML using Pretty Print (libXML)

Installing the XML Tools

If you run Notepad++ and look in the Plugins menu, you’ll see that the XML Tools aren’t there:

1. Download the XML tools from here.

2. Unzip the file and copy the XMLTools.dll to the Notepad++ plugins folder (in the example above: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins):

3. Re-start Notepad++ and you should now see the XMLTools appear in the Plugins menu.

4. Unzip the ext_libs.zip file and then copy the unzipped DLLs to the Notepad++ installation directory (in the example above: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++).

5. Re-start Notepad++ and you should finally see the proper XML Tools menu.

6. The feature I use the most is “Pretty print (XML only – with line breaks)”. This will format any piece of XML with all the proper line spacing.

Answer 5

Here are most of plugins you can use in Notepad++ to format your XML code.

• UniversalIndentGUI
  (I recommend this one)

Enable 'text auto update' in plugin manager-> UniversalIndentGUI
Shortkey = CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+J

• TextFX
  (this is the tool that most of the users use)

Shortkey = CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+B

• XML Tools
  (customized plugin for XML)

Shortkey = CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+B

Answer 6

Step 1: Install XML Tools plugin
Step 2: Format ....completed