No. DataTray infers the structure from the document, which is the point — most XML you are handed does not come with a schema.

What happens to attributes?

They become columns, named so you can tell them apart from child elements.

Can it handle a very large XML file?

Yes. There is no upload and no size cap.

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XMLCSV

XML to CSV Converter

The plainest possible answer to an XML file: rows and columns, in a format everything reads. DataTray finds the repeating record element and flattens around it, without needing a schema.

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Drop in your files — CSV comes out UTF-8 with a BOM so it opens in Excel in columns.

Why convert

Flattening without a schema

Most tools that convert XML properly want an XSD, and most XML files in circulation do not have one. Inferring the record shape from the document is less rigorous and far more useful, because it works on the file you actually have.

Getting a product or pricing feed into a spreadsheet.
Converting a regulatory filing for review.
Turning an export from a system nobody maintains into something portable.
Preparing XML data for a database import.

How it works

Convert XML to CSV in a few clicks

1
Open the XML
The repeating element that represents one record is detected and shown; change it if it picked the wrong level.
2
Choose your columns
Attributes and child elements are listed as candidate columns. Drop what you do not need.
3
Write the CSV
Or Parquet, or a workbook — the target is your choice.

The details

XML to CSV, at a glance

Schema: Not required — the record shape is inferred
Attributes: Become columns alongside child elements
Namespaces: Handled; prefixes are preserved in column names
Output: CSV, TSV, Excel, Parquet, JSON

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