How to convert TSV to XML
- Add your .TSV file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .XML in a few seconds.
- Download your new .XML file.
What to expect
- There is no standard XML layout for tabular data - different tools produce different element structures, so check what your receiving system expects before converting.
- Column names become XML element names; names that contain spaces, leading digits, or special characters must be sanitized first (for example, replace spaces with underscores).
- If your
.tsvcontains non-Latin characters, confirm it is saved as UTF-8 before converting - a well-written converter will declareencoding="UTF-8"in the XML header automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Can Excel convert TSV to XML directly?
Yes, but it requires attaching an XSD schema via Developer > XML Maps and mapping each column manually. For a quick one-off conversion without a schema, our free converter is faster.
Will all my data survive the conversion?
All text values transfer intact. The main risk is column names containing characters that are illegal in XML element names - the converter must sanitize them, which may alter the name slightly.
What if my TSV has no header row?
Without headers, converters fall back to generic names like
field1 and field2, making the output hard to use downstream. Add a header row to your .tsv before converting.Can I convert XML back to TSV?
Yes - online XML-to-CSV tools handle this; just set the output delimiter to Tab. Python's
xml.etree library also supports the reverse conversion.Programs that convert TSV: Microsoft Excel · Apache OpenOffice Calc (OpenOffice.org Calc) · LibreOffice Calc
