IntelliJ IDEA is overall a good IDE, it's available on Mac, and it supports editing XML in ways such as syntax highlighting, collapsing a given scope, and validating XML. I haven't used it much for XML, but I've had good experiences with that IDE for other purposes so thought I would mention it here. Need a tool that can format the xml in human readable format on Mac!
Need a tool that can format the xml in human readable format on Mac!
javannaclosed as not constructive by Bill the LizardDec 16 '12 at 15:46
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I suggest you install XMLLint which the best solution to view pretty formatted XML (included in LibXML package.
I use TextWrangler (free) together with a text filter which uses xmllint. Download it here: http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/download.html
After you have it, create a new file and save it with a name like tidy.sh under ~/Library/Application Support/TextWrangler/Text Filters. Write the following in the file and save it:
The above should also work for BBEdit 11. For versions of TextWrangler < 4.0 or BBEdit < 11, this script should be slightly different:
Then you'll be able to apply this from the Text menu > Apply Text Filter > tidyTo make it even easier, you can bind a shortcut to this.Go to Window > Palettes > Text Filters. You will see your tidy filter there. Select and hit 'Set Key...' and choose a combination that suits you (I use alt+cmd+x).
Just started today to use Serna: http://www.serna-xmleditor.com