awesome-xml

A curated list of awesome XML standards, libraries and resources.
https://github.com/StanimirIglev/awesome-xml

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The XML Family (in a nutshell)
- W3C XML Schema Definitions (XSD) - a language for describing the structure and content of XML documents.
- XML Inclusions (XInclude) - a standard for merging XML documents via inclusion.
- Annotated specification
- Namespaces in XML 1.0 - names11/)
- XML Information Set - an abstract data model for XML documents.
- Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) - a family of languages used for transforming and presenting XML documents.
- XSL-FO (Formatting Objects) - presentation layer for ormatting XML data for output to screen, paper, or other media.
- XSLT - a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents, HTML, text, or other formats.
- XML Path Language (XPath) - a language used for navigating and selecting nodes in an XML document.
- XML ID - a unique identifier for an element within a document.
- XML Base - a base URI for resolving relative URIs within a document.
- XML Pointer Language (XPointer) - a language for addressing and referencing specific parts of a document.
- XML Linking Language (XLink) - a language for creating hyperlinks within documents.
- XForms - a standard for creating web forms.
- XML Signature - a standard for digital signatures.
- XML Encryption - a standard for encrypting XML data.
- XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) - a protocol for managing cryptographic keys within XML applications.
- XQuery - a language for querying XML data.
- XProc - a language for defining XML processing pipelines.
- Document Type Definition (DTD) - a set of rules that define the legal building blocks of an XML document.
XML-based Formats/Languages
- Schema Languages
  - Wiki
  - XSpec - a unit test and behaviour-driven development (BDD) framework for XSLT, XQuery, and Schematron.
  - Wiki
  - here
  - Atom - a web feed format.
  - CDF Markup Language (CDFML)
  - XSD
  - CellML - a language for describing mathematical models.
  - Wiki - started/tutorials), [XSD](https://www.cellml.org/tools/cellml_1_1_schema)
  - Chemical Markup Language (CML)
  - Wiki - cml.org/schema/)
  - DocBook - a semantic markup language for technical documentation.
  - Wiki
  - Digital Weather Markup Language (DWML)
  - XSD
  - Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language (ebXML) - a set of specifications for electronic business.
  - Wiki
  - Encoded Archival Description (EAD) - astandard for encoding archival finding aids.
  - Wiki
  - Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) - a format for outlines.
  - Geography Markup Language (GML) - a language for expressing geographical features.
  - Wiki
  - GraphML - format for describing graphs.
  - Wiki
  - MathML - a language for describing mathematical notation.
  - Wiki
  - Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)
  - Wiki - schemas.html)
  - News Industry Text Format (NITF) - a standard for news content.
  - Wiki - 3-6.xsd) (other versions available [here](https://iptc.org/standards/nitf/))
  - Wiki - archived/buckminster/blob/master/org.eclipse.buckminster.opml/src/opml-2.0.xsd)
  - PhyloXML - a language for describing phylogenetic trees (or networks) and associated data.
  - Wiki
  - RSS - a web feed format.
  - Wiki - technologies.com/w3c/rss/2.0.1.9/?page=rss-2_0_1-rev9_xsd.html)
  - Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
  - Wiki - US/docs/Web/SVG/Tutorial), [W3Schools Tutorial](https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/svg_intro.asp), [Awesome SVG](https://github.com/willianjusten/awesome-svg)
  - Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) - a reformulation of HTML.
  - Wiki
  - Analytical Information Markup Language(AnIML) - XML standard for analytical chemistry and biological data.
  - XSD Schemas
  - Atom - a web feed format.
  - PhyloXML - a language for describing phylogenetic trees (or networks) and associated data.
  - Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)
  - Wiki - open.org/dita/), [GitHub](https://github.com/oasis-tcs/dita)
  - GraphML - format for describing graphs.
  - Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) - a format for outlines.
Visual Studio Code Extensions
- Articles
  - XML (Red Hat) - support for creating and editing documents, based on the [LemMinX XML Server](https://github.com/eclipse/lemminx)
  - Pretty XML - XML formatter
  - Auto Rename Tag - Auto rename paired HTML/XML tags
  - Auto Close Tag - Automatically add HTML/XML close tag
  - XML Tools - XML Formatting, XQuery, and XPath Tools for Visual Studio Code
  - C# XML Documentation Comments - Generate XML documentation comments
  - SVG Preview - Live preview of SVG files
  - XML Toolkit - Syntax and well-formedness validation
Drafts and Community Advances
Native XML Databases
- Schema Languages
  - BaseX
  - Wiki
  - Berkeley DB XML
  - Wiki
  - Wiki - db.org/exist/apps/doc/), [GitHub](https://github.com/exist-db/exist/)
  - MonetDB
  - Wiki - Dec2023/), [Repository](https://www.monetdb.org/hg/MonetDB/file/)
  - Sedna
  - BaseX
  - eXist-db
Community
- Mailing Lists
  - XSL-List - mailing list for XSLT questions and applications.
  - Schematron - mailing list for Schematron discussions.
  - XML-DEV - active mailing list on XML.org.
  - Schematron - mailing list for Schematron discussions.
- Articles
  - In defense of XML
- Websites/Forums
  - XML.com - a site for XML resources, tutorials, and news.
  - XML.org - a community-driven site for XML resources.
  - r/xml - a subreddit for XML discussions.
  - XML @ Stack Overflow - XML-related discussions on Stack Overflow.
  - XML.com - a site for XML resources, tutorials, and news.
  - XML.org - a community-driven site for XML resources.
- Conferences
  - XML Prague - an annual conference on markup languages and data on the web.
  - Balisage - an annual conference devoted to descriptive markup
  - Markup UK - a conference about XML and other markup technologies
  - Declarative Amsterdam - a conference on the technologies and methods used for declarative programming and data
  - XML Summer School - a week-long event comprised of courses for XML and related technologies
- Blogs
Tutorials
- Articles
  - W3Schools XML Tutorial - covers XML, XPath, XSLT, XQuery, DTD, XSD, AJAX, DOM, and several XML-based web services.
  - Javatpoint XML Tutorial - covers XML, XML validation, XPath, XQuery, and XSLT.
  - XMLFiles Tutorials and Guides - covers basics, XSL, DTD, DOM, RSS feeds, SEO, XBRL, XHTML, and other awesome articles.
  - Tutorials Point XML Tutorial - beginners intro to XML and related technologies.
Books
- Articles
  - XML: Visual QuickStart Guide
  - Learning XML
  - XML in a Nutshell
  - An Introduction to XML and Web Technologies
  - XML for Dummies - Ed Tittel, Frank Boumphrey, Lucinda Dykes
  - Beginning XML - Joe Fawcett, Danny Ayers, Liam R. E. Quin
  - Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours
  - Professional XML - Didier Martin, Michael Kay, Stephen F. Mohr
Processing Libraries
- C
  - expat
- C++
- C#
  - System.Xml
- Dart
  - Dart XML
- Go
  - encoding/xml
- Java
  - JAXP
  - dom4j
  - JDOM
  - VTD-XML
  - Xerces2-J
- JavaScript
- Perl
- PHP
  - SimpleXML
- Python
- Ruby
  - NokoGiri
- Libraries
  - System.Xml
  - JDOM - based document object model for XML that is easy to use. |
  - xml-rs - based XML parser for Rust. |
  - quick-xml - level XML reader and writer. |
  - Mini-XML
  - libxml++ - oriented API. |
  - TinyXML
  - fast_xml
  - xml-conduit
  - Haskell XML Toolbox
  - XmlUtil
  - REXML
  - scala-xml
  - SWXMLHash
  - AEXML
Command-Line Tools
- Rust
  - HTML-XML-utils - a collection of utilities for XML/HTML manipulation.
  - Saxon - XML processor supporting XSLT 3.0, XQuery 3.1, XPath 3.1, and XSD 1.1. (Note: **only the HE version is free**.)
  - tidy (libtidy) - correct and clean-up HTML and XML documents.
  - xsltproc (libxslt) - XSLT processor for the application of stylesheets to XML documents.
- Libraries
  - xq - beautifier and content extractor.
  - dasel - query and modify data structures using standart selector strings. Supports XML among others.
  - graphtage - semantically compare and merge tree-like structures.
  - tidy (libtidy) - correct and clean-up HTML and XML documents.
Online Tools
- Rust
  - Formatter - validator-xsd.html), [XSD Generator](https://www.freeformatter.com/xsd-generator.html), [XML-to-JSON](https://www.freeformatter.com/xml-to-json-converter.html), [XSL Transformer](https://www.freeformatter.com/xsl-transformer.html), [XML Escape](https://www.freeformatter.com/xml-escape.html)
  - Formatter - minify), [Viewer](https://jsonformatter.org/xml-viewer), [XML Pretty Print](https://jsonformatter.org/xml-pretty-print), [Validator](https://jsonformatter.org/xml-validator), [Editor](https://jsonformatter.org/xml-editor), [Parser](https://jsonformatter.org/xml-parser)
  - Coverter - random-xml), [Difftool](https://codebeautify.org/xml-diff), [Minify](https://codebeautify.org/xml-minifier), [Editor](https://codebeautify.org/online-xml-editor), [Parser](https://codebeautify.org/xml-parser-online), [Validator](https://codebeautify.org/xmlvalidator), [Viewer](https://codebeautify.org/xmlviewer)
- Libraries
  - Difftool - formatter-online.html), [Generator](https://extendsclass.com/xml-generator.html), [Validator](https://extendsclass.com/xml-validator.html), [XSD Generator](https://extendsclass.com/xml-schema-validator.html)
  - Formatter - to-xsd/), [XPath tester](https://xmlable.com/xpath/), [Difftool](https://xmlable.com/compare/), [Generator](https://xmlable.com/generator/), [XSL Transformation](https://xmlable.com/xslt/)
Validation
- Schema Languages
  - Wiki
  - Relax NG
  - ISO/IEC 19757-2 standard
  - Wiki - 20011203.html)
  - ISO/IEC 19757-3 standard
  - Wiki
  - Relax NG
  - Schematron
  - Schematron
Browser Extensions
- Mozilla Firefox
  - XML Viewer Plus
  - Pretty XML
- Google Chrome
  - XML Tree - Displays XML data in a user friendly way.
  - XML Plus - XML Viewer
  - XML Formatter - in-browser formatter for XML
  - XML Editor - XML code editor and validator
  - Night XML - dark mode XML viewer
  - XML Tools - collection of tools for XML - conversion, formatting, minification, etc.
  - XML Formatter - another XML formatter
  - XML Tree - Displays XML data in a user friendly way.
  - XML Formatter - another XML formatter
Editors (validating)
- Free
  - XML Copy Editor - GPLv2 license.
  - XML Notepad - MIT license.
  - XMLPad
- Commercial, but with a free for personal use version
  - Liquid Studio XML Editor
  - XMLmind XML Editor
- Commercial

Programming Languages

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awesome-xml

The XML Family (in a nutshell)

XML-based Formats/Languages

Schema Languages

Visual Studio Code Extensions

Articles

Drafts and Community Advances

Native XML Databases

Schema Languages

Community

Mailing Lists

Articles

Websites/Forums

Conferences

Blogs

Tutorials

Articles

Books

Articles

Processing Libraries

C

C++

C#

Dart

Go

Java

JavaScript

Perl

PHP

Python

Ruby

Libraries

Command-Line Tools

Rust

Libraries

Online Tools

Rust

Libraries

Validation

Schema Languages

Browser Extensions

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Editors (validating)

Free

Commercial, but with a free for personal use version

Commercial