xMLTree – XML Tree Editor

Fast, beautiful, searchable XML editor for huge device configuration files, with Excel column extractor

This is a lightweight XML editor with Excel column extractor, supporting easy tree view edit and column extraction from Excel/CSV files.

Features

• Full tree view of any XML file
• Search by attribute name (e.g. type LocalId → finds X_2C7AF4_LocalId, {any}LocalId, etc.)
• Case-insensitive & substring matching
• Double-click any node to edit tag, text, or attributes
• Add / delete nodes
• Works flawlessly with namespaced XML
• Excel Column Extractor (requires pandas) – extract specific columns from multiple Excel/CSV files
• Single executable (no Python needed)
• Path Search
• Copy child

Download (Latest Version)

For Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint / Pop!_OS / any modern Linux

Go to the latest release:
https://github.com/ehitimum/xMLTree/releases/latest

Download these two files:

• xMLTree-linux ← the program
• xMLTree-linux.png ← the icon (optional, for menu integration)

Install & Run (30 seconds)

# 1. Make it executable (only once)
chmod +x ~/Downloads/xMLTree-linux

# 2. Run it
~/Downloads/xMLTree-linux

Double-clicking the file also works after the first chmod.

Note for Excel Column Extractor: The Excel Column Extractor feature requires pandas and openpyxl Python packages. If you're running from source, install them with:

pip install pandas openpyxl

If using the pre‑built executable, pandas is already included.

Optional: Add to Applications Menu (so it appears when you press Super key)

# Run these commands once:
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share/applications ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps

cp ~/Downloads/xMLTree-linux ~/.local/bin/xMLTree
cp ~/Downloads/xMLTree-linux.png ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/xMLTree.png

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/xMLTree.desktop <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=xMLTree – XML Editor
Comment=Tree-based XML editor with powerful search
Exec=$HOME/.local/bin/xMLTree
Icon=xMLTree
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;Utility;
EOF

Now press the Super (Windows) key → type “xMLTree” → launch with one click and beautiful icon!

Running from Source (Development)

If you want to run the application from source, especially to use the Excel Column Extractor feature:

1. Install dependencies (if not using pre‑built executable):

   # Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended)
   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   
   # Install required packages
   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the application:

   python src/xMLTree.py

3. Helper scripts (optional):

   # Set up virtual environment (first time only)
   ./setup_venv.sh
   
   # Run the application using the virtual environment
   ./run.sh

Note: If you encounter numpy.dtype size changed errors, it means your system numpy is incompatible. Use the virtual environment approach above to install a compatible numpy version.

Automatic Releases

Every new version is built and released automatically using GitHub Actions.
Just download from the link above – always the latest!

Note: The pre‑built executables include pandas and openpyxl, so the Excel Column Extractor feature works out‑of‑the‑box.

Now includes xml differencetiator and bulk xml updater.

Author

Ehitimum https://github.com/ehitimum

Enjoy editing XML the easy way!