XML Comment Stripper - Remove XML Comments

Remove all comments from XML files while preserving data. Clean up XML for production. Browser-based, private processing.

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Output

Frequently Asked Questions

All XML comments () are removed. The actual XML elements and data remain unchanged.

Yes. The declaration is preserved. Only comments are removed.

Yes. Whitespace and indentation remain the same. Only comments are stripped.

Yes. Processing happens entirely in your browser. No data is uploaded.

CDATA sections are preserved exactly. Comments inside CDATA are treated as text, not comments.

The tool parses XML to find comments. Invalid XML will show an error.

Depends on comment volume. Config files with many explanatory comments see significant reduction.

One file at a time. For batch processing, use command-line tools like sed or xmlstarlet.

No. Comments are ignored by XML parsers. Removing them has no effect on data interpretation.

Processing instructions () are preserved. Only comments are stripped.