Xsd Explorer

Freeware XML Schema utility with the following features:

• Check if schema is valid
  Validation is performed on opening the schema, with all errors reported. Java Xerces2 is used for validation.
  Xerces2 provides fully conforming XML Schema 1.0 and 1.1 processors.
  For version 1.1, vc:minVersion attribute must be set on the schema.
• Detect root element
  In case there are many global elements, detect best root candidate - element that is not referenced by others.
  Root element is automatically selected in the schema view.
• Open schema directly from directory or zip file
  Root schema document(s) are automatically detected and specified in the log bar
• Xsd visualization - show XMLSpy like view of schema structure
  Xsd view diagram follows XMLSpy conventions: XMLSpy documentation.
  Some known differences:

  • global group elements are "inlined", while XMLSpy show special node for global group
  • complex types derived by restriction - no special view is displayed for such types
  • xsd 1.1 is supported but no xsd 1.1 specifc information (like assertions) is displayed
• Generate sample from schema
• Validate xml files
  Once xsd schema is opened, you can drag & drop multiple xml files for validation against schema loaded.
• Modify global definition via external editor
  Right-click in the schema view on corresponding node. Opening on exact line is supported with Notepad++ (configure in tools-settings).
  Other editors will open the file having the definition (note: not supported for schemas open from zip files).

Download for Windows x64:

Latest version 1.0.0 xsdExplorer.zip 42.4MB - Portable version, extract to any directory and start via XsdExplorer.exe

For Linux users or advanced users that want to use their own JDK:

Note: JDK 17+ must be used with JavaFX modules. For example, Azul JDK provides such distributions.
xsdExplorerWithoutJDK.zip 9.7MB - see runCommand.txt in the zip file on how to run it