Best alternatives to XMLNest – XML Viewer & XSLT Polyfill (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to XMLNest, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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XMLNest alternatives, compared
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XSLT Browser Support - XSLT Polyfill, XML Viewer & Tester
An XSLT polyfill for Chrome: renders styled XML, RSS feeds and sitemaps, restores XSLTProcessor, plus an XML viewer and XSLT tester.
≈40K users4.8★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago7 permissions- About 13× more users than XMLNest
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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XSLT Prism - XSLT Polyfill, XML Viewer & XSLT Tester
Restore XSLTProcessor and styled XML in Chrome: an XSLT polyfill (libxslt, WebAssembly) with an XML viewer and XSLT tester.
≈8K users5.0★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions- About 2.7× more users than XMLNest
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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XSLT Polyfill
Applies an XSLT polyfill to all XML documents.
≈100K users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 3 days agoNo special permissions- About 33× more users than XMLNest
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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XML Viewer
Open the XML file quickly and for free
≈300K users2.4★ from 254 ratingsUpdated 3 months agoNo special permissions- About 100× more users than XMLNest
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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XML Viewer
Open the XML file quickly and for free
≈40K users1.7★ from 26 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 13× more users than XMLNest
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Styled XML Viewer
Beautiful, readable formatting for XML files in the browser.
495 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago4 permissions- About 6.1× fewer users than XMLNest
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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XML Tree Viewer
Formats and displays XML, including XML embedded in iframes in a tree structure by Qiwen Zhu
908 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 19 months ago2 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than XMLNest
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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Just JSON Viewer
View nicely formatted and highlighted JSON files. No special permissions. No signup. No ads. No tracking.
566 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 5.3× fewer users than XMLNest
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSON Viewer Pro
A powerful JSON viewer and formatter that offers advanced features for developers and data analysts to visualise and analyse JSON
≈300K users4.5★ from 219 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago3 permissions- About 100× more users than XMLNest
- Listed under Developer Tools
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view xml file | XML Formatter
Powerful, user-friendly XML Formatter is an extension for working with XML format. Combines functions - XML validator and beautifier
≈6K users4.6★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than XMLNest
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Developer Tools
XMLNest alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to XMLNest?
By users, the most popular alternative is XML Viewer with ≈300K users and a 2.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is XSLT Browser Support - XSLT Polyfill, XML Viewer & Tester.
Which XMLNest alternative has the best rating?
JSON Viewer Pro has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 219 ratings.
Is there a XMLNest alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
XSLT Polyfill asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for XMLNest.
How many alternatives to XMLNest are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to XMLNest on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.