XMLmind XML Editor is a strictly validating, near-WYSIWYG editor for technical writers, engineers, and scholars working with large, complex, modular documents. It supports DITA 1.3, DocBook, XHTML5, and MathML, with synchronized styled, tag, tree, and source views and an inline MathML equation editor. The editor imports DOCX and converts documents to HTML-based formats, PDF, PostScript, Microsoft Word, and OpenOffice or LibreOffice formats. Saxon 6 and Saxon 9 integrations support XSLT; FTP and WebDAV provide access to remote files. Users can customize it with XML configuration files or its documented Java API. Personal Edition is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Java 11+ platforms. Web Edition runs in a browser without installation on the user's side. Personal Edition is free, but Professional conversion and DOCX import features are evaluation-only and produce altered output. Paid licenses are perpetual, with new-release access included for one year or until April 3, 2027, whichever comes first. XMLmind says its products will be maintained until April 3, 2027, then discontinued, with the company closing a few months later.
Who it is for
XMLmind XML Editor suits technical writers, engineers, and scholars handling large, modular XML documents. Its desktop and browser editions offer options for users who need local or browser-based editing.
What is good
- Supports DITA 1.3, DocBook, XHTML5, and MathML.
- Provides synchronized styled, tag, tree, and source views.
- Includes an inline MathML equation editor.
- Offers FTP and WebDAV access to remote files.
- Web Edition runs in a browser without local installation.
What to know first
- Evaluation-mode conversion and DOCX import produce altered output.
- NVDL is unsupported.
- XML Schema 1.1 and MathML 3.0 are unsupported.
- Products are scheduled to be discontinued after April 3, 2027.
Verdict
XMLmind XML Editor offers specialized XML authoring features and both desktop and browser editions. Consider its stated format limitations and planned discontinuation when assessing long-term use.
XMLmind XML Editor plans and pricing
All plansCompared on help authoring tools
- Free plan
- Yes
- Authoring model
- hybrid
- Single-sourcing
- Yes
- Version control
- Yes
- Translation support
- No
- Review workflows
- No
- Publishing outputs
- XHTML, HTML, Web Help, HTML Help, Eclipse Help, EPUB 2, EPUB 3, PDF, PostScript, RTF, WML, DOCX, ODT
