XML Notepad 2006 is a handy little tool from Microsoft for working with XML documents.

Some of the features include:

  • Tree View synchronised with Node Text View for quick editing of node names and values;
  • Incremental searching;
  • In place popup multiline editing of large text node values;
  • Full find/replace dialog with support for regex and XPath;
  • Instant XML schema validation;
  • IntelliSense;
  • Handy nudge tool bar buttons for quick movement of nodes up and down the tree;
  • HTML viewer for testing XSLT;
  • XML diff tool.

Here’s a screenshot showing the Tree View side-by-side with the Node Text View:

This is a really great application, its simple and intuitive interface makes XML editing a breeze. Goodbye Notepad!