What is YAML / Plist Converter?
YAML and Plist Converter handles readable configuration used by macOS, iOS, and Apple tooling. It generates and parses XML Property List 1.0 dictionaries, arrays, strings, integers, reals, and booleans, rejects entity declarations and null, and keeps date or data nodes as explicit strings for later review. Common workflows include the following. Generate Apple XML Plist examples. Convert Plist into comparable YAML. Review dictionary and array structure. The page also documents input boundaries, output behavior, and practical cautions so you can review the result before putting it into an application, configuration, test, or production workflow.
When to use it
- Generate Apple XML Plist examples.
- Convert Plist into comparable YAML.
- Review dictionary and array structure.
How to use it
- Choose the YAML or XML Plist direction.
- Confirm that values use supported types.
- Load the example to inspect dictionaries and arrays.
- Convert and fix key/value alternation errors.
- Validate the result in the Apple target environment.
- Load one of the realistic examples first to verify the selected options and processing direction before replacing it with your own data.
Runnable examples
The “Example 1” and “Example 2” buttons load the matching inputs. They cover different structures, directions, or boundaries and can be run directly in the workspace.
Example 1
CFBundleName: JSONLane
Enabled: true
Ports: [80, 443]
Theme:
Primary: '#10243E'Example 2
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleName</key><string>JSONLane</string>
<key>Enabled</key><true/>
<key>Ports</key><array><integer>80</integer><integer>443</integer></array>
</dict>
</plist>Input rules
- Only XML Plist is accepted.
- The Plist root must contain one value.
- Null, ENTITY, and unsafe integers are rejected.
- Text input is counted before processing and is limited to 1,000,000 characters on this page; file modes apply the separate file limit shown in the workspace.
- Only XML Plist is supported, not binary Plist.
Output rules
- Output uses XML Property List 1.0.
- Date and data import as strings.
- XML comments and whitespace are not retained.
- Output reflects only the current input, direction, and options; rerun after changing a mode or value instead of treating an earlier result as current.
- YAML null cannot be converted.
Limitations and cautions
- Only XML Plist is supported, not binary Plist.
- YAML null cannot be converted.
- Plist date and data nodes import as strings.
How your data is handled
All parsing, format conversion, Base64 work, and intermediate data remain in the current browser tab. JSONLane does not upload the input or retain it after refresh or close.