Existing users, log in.  New users, create a free account.  Lost password?

Mac OS X  |  Web & Software Development  |  HTML / Text Editors  |  XML Nanny

XML Nanny

XML Nanny - 2.0

validate XML & XHTML files locally or over network

All Time: (3.8)
Version 2.0: (5.0)
Selected Version: 2.0
Release Date: 2006-07-17
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 2.0): 989
Downloads (all versions): 5,801

Information Related to Version:

Broken Link? Newer Version? Tell us!

Product Description:

XML Nanny is a Free Mac OS X developer tool that provides an Aqua interface for checking XHTML and XML documents for Well-Formedness and Validity either locally or across the network.


XML Nanny is the perfect tool for the web author who cares! Checking your XHTML document's validity either locally or remotely is a snap, and XML Nanny's detailed error messages let you know about those embarrassing validation errors so you can debug them immediately.


XML Nanny cares for your XHTML documents in places the W3C web-based validation service can't reach... Suppose you are developing a standards-based web site or application on your local web server or behind a firewall. The W3C validator can't reach your document to validate it. XML Nanny can.

What's new in this version:

Now a Universal Binary.

XML Nanny 2.0 is a complete rewrite (shudder) of XML Nanny, with tons of sexy new features:

  • RELAX NG Support. Use XML Nanny to validate XML instance documents against RELAX NG schemas in both XML and compact syntax!
  • Schematron 1.5 Support. Use XML Nanny to validate instance docs against Schematron schemas with assertions, reports, pattern tests, and diagnostic information reported throught the UI.
  • Specify XSD, RNG and RNC files through the UI. So far, you can't do this for DTDs... for those you still need to embed a DOCTYPE in your instance doc.
  • Specify your desired validation type (None, DTD, WXS, RNG, RNC or schematron) through the UI.
  • Verbose Parsing mode provides intimate instance doc/DTD details through the UI... kinda like a visual SAX parser.
  • Saved parse settings to .nanny files. This is XML Nanny's answer to bookmarking. Set up an XML Nanny window with your parse settings and save them to disk for use later or for sharing with friends! :)
  • Open errors in source document in BBEdit for editing. Now you can click on an error or warning item in the XML Nanny result list to open the source document in BBEdit with the error highlighted. In the future, we will generalize this to use of the external editor of your choice.
  • Mime-type and encoding values sent to XML Nanny from a web server via HTTP headers are now reported.
  • Internal DTD subsets now supported (a nasty bug in XML Nanny 1.0 would cause a crash on encountering an internal subset).
  • XML Namespace setting allows you to parse with namespaces on or off.
  • Full-Contstraint Check setting for XSD parsing.
  • Change result text size using command-+ and command-minus.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later
  • Universal Binary

Screenshots:

XML Nanny

Download Links:

Download Links:

Your Installed Versions:


 

Feedback Summary:

Version 2.0:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (2.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
Add Your Feedback

Key to Types of Feedback:

ReviewsReviews   TroubleshootingTroubleshooting   Usage TipsUsage Tips   Developer NotesDeveloper Notes   CommentaryCommentary   Featured ReviewsFeatured Reviews

XML Nanny CommentaryAwesome! - Version: 3.0 beta 1, 4/27/2007 07:26AM PST

imaago
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Version 2 didn't work so well for me but the new 3.0 beta 1 works like a champ. Saving me a lot of time! Thank you thank you thank you! =)
Post a commentAlert Admin

XML Nanny ReviewSeems to do just what it claims - Version: 2.0, 7/21/2006 01:11PM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

nomadmanhere
It does it quickly. Its got a clean, simple interface. And the errors messages are clear and to the point.
Post a commentAlert Admin

XML Nanny ReviewOk - Version: 1.3, 11/28/2005 06:31AM PST

siriusfox1
It works with XHTML. It is nice that I don't have to send it to W3C to get it validated. However, in the end I still will, because I get that little image that conforms that they validated it. And anyone who wanted to may check and see that.

I don't think that I've ever gotten this to work with RSS or XML, it still doesn't validate them properly.

Overall, I'm happy with the part that I use more. XHTML.
Post a commentAlert Admin

Most Recent Replies: View All 1 Replies