Altova XMLSpy Enterprise XML Editor Releases

Released: Oct 24, 2023

Updates in 2024

Features

  • AI Assistant - XMLSpy now includes AI integration support to increase developer productivity and creativity. Using the AI Assistant in XMLSpy, you can use natural language prompts to generate XML or JSON schemas, sample instances, XSL or XQuery code, and more. This helps developers of all levels get a significant head start on any project, increasing productivity while letting them focus on bigger problems.
    • It's easy to use your current Open AI key to enable Chat GPT AI functionality in...

Released: Apr 12, 2023

Updates in 2023 Release 2

Features

  • Horizontal or vertical split in Grid View - Added support for split views which makes it easy to split a document vertically or horizontally to see and edit different parts of a long document on the screen at once, instead of having to scroll within a single view. You can navigate separately in each view, which enables you to see different parts of the document side-by-side (or above and below). Editing changes in either view are made to the underlying document and are immediately...

Released: Dec 12, 2022

Updates in 2023 SP1

Features

Catalog Files

  • Upgraded DITA DTD to v1.3.

Fixes

Browser View

  • Find no longer works properly in new Browser View.

Released: Oct 19, 2022

Updates in 2023

Features

  • Altova XML Schema Manager
    • Provides a centralized way to install and manage standard XML Schemas for use with XMLSpy and all Altova XML-enabled applications. The convenient interface lets you simply select the schemas you want to install (or uninstall).
    • The XML Schema Manager will automatically select any required dependencies.
    • Once a schema is installed, it’s available for use with any Altova XML-enabled product.
    • You can also open the XML Schema Manager to browse the schemas already...

Released: Mar 8, 2022

Updates in 2022 Release 2

Features

  • Improved conversion from XML Schema to JSON Schema.
  • Added a setting for maximum nesting levels for XML sample generation - When generating sample XML instance documents based on recursive XML Schemas, it is possible to create a never-ending loop of nested elements. While in the past there was a built-in limit on the number of nesting levels, now the number is configurable so developers can customize sample generation based on the case at hand.
  • Added the ability to save images in editing...

Released: Oct 27, 2021

Updates in 2022

Features

  • Support for Microsoft Windows 11 - XMLSpy now supports running on Windows 11.
  • New exit mode options - The first time you exit XMLSpy after installing version 2022, you will now be able to select how you wish to deal with unsaved changes. You can then change your selection any time using the Tools > Options menu. When exiting the software, options now include:
    • Show a save prompt for modified files before exiting. Next time XMLSpy will start with no documents open.
    • Show a save prompt...

Released: Jun 1, 2021

Updates in 2021 Release 3

Features

  • Support for the latest JSON Schema versions - XMLSpy now supports the two latest versions, 2019-09 and 2020-12, for JSON Schema editing and validation.
    • Support for JSON Hyper-Schema has also been updated to include the latest versions. JSON Hyper-Schema is a JSON Schema vocabulary for annotating JSON documents with hyperlinks and instructions for processing and manipulating remote JSON resources through hypermedia environments such as HTTP. The term JSON Hyper-Schema is used to refer to...

Released: Mar 30, 2021

Updates in 2021 Release 2 SP1

Features

Grid View

  • Now allows drag drop from external programs.
  • Automatically convert known entities into their amp+name form when entered.
  • Added the ability to find previous instance in grid view.
  • Added the ability to show an element's text content in Preview.

Fixes

Settings

  • Changing 'Fonts and Colors' settings crash Spy.

Grid View

  • [UniGrid] Find does not succeed when value is collapsed via sibling group setting.

IDE GUI

  • Element not highlighted when switching from Schema View to Text View.

Text...

Released: Mar 4, 2021

Updates in 2021 Release 2

Features

  • Completely New XML Grid View
    • Grid View has received a complete update to add new functionality that makes it even easier to work with XML in a graphical view. Rows and columns in the table can now be flipped to rearrange the display of the document to make it even more human-readable.
    • Viewing Base-64 images as graphics - The new XML Grid View supports automatic viewing of images, including PNG, JPG, BMP, SVG and animated GIFs - which is not possible in a text view. You can even copy an...

Released: Oct 14, 2020

Updates in 2021

Features

  • XBRL Taxonomy Manager - The XBRL Taxonomy Manager allows you to:
    • View XBRL taxonomies installed on your computer and check whether new versions are available for download.
    • Install or uninstall any of the multiple versions of a given taxonomy (or all versions if necessary). Dependent taxonomies are also installed or removed automatically.
    • Download newer versions of XBRL taxonomies as soon as they become available, independently of the Altova product release cycle.
  • COVID-19 related...