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YAML to HTML converter, without the upload.

Turn YAML config files into HTML. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert YAML to HTML

  1. Add your YAML config files

    Drop YAML (YML) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. HTML is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the HTML, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The YAML to HTML converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your config files are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

YAML to HTML: what to expect

YAML's indentation rules are easy to break, and many APIs only accept JSON. HTML opens in any browser and can be published on the web as-is. YAML is at home in configuration files written by people; HTML is the usual choice for web pages and emails.

A list of records becomes a table with one row per record. Nested keys turn into columns named like address.city, list items into columns like tags.0, and a key that only some records have leaves empty cells in the others.

YAML vs HTML

YAML

YAML data

YAML expresses the same structures as JSON using indentation instead of brackets, and allows comments. It is the usual choice for configuration in tools like Docker Compose, Kubernetes and GitHub Actions.

Opens in Any text editor

YAML converter
HTML

Web page

HTML is the markup every web page is written in. A saved .html file contains the page's structure and text; its images, styles and scripts usually live in separate files.

Opens in Every web browser

HTML converter
YAML compared with HTML
YAMLYAML dataHTMLWeb page
Stands forYAML Ain't Markup LanguageHyperText Markup Language
TypeStructured data (text)Web page markup
CompressionNoneNone
Introduced2001, by Clark Evans, Ingy döt Net and Oren Ben-Kiki1991, by Tim Berners-Lee (now maintained by WHATWG)
Opens inAny text editorEvery web browser
Best forConfiguration files written by peopleWeb pages and emails
File extension.yaml, .yml.html, .htm, .xhtml

Questions

Are my config files uploaded anywhere?

No. The YAML to HTML conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting YAML to HTML?

The content is carried over as faithfully as HTML allows; features that HTML does not have are left out.

Can I convert several YAML files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert YAML to HTML on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the YAML file, press Convert and save the HTML. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Data files up to 300 MB are accepted; a larger file is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.