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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. sabre/xml ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) sabre/xml ========= sabre/xml is an XML library that you may not hate. 4.0.6(1y ago)52832.2M—1.8%77[17 issues](https://github.com/sabre-io/xml/issues)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0CI passing Since Feb 7Pushed 3w ago37 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sabre-io/xml)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/sabre/xml)[ Docs](https://sabre.io/xml/)[ RSS](/packages/sabre-xml/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (5)Versions (69)Used By (20) sabre/xml ========= [](#sabrexml) [![Build Status](https://github.com/sabre-io/xml/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sabre-io/xml/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg) The sabre/xml library is a specialized XML reader and writer. Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - [Introduction](http://sabre.io/xml/). - [Installation](http://sabre.io/xml/install/). - [Reading XML](http://sabre.io/xml/reading/). - [Writing XML](http://sabre.io/xml/writing/). Major version 3 implements type declarations for input parameters, function returns, variables etc. It supports PHP 7.4 and PHP 8. When you upgrade to major version 3, if you extend classes etc., then you will need to make similar type declarations in your code. Support ------- [](#support) Head over to the [SabreDAV mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/sabredav-discuss) for any questions. Made at fruux ------------- [](#made-at-fruux) This library is being developed by [fruux](https://fruux.com/). Drop us a line for commercial services or enterprise support. ### Health Score 71 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance68 Regular maintenance activity Popularity71 Solid adoption and visibility Community51 Growing community involvement Maturity83 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 50.9% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~75 days Recently: every ~124 days Total 64 Last Release 125d ago Major Versions 2.2.7 → 3.0.42024-04-18 3.0.4 → 4.0.52024-04-18 2.2.10 → 3.0.52024-09-05 2.2.11 → 3.0.62024-09-06 3.0.6 → 4.0.62024-09-06 PHP version history (7 changes)0.0.1PHP >=5.3.1 0.0.2PHP >=5.4.1 1.5.0PHP >=5.5.5 2.0.0PHP >=7.0 2.2.0PHP ^7.1 2.2.2PHP ^7.1 || ^8.0 3.0.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2ec28c32d012f276f61b0b58cabe3c8f674166732d9b20eeddc3f9807857ba10?d=identicon)[evert](/maintainers/evert) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d916220fea2bfe2d822214b0f188d1087035c66245431ae0dc2df4fbfbf81f6c?d=identicon)[dominik](/maintainers/dominik) --- Top Contributors [![evert](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/178960?v=4)](https://github.com/evert "evert (281 commits)")[![phil-davis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1535615?v=4)](https://github.com/phil-davis "phil-davis (148 commits)")[![staabm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120441?v=4)](https://github.com/staabm "staabm (37 commits)")[![DeepDiver1975](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1005065?v=4)](https://github.com/DeepDiver1975 "DeepDiver1975 (29 commits)")[![Hywan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/946104?v=4)](https://github.com/Hywan "Hywan (8 commits)")[![DominikTo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1384635?v=4)](https://github.com/DominikTo "DominikTo (7 commits)")[![localheinz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605483?v=4)](https://github.com/localheinz "localheinz (5 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (4 commits)")[![jakobsack](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/776911?v=4)](https://github.com/jakobsack "jakobsack (4 commits)")[![VinceG](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/195199?v=4)](https://github.com/VinceG "VinceG (4 commits)")[![vsouz4](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16051418?v=4)](https://github.com/vsouz4 "vsouz4 (3 commits)")[![szepeviktor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952007?v=4)](https://github.com/szepeviktor "szepeviktor (2 commits)")[![LukasReschke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/878997?v=4)](https://github.com/LukasReschke "LukasReschke (2 commits)")[![clxmstaab](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47448731?v=4)](https://github.com/clxmstaab "clxmstaab (2 commits)")[![mrbig](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/102836?v=4)](https://github.com/mrbig "mrbig (2 commits)")[![winmillwill](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/873461?v=4)](https://github.com/winmillwill "winmillwill (1 commits)")[![cedric-anne](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33253653?v=4)](https://github.com/cedric-anne "cedric-anne (1 commits)")[![DavidPrevot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3936728?v=4)](https://github.com/DavidPrevot "DavidPrevot (1 commits)")[![fezfez](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1162307?v=4)](https://github.com/fezfez "fezfez (1 commits)")[![gerritdrost](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5630275?v=4)](https://github.com/gerritdrost "gerritdrost (1 commits)") --- Tags xmldomXMLReaderXMLWriter ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP CS Fixer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/sabre-xml/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/sabre-xml/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/sabre-xml) ``` ### Alternatives [masterminds/html5 An HTML5 parser and serializer. 1.8k242.8M229](/packages/masterminds-html5)[fluentdom/fluentdom A fluent api for the php dom extension. 337306.9k17](/packages/fluentdom-fluentdom)[veewee/xml XML without worries 1835.9M29](/packages/veewee-xml)[dkrnl/simplexmlreader Wrapper XMLReader class, for simple SAX-reading(and simple XPath-queries) of huge(testing over 1G file) xml. 112951.5k](/packages/dkrnl-simplexmlreader)[scotteh/php-dom-wrapper Simple DOM wrapper to select nodes using either CSS or XPath expressions and manipulate results quickly and easily. 1471.9M10](/packages/scotteh-php-dom-wrapper)[rct567/dom-query DomQuery is a PHP library that allows easy 'jQuery like' DOM traversing and manipulation 134261.0k4](/packages/rct567-dom-query) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)