XML Validation
Validate XML documents with XML Schema , Relax NG, DTD, NVDL , and Schematron schema or embedded Schematron rules
Editing and validation support for XML Schema , Relax NG , NVDL scripts, DTD, and Schematron
Multiple validation engines : Xerces, XSV, LIBXML, MSXML 4.0, MSXML. NET, Saxon EE, and SQC
XML Validation and "Well-Formedness" Check with XInclude and XML Catalog support
Visual markers in the XML editor and the overview ruler allow you to easily locate and navigate to the error locations in your documents
Intelligent XML editing
Advanced content completion support offers a context-sensitive list of XML elements, attributes, and values and is driven by XML Schema, Relax NG, NVDL, DTD, or the document structure
Easily edit XML documents with repetitive patterns using the XML Grid Editing Mode
Schema annotations/DTD comments are presented in a documentation window next to the content completion proposals
Editing and validation support for NVDL scripts and XML documents associated with NVDL
Quickly insert XML code templates using the Content Completion Assistant
Powerful tree-based XML Outline view , synchronized in real time with the edited document
New XML file wizards allow you to easily create XML documents that specify a schema or DTD
Quick Assist and Quick Fix support helps you to quickly resolve errors in XML documents
Schema Model View presents schema information about the current XML element
XSL/XSLT Support
XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, and XSLT 3.0 editing, validation, transformation, debugging, and profiling support
Multiple XSLT processors included: Xalan 2.7.1, Saxon 6.5.5, Saxon EE, XSLTProc, and MSXML3.0/4.0/. NET 1.0/2.0
XSLT debugging using various built-in processors: Xalan 2.7.1, Saxon 6.5.5, Saxon Home Edition, Saxon Professional Edition, as well as the Schema-Aware Saxon Enterprise Edition
Easy XSLT/XQuery transformation and XML validation management with reusable scenarios
Powerful XSLT search and refactoring actions can be performed across multiple files
Preview the transformation results as XHTML, XML, or in your default browser
Generate XSLT stylesheet documentation in HTML or custom formats
XSLT Input view displays the structure of the associated XML document and can be used to create XSLT templates or snippets
Single-Source XML Publishing
Visual WYSIWYG XML-editing mode , based on W3C CSS stylesheets
Ready-to-use visual editing support for DocBook , DITA , TEI , JATS, and XHTML frameworks
Visual DITA Maps Manager , closely integrated with the DITA Open Toolkit
FO transformations using embedded Apache FOP to generate PDF output from XML files
Support for customizing external Formatting Object Processors
Complete solution for editing documents in left to right and right to left scripts, offering full Unicode and Multi-lingual editing support
Easy to use form controls provide a convenient way to display content and for users to enter data
Preconfigured publishing scenarios for HTML, WebHelp, PDF, and Eclipse/Windows Help
Support for editing, validating, and creating EPUB files and predefined transformation scenarios allow you to publish DITA and DocBook files to EPUB documents
XQuery Support
Query, edit, or browse using XQuery and SQL
XSLT or XQuery output results are Mapped to the source and stylesheet or XQuery file locations
XQuery 1.0/3.0/3.1 editing, validation, transformation debugging, and profiling support
Integrated XQuery Debugger and improved complex remote debugging support for MarkLogic XML Database
Profile queries to help identify performance issues with the Invocation Tree and Hotspots views
XPath Support
XPath evaluation and syntax checking, XPath content completion support
Content Completion Assistant with functions and annotations for XPath 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0
The XPath Builder view assists you with editing multi-line complex expressions
The Content Completion Assistant offers XPath functions in Schematron
The outcome of XPath queries is presented in a Results panel that offers options for saving, printing, and highlighting the results
Native XML and Relational Databases
Management support for relational databases , including: Oracle 11g R1, IBM DB2 Pure XML, and Microsoft SQLServer 2008
Management support for native XML Databases , including: MarkLogic, eXist-db, and Berkeley DB XML
Import from relational databases (and other sources) to XML documents
Browse, edit, or query using XQuery and SQL with native XML or relational databases
Oxygen includes a tool that allows you to convert a database source to XML Schema
Collaboration
Track changes to documents amongst your team using the review and change tracking features
Examine and merge differences between documents using the built-in XML Diff and Merge tool
Team collaboration support with Git client (available once the Git Client add-on is installed) and built-in client for the Apache Subversion TM (SVN) versioning system.
Contribution to Open Source Projects
Oxygen XML Editor makes open-source NVDL implementation available ( oNVDL ), based on the Jing open source validator
Oxygen XML Editor contributes patches, fix suggestions, and improvement requests to various open source projects it uses
Availability
Oxygen XML Editor is available for multiple operating systems and platforms (as a standalone desktop or JWS app, or Eclipse plugin)
A variety of versions and licensing options are available and the same license can be used on any platform with any distribution of Oxygen