libplist

Parse and convert Apple property lists between binary and XML formats.

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Library for Apple Binary- and XML-Property Lists

plistutil

convert binary plist to XML text$ plistutil -i input.plist -o output.xml

convert XML plist to binary format$ plistutil -i input.xml -o output.plist

pretty print plist file as readable text$ plistutil -i file.plist -o -

extract data from iPhone backup plist files$ plistutil -i Manifest.plist -o manifest.xml

batch convert multiple plist files to XML$ for f in *.plist; do plistutil -i "$f" -o "${f%.plist}.xml"; done