Janice is a desktop app for viewing large JSON files.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Browse through a JSON document in classic tree structure.
- JSON files can be opened via file dialog, from clipboard, dropped on the window or given as command line argument.
- Supports viewing very large JSON files (>100MB, >10M elements).
- Search for keys and values in the document. Supports wildcards..
- Export parts of a JSON file into a new file or to clipboard.
- Copy values to clipboard.
- Single executable file, no installation required.
- Desktop app that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Automatic dark and light theme.
Website: github.com/ErikKalkoken/janice
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Developer: Erik Kalkoken
License: MIT License
Janice is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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