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JSON Editor – view, edit, format, and validate JSON

JSON Editor is a web-based tool to view, edit, format, and validate JSON. It has various modes such as a tree editor, a code editor, and a plain text editor. The editor can be used as a component in your own web application. It can be loaded as CommonJS module, AMD module, or as a regular javascript fi

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Tree mode:
    • Change, add, move, remove, and duplicate fields and values.
    • Sort arrays and objects.
    • Transform JSON using JMESPath queries.
    • Colorized code.
    • Color picker.
    • Search & highlight text in the tree view.
    • Undo and redo all actions.
    • JSON schema validation (powered by ajv).
  • Code mode:
    • Colorized code (powered by Ace).
    • Inspect JSON (powered by Ace).
    • Format and compact JSON.
    • Repair JSON.
    • JSON schema validation (powered by ajv).
  • Text mode:
    • Format and compact JSON.
    • Repair JSON.
    • JSON schema validation (powered by ajv).
  • Preview mode:
    • Handle large JSON documents up to 500 MiB.
    • Transform JSON using JMESPath queries.
    • Format and compact JSON.
    • Repair JSON.
    • JSON schema validation (powered by ajv).

Website: github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
Support:
Developer: Jos de Jong
License: Apache License 2.0

JSON Editor in action

JSON Editor is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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