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24 alternatives to Alfred String Operations

Perform many string operations to clipboard content

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Alfred String Operations launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   JSON Viewer + Editor▲96

   Web app to view JSON strings in a tree like structure

   2023 · jsonviewer.nekonik.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Strings▲175

   In-app copy editing for UX writers and product teams

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Eye of the Dragon▲142

   Learn to parse, manage, and manipulate multibyte PHP strings

   2022 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Alfred▲320

   Never use your mouse again

   2014 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OpenAI for Alfred▲114

   OpenAI text-completion workflow for Alfred

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Answers by Context.devfree tier, from $25/mo▲198

   Give it a research task + the JSON shape you want back.

   Sep 2026 · docs.context.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cutouts▲181

   The Pinterest for your clipboard

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Alfred 4.3▲244

   Alfred is now Universal and adds gorgeous Big Sur theming

   2020 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Alfred 5.5▲300

   Alfred makes friends with ChatGPT and DALL-E

   2024 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →

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    clipboard.com, the best way to save anything online▲104

    We are longtime members of HN and this is our only submission requesting feedback from the HN community on our product, Clipboard which we have been developing for the past year. Clipboard is a service to save anything online using a bookmarklet or browser extension (think Dropbox for content on the web). Clipboard is built using open source technologies, including Riak, Redis, NGINX, Node.js, and jQuery. One of our core differentiators is how we preserve the visual look and functionality of the original source, which is evident in the sample clips from github here:…

    2012 · its alternatives →

11. 11JP
    JSON Pizza – Beautify your JSON quickly▲112

    Prettify, inspect and share your JSON data.

    2019 · json.pizza · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Jsonify▲197

    Transform XLSX/CSV files into clean, usable JSON

    2024 · jsonify.net · its alternatives →

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    Dico▲111

    Hardcoded strings into editable content

    2021 · dico.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OK JSON▲104

    The ultimate JSON formatter for your Mac

    2023 · okjson.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kaiboard▲94

    Supercharge your clipboard with LLMs

    2025 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    JSON Manipulator▲81

    Discover and manipulate any JSON document

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    A Fast, Malloc-Free C++14 Json Parser and Encoder▲98

    Meta programming utilities for C++14. Merged in matt-42/lithium - matt-42/iod

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON Sharp▲73

    Tool for lazy developers to convert JSON to C# Objects

    2020 · jsontocsharpconverter.web.app · its alternatives →

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    JSON Stringify▲8

    Convert js objects or arrays into json strings online

    2025 · codebysde.in · its alternatives →

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    I built a clipboard tool to strip/keep specific formatting like Italics▲38

    Hello HN, I’m Joseph, a solo developer. I built CustomPaste because I was frustrated by the binary choice standard clipboard tools give us: either keep all the messy formatting (background colors, huge fonts) or strip everything down to plain text. We all know Ctrl+Shift+V (paste as plain text), but that is often too destructive, it kills hyperlinks, bolding, and lists when I usually just want to normalize the font family (e.g., force Arial 11pt) or remove background colors. I wanted a tool that let me "strip exactly what I want, and keep exactly what I want." The Solution: Instead of a…

    Jan 2026 · custompaste.com · its alternatives →

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    Incremental JSON parser for streaming LLM tool calls in Ruby▲13

    Built this for streaming AI tool calls. LLMs stream function arguments as JSON character-by-character. Most parsers reparse from scratch each time - O(n²) behavior that causes UI lag. This maintains parsing state, processing only new characters. True O(n) performance that stays imperceptible throughout the entire response. Ruby gem, MIT licensed. Would love feedback.

    2025 · aha.io · its alternatives →

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    Unserialize▲5

    Convert serialized data into a JSON or Array

    2023 · unserialize.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Convert Large CSV/XLSX to JSON or XML in Browser▲41

    Hello HN, I'm excited to share a project I've been working on: A simple, fast way to process huge CSV and XLSX files directly in your browser and export them as clean JSON or XML Here's a few things that makes this converter different: - runs in the browser - all parsing and conversion is client side can handle data any size data - automatically detects delimiters, encodings, and data types as it parses - Live preview with column renaming, search/replace, and data cleanup - Export to JSON or XML — clean, structured output that can be used for API or Databases backstory: I built this…

    2025 · csvforge.com · its alternatives →

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    Json-knife (update huge JSON string recursively with regex)▲6

    An Experimental Regex Engine to Parse and Apply Bulk Changes to a JSON String Without Using 'JSON.parse()' for Deserialization - patternhelloworld/json-knife

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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