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Jq-in-the-browser is a JavaScript port of the jq JSON processor designed for web use. It processes JavaScript objects directly rather than serialized data and is written from scratch to keep file size small at… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Jq-in-the-browser -– jq compatible JSON processor in JavaScript launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217

   Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Jqview, a simple native GUI for inspecting JSON with jq▲208

   simplest possible native GUI for inspecting JSON objects with jq - fiatjaf/jqview

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   The JSON processor jq running in the browser with emscripten▲8

   2017 · fiatjaf.alhur.es · its alternatives →

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   This website is valid JSON▲604

   2020 · webdatarender.com · its alternatives →

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   JSON For You – Visualize JSON in graph or table views▲211

   After two years of improvement, I think it's time to share it with you all. Here’s a quick overview: - Common features include validation, formatting, minification, and more. - Visualize JSON in a graph or table view. - Structured comparison with fallback to text comparison. - Navigate though JSON using JSON pointer. - Supports jq. Would love to hear the community's questions, thoughts and comments!

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   JSON Query▲154

   I'm working on a tool that will probably involve querying JSON documents and I'm asking myself how to expose that functionality to my users. I like the power of `jq` and the fact that LLMs are proficient at it, but I find it right out impossible to come up with the right `jq` incantations myself. Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Which tool / language did you end up exposing to your users?

   Oct 2025 · jsonquerylang.org · its alternatives →

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   Write JSON processor queries (jq) in natural language▲38

   Hey HN! Jaiqu is an AI agent for creating repeatable JSON transforms using jq query language syntax. Jaiqu translates complex JSON structures into repeatable jq queries. jq is a command line utility built for fast, reliable JSON queries. Jaiqu takes advantage of the LLMs for both constructing jq queries as well as using feedback to fix errors/invalid results if those queries are incorrect. Writing code to parse JSON is super annoying. It usually involves manually reading huge JSON balls, parsing the keys in a language of your choice, and pulling the data manually. Also, you're likely to…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   An Interactive Jq Tutorial▲15

   Interactive jq tutorial: learn to filter and wrangle JSON files using a command-line interface in your browser.

   2021 · sandbox.bio · its alternatives →

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   jnv: interactive JSON filter using jq▲373

   Interactive JSON filter using jq. Contribute to ynqa/jnv development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Very low footprint JSON parser in portable ANSI C▲111

    Very low footprint DOM-style JSON parser written in portable ANSI C - json-parser/json-parser

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ijq – Interactive jq▲11

    2021 · sr.ht · its alternatives →

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    JQL – A JSON Query Language CLI Tool Built with Rust▲25

    crates.io serves as a central registry for sharing crates, which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects

    2020 · crates.io · its alternatives →

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    JSON5 — modern JSON▲64

    JSON5 — JSON for Humans. Contribute to json5/json5 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSONScript – Asynchronous scripting language using JSON format▲49

    2016 · json-script.com · its alternatives →

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    gq – like jq or zq, but you use Go▲107

    Hi HN. I've gotten pretty tired of needing to learn a custom programming language for a tool I use once a week or less. So I figured, it might be easier to pick up if `jq` used a programming language I already know. Voila, gq.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON Editor 1.0▲78

    Effortless JSON Editing, Anywhere!

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Power JSON Editor▲77

    A one-stop-shop tool for JSON processing on Mac

    2022 · tickplant.com · its alternatives →

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    Jb / json.bash – Command-line tool (and bash library) that creates JSON▲183

    jb is a UNIX tool that creates JSON, for shell scripts or interactive use. Its "one thing" is to get shell-native data (environment variables, files, program output) to somewhere else, using JSON encapsulate it robustly. I wrote this because I wanted a robust and ergonomic way to create ad-hoc JSON data from the command line and scripts. I wanted errors to not pass silently, not coerce data types, not put secrets into argv. I wanted to leverage shell features/patterns like process substitution, environment variables, reading/streaming from files and null-terminated data. If you…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON Browse – Fetch, filter and manipulate your JSON inside the browser▲138

    2017 · jsonbrowse.com · its alternatives →

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    Qq: like jq, but can transcode between many formats▲115

    qq is jq inspired interoperable config format transcoder with interactive querying. It features an optional interactive editor with autocomplete for structured data. And supports inputs and outputs for json, xml, ini, toml, yaml, hcl, tf, and csv to varying degrees of capability.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    OK JSON▲104

    The ultimate JSON formatter for your Mac

    2023 · okjson.app · its alternatives →

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    a small weekendish project - JSON Blob▲106

    2013 · jsonblob.com · its alternatives →

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    JsonTree, a 3.53kb JavaScript tool for generating html trees from JSON▲78

    a lightweight dependency free javascript micro-library for making collapsable trees with JSON

    2017 · maxleiter.github.io · its alternatives →

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    JAQT – JavaScript Queries and Transformations▲100

    Hi all, I've made a javascript library to simplify searching/sorting/filtering in arrays of objects. Its inspired by both GraphQL and SQL, but implemented using javascript Proxies. Instead of creating a new language, its all just javascript. I've made it as part of an experimental database, which uses javascript as the query engine. The normal javascript map/reduce/sort functions are quite difficult to master for junior developers. JAQT is easier to explain, and can still be used in combination with any existing array functions. Please let me know what you think of the…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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