Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The JSON processor jq running in the browser with emscripten launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1JI
   Jq-in-the-browser -– jq compatible JSON processor in JavaScript▲15

   JSON processor for web use (jq port)

   2018 · kantord.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   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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   JQPlay▲71

   Stream editor for JSON live in the browser

   2015 · play.jqlang.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   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 →

5. 5JA
   JSONScript – Asynchronous scripting language using JSON format▲49

   2016 · json-script.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 →

7. 7JA
   jq, a lightweight commandline JSON processor▲5

   2012 · stedolan.github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   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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   OK JSON▲104

   The ultimate JSON formatter for your Mac

   2023 · okjson.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Power JSON Editor▲77

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

    2022 · tickplant.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    JSON Editor 1.0▲78

    Effortless JSON Editing, Anywhere!

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    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 →

13. 13AS
    A Super Simple JSON CMS▲8

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    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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    ffjson: faster json serialization in Go▲83

    2014 · journal.paul.querna.org · its alternatives →

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    The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

    Yehuda's start as a programmer and the spec for building API

    2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Command-line JSON processing tool▲32

    Terminal JSON viewer & processor. Contribute to antonmedv/fx development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jiq-web, dig into JSON using jq queries in the browser▲8

    2018 · jq.alhur.es · its alternatives →

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    JSON Editor for macOS▲5

    2022 · theapiscout.com · its alternatives →

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    ijq – Interactive jq▲11

    2021 · sr.ht · its alternatives →

21. 21JP
    Jsonic – Python JSON serialization that works▲24

    Dec 2025 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON Parser▲8

    Awesome way to view JSON.

    2018 · jsonformatter.org · its alternatives →

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    Jsong: faster than light streaming JSON parser and writer in C▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jsonic — Fast Private JSON Tools▲2

    JSON tools that never see your data

    Apr 2026 · jsonic.io · its alternatives →

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