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24 alternatives to TYON, a Simple JSON Alternative
TYON (typed object notation) is my attempt to address the main frustrations I have with JSON. 1. Key repetition - you can specify the key names once at the start of a list or map, instead of on each object separately. 2. Escaping strings - everything in a string is literal except for " which is escaped as "". This makes writing regexes and multiline text easier without introducing a bunch of different string styles or excess escaping, which I am not a fan of. 3. While not nearly as important as the first two to me, I did reduce symbol clutter when possible. Files are implicitly maps, keys…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TYON, a Simple JSON Alternative launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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the JS/Node.JS library for encoding complex and unconventional data structures. Support for BigInts, TypedArrays, null, undefined, and Symbol. Multiple flavors available. - DO-SAY-GO/WeirdJSON
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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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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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JSON5 — JSON for Humans. Contribute to json5/json5 development by creating an account on GitHub.
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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JSON Query▲154I'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 →
- 6JIJSON.is▲100
2016 · json.is · its alternatives →
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Easy-to-use JSON Library for Go. Contribute to antonholmquist/jason development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Weird JSON▲19the JS/Node.JS library for encoding complex and unconventional data structures. Support for BigInts, TypedArrays, null, undefined, and Symbol. Multiple flavors available. - DO-SAY-GO/WeirdJSON
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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JSONBason▲15I've been at it again, just sharing my simple JSON data inspection tool, love webdev and single page apps, this one took 4 days and was a lot of fun. The code is not obfuscated so you can inspect it and see how it works (very simple, server side is even more simple) Pretty much just do a POST of your JSON data from within your code and it will convert it into a basic table for instant search and sort. Made with love for the fun of it, no ads, no paid anything, it's totally free. Please only send in sanitized/test data only, this is meant to help make webdev a bit easier and more fun.…
2025 · jsonbason.com · its alternatives →
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First time ever working on something like this, check it out
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Yehuda's start as a programmer and the spec for building API
2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
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Provides a Kotlin/Java library to create a random json string - mangatmodi/RandomJson
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · exceljson.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello all To preface this is just something I've been making as a learning exercise, so all feedback is appreciated. This is a tool that converts JSON schemas into TypeScript utility classes for use in Deno. Automatic Type Generation: Typescript interfaces for the compressed and uncompressed versions of your data. Compression & Decompression: Compress and decompress your data. Validation: Built-in data validation using Ajv ensures your data adheres to the schema. Reusability: Once generated, the utility classes can be used in other Deno projects. It currently only supports a subset of JSON…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fast, direct and static typed parsing of JSON with C++ - netheril96/StaticJSON
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey NN, I've create a tool that allows you to easily manipulate and transform json data. After looking round for something to allow me to perform json to json transformations I couldn't find any easy to use tools or libraries that offered this sort of functionality without requiring learning obscure syntax adding unnecessary complexity to my work or the alternative being manual changes often resulting in lots of errors or bugs. This is why I built JSON Transformer in the hope it will make these sort of tasks as simple as they should be. Would love to get your thoughts and feedback you have…
2024 · jsontransformer.com · its alternatives →
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We've all been there: you have some JSON data you need to make sense of, so you Google "json formatter" and end up at a site ridden with ads. I used to look at at lot of JSON (mostly log data) for $oldjob, so I set out to build something better. I know there are a lot of tools in this space, but I've put a lot of love into JSON Dive: things like Vim keyboard shortcuts to navigate, dark mode, timestamp/image previews, and multi-file-format-support (XML-in-JSON was a format I dealt with in the context of LLMs/tool calls). I've also made an effort to ensure it can handle large files,…
2025 · jsondive.app · its alternatives →
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A relaxed, user-friendly json-like data format. Contribute to polymonster/jsn development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Set JSON values very quickly in Go. Contribute to tidwall/sjson development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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