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Life & fun · June 5, 2020

Jqview, a simple native GUI for inspecting JSON with jq

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

Jqview, a simple native GUI for inspecting JSON with jq launched on June 5, 2020 with 208 votes, #116 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Jqview is a native graphical interface for inspecting and querying JSON files using jq. It allows users to load JSON data and execute jq commands through a desktop application rather than the command line. The tool is designed for developers and data analysts who need a visual way to explore JSON structures and test jq expressions. Its main advantage is providing an accessible GUI alternative to working with jq in the terminal.

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