JSON Lite

Fast JSON viewer - highlights, shows items count/size, handles large files

What is JSON Lite?

JSON Lite is a Chrome extension that allows you to format JSON/JSONP responses and clipboard, select and format/encode/decode text on every page, and collapse arrays, objects, and long values. It also counts items and properties in a collection, shows collection sizes, and does its best to show large and invalid JSON files. With the ability to save the original JSON document and copy a working JSON from the formatted JSON, JSON Lite is a versatile tool for handling JSON data.

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By: Lauri Rooden

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.87 (54)

Version: 24.6.3 (Last updated: 2024-06-10)

Creation date: 2019-06-18

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage
activeTab
tabs
scripting

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 24.22K

Email: la*****@rooden.ee

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 7669 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#688 in Developer Tools ▼ 1 #9 in json keyword 74 ▼ 3 #98 in property keyword 15 ▼ 5 #105 in format keyword 12 ▼ 6 #255 in collection keyword 12 ▼ 9

Other platforms

JSON Lite (v21.3.0)

4.50 (101) 13,493+

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Summary

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Features:

Format JSON/JSONP responses and clipboard
Select and format/encode/decode text on every page
Collapsible arrays, objects and long values
Collapse all childs with Ctrl(Command) + Click
Collapse property also on all sibling items with Alt(Option) + Click
Count items and properties in a collection
Show collection sizes
Do its best to show large (10MB+) JSON files
Do its best to show invalid JSON files
Do not sort objects with numeric keys
Do not round large numbers
"Save as..." saves the original JSON document
Select and copy a working JSON from the formatted JSON

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Fast and lightweight
Customizable themes
Efficient memory allocation
Supports *.geojson files
Handles large JSON files well

Cons

Not working after Google Chrome update v. 117
Lack of fold-all option for complex JSON files
Missing functionality to display response status codes

Most mentioned

Fast and very useful
Customizable themes
Efficient memory allocation
Supports large JSON files
Works well with *.geojson files

Recent reviews

AKM Miraz Hossain, 2024-07-03

Web API 테스트할 때 유용하네요. 아쉬운 점: "YYYYMMddhhmmss" 형식의 시간을 epoch time으로 인식합니다. (ex: "20240625060355" --> "Mon, 27 May 2611 11:51:01 GMT")

JongSeop Park (Kugi), 2024-06-25

Started messing up values whenever I double-click it to select. Seems resolved. Thank you!

Guillaume Jobin, 2024-05-28

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Safety

Risk impact

JSON Lite is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install JSON Lite if you trust the publisher.