JSON Viewer

Port of Firefox's JSON Viewer

JSON Viewer: A Chrome Extension for Displaying JSON Files

'JSON Viewer' is a Chrome extension that enhances your JSON file viewing experience. Modelled after Firefox's version, it takes raw JSON files opened in the browser and turns them into syntax-highlighted, easy-to-read, and interactive displays. It collapses arrays and objects for clearer visibility and allows for exploration through expandable '+' icons. The source code can be retrieved from its website on GitHub.

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By: Rongjian Zhang

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.67

(48)

1 new ratings

Version: 2.2.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-26)

Creation date: 2018-05-27

Permissions:

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Size: 143.36K

Email: pd*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 4,524 ▲ 100

Other rankings

#6548 in Developer Tools ▲ 90 #6 in json keyword 14 #15 in firefox keyword 46 ▲ 4 #28 in viewer keyword 19 ▼ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use JSON debugging UI
Similar to Firefox's JSON viewer
Light and dark themes available
Allows for expanding/collapsing JSON elements
Supports features like search, save, and copy

Cons

Occasional issues after Chrome updates
Some functions degraded or missing
Performance issues reported (e.g., slowness)
No customizable settings available

Most mentioned

Works great for viewing JSON
Best JSON viewer for Chrome
Comparison to Firefox's JSON viewer
Issues after recent Chrome updates

User reviews

Works beautifully

Prab Singh, 2025-03-04

Does not work anymore for me as well.

Justin Jeffery, 2024-03-22

Suddenly degraded. Only "pretty print" function is shown in UI, but others are not.

Kenta Takahashi, 2024-03-21

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Extension safety

Risk impact

JSON Viewer requires very minimum permissions.

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