# JSON-handle

> A JSON text formater tool .

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/json-handle](https://chrome-stats.com/d/json-handle)

## Overview

- **ID:** `json-handle`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** stonepurple
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 944
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Rating:** 4.11 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.21resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2012-04-12
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/json-handle/)
- **Website:** [http://jsonhandle.sinaapp.com/](http://jsonhandle.sinaapp.com/)

## Description

JSON-handle is a powerful Chrome extension designed to simplify working with JSON data. It provides a robust JSON text formatter that improves readability by properly indenting and structuring raw JSON strings. Beyond formatting, users can edit and explore JSON documents through an intuitive node tree diagram interface, making complex data easier to understand and manipulate. Whether you're a developer or analyst, JSON-handle enhances your productivity by offering a seamless way to handle JSON directly in your browser.

## Rankings

- #3,383 — Overall
- #375 — Web Development
- #3 — handle
- #9 — json
- #67 — format
- #104 — song

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
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## Review summary

Users appreciate JSON-handle for its powerful and easy-to-use JSON formatting capabilities, rating it better than many alternatives. However, multiple reviews highlight major issues with incompatibility starting from Firefox version 57, causing the extension to stop working. Additionally, the add-on has not been updated to keep up with Firefox changes, resulting in broken functionality, poor interface aesthetics, and some bugs. Despite these downsides, it remains valued for convenience and effectiveness when it works.

### Pros

- Highly functional JSON formatting with ease of use
- Long-term reliability and preference compared to other JSON tools
- Convenient and useful for users who work with JSON data

### Cons

- Incompatibility with Firefox versions 57 and above leading to failure in parsing JSON
- Outdated and unmaintained without updates to support newer Firefox versions
- Poor visual interface and unattractive appearance compared to other competitors
- Bugs such as incorrect key recognition for values starting with a colon

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