JSON Lite

Name: JSON Lite
Rating: 4.4434 (106 reviews)
Author: Lauri Rooden

By: Lauri Rooden

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

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Features & Capabilities

JSON Lite is a fast and efficient JSON viewer designed for developers and users who need a reliable tool for inspecting JSON and JSONP data. It offers syntax highlighting, collapsible arrays and objects, and convenient features like counting items and properties within JSON collections.

It supports very large JSON files (10MB+) and attempts to display even invalid JSON formats, making it versatile for various use cases. Additional functionalities include quick collapsing of nested structures using keyboard modifiers, preserving original numeric keys order without rounding large numbers, and saving the JSON document in its original format. JSON Lite also enhances your workflow by allowing selection and formatting directly from any page or clipboard content.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

21.3.0 Last updated: 2021-03-03

Version code:

5192213

Creation date:

2016-10-14

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Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

27.32KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

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Ranking

# 754 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#70 in Web Development ▼ 3

#107 in Appearance

#2 in json keyword 60

#18 in item keyword 51

#20 in handle keyword 36

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Other platforms

JSON Lite (v24.6.3)

10,000 4.75

(61)

JSON Lite (v24.6.3)

3,310 4.50

(8)

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Developed by:

Lauri Rooden

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/json-lite/

Website:

https://github.com/litejs/json-lite/issues

User Reviews

The reviews largely praise the add-on as functional and visually appealing, with notes like 'works well' and 'excellent extension.' Recurrent drawbacks are slow load/initialization on Android and difficulty viewing large, formatted JSON. A frequent feature request is dark mode. Some reviews are non-relevant promotional messages. Overall, positive sentiment with actionable improvements focused on performance and UI options.

Pros

Works well
Looks nice / better than screenshots
Excellent extension

Cons

Slow to load/initialize on Android
Cannot view large/formatted JSON fully
Dark mode support request (feature request)

Recent reviews

by qw*****, 2025-11-26

by Je*****, 2025-09-03

it works but it takes a lot of time to load / initialize on Android

by kh*****, 2025-06-08

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Is JSON Lite Safe?

Risk impact

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JSON Lite requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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JSON Lite has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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