# JsonDiscovery

> Browser extension that changes the way you're viewing JSON

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `jsondiscovery`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** exdis
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 159
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.14.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-20
- **First published:** 2019-05-25
- **Size:** 442 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/jsondiscovery/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/discoveryjs/browser-extension-json-discovery/issues](https://github.com/discoveryjs/browser-extension-json-discovery/issues)

## Description

JsonDiscovery is a Firefox add-on that enhances the way you view JSON. It replaces the default Firefox JSON viewer with an interactive tree view, allowing easy copying, data transformation, customization, and more. It works on any page with valid JSON, including local files, without requiring any network requests.

## Rankings

- #9,184 — Overall
- #9 — discover
- #19 — cover
- #21 — json
- #129 — discord
- #147 — hover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/jsondiscovery)