jsonview.dev JSON Workspace

jsonview.dev is a browser-based JSON workspace to view, format, repair, compare, convert, and inspect JSON online with Miller columns.

What You Can Do with jsonview.dev

Inspect nested JSON with a linked editor and Miller columns workflow.
Repair malformed JSON from AI responses, logs, APIs, and hand-edited snippets.
Format, validate, and minify JSON with inline error feedback.
Convert JSON into YAML, XML, CSV, and TOML output.
Escape and unescape JSON strings when text needs to be embedded in payloads, logs, or tests.
Compare two JSON documents side by side with diff navigation and review controls.
Work through complex JSON data in a clean, focused developer workspace.

How to Use the JSON Viewer

Paste JSON or drag and drop a .json file into one of the workspaces.
Choose the right tool to inspect, format, convert, or compare the document.
Review the output, navigate structure, and export the result you need.

FAQ

What is jsonview.dev?

jsonview.dev is a browser-based JSON workspace for inspecting deeply nested JSON, formatting and validating payloads, repairing malformed snippets, converting formats, escaping strings, and comparing documents.

What makes jsonview.dev different from a normal JSON viewer?

Most JSON viewers focus on tree views or pretty printing. jsonview.dev is inspector-first, with Miller columns, linked editor selection, path-aware navigation, and companion tools for repair, formatting, conversion, escaping, and diff work.

What are Miller columns in a JSON viewer?

Miller columns show each level of a nested object or array in its own column, so parent, current, and child context stay visible as you move through complex JSON.

Can I format and validate JSON online?

Yes. The JSON Formatter can beautify, minify, and validate JSON with inline parsing feedback.

Can jsonview.dev repair invalid JSON?

Yes. The JSON Repair tool can help fix common issues such as trailing commas, comments, single quotes, unquoted object keys, missing brackets, markdown code blocks, and extra prose around AI-generated JSON snippets.

Can I convert JSON to YAML, XML, CSV, or TOML?

Yes. The JSON Converter exports JSON into YAML, XML, CSV, and TOML in a live split workspace.

Can I compare two JSON files?

Yes. The JSON Diff tool compares two documents side by side, highlights changes, and can hide unchanged sections.

Can I escape and unescape JSON strings?

Yes. The Escape workspace converts raw text into JSON escaped strings and decodes escaped JSON string content back into readable text.

Does jsonview.dev support large JSON files?

Yes. jsonview.dev includes a large-file mode for cases where full structural rendering would be too heavy.

RAW JSON

ESCAPED TEXT

JSON String Escape and Unescape Tool

The escape workspace converts between readable raw text and JSON escaped strings. It is useful when payloads, logs, test fixtures, or nested JSON fields need to be safely embedded in another JSON document.

Escape Tool Features

Escape raw text using JSON string escaping rules.
Unescape escaped text back into readable multiline content.
Edit either side freely and run raw-to-escaped or escaped-to-raw conversion only when needed.
Copy or download converted text from the split workspace.

When to Use the Escape Tool

Prepare multiline text for a JSON string field.
Decode escaped log snippets or API response values.
Inspect nested JSON stored as a string inside another payload.
Clean up escaped text before pasting it into documentation, fixtures, or tests.

Escape Tool FAQ

Does the escape tool include outer quotation marks?

No. Escaped output uses JSON string escaping rules but leaves off the surrounding double quotes so it is easy to paste into an existing string field.

Can I paste a quoted JSON string to unescape it?

Yes. The unescape direction accepts escaped text with or without surrounding double quotes.