JSON Viewer & Formatter: Parse, Validate, and Explore JSON Data Online
What is a JSON Viewer?
A JSON viewer transforms raw, unformatted JSON strings into a structured, interactive tree view. Instead of staring at a single line of minified text, you get collapsible nodes, color-coded data types, and instant search — making it easy to navigate complex JSON structures from API responses, configuration files, and data exports.
Key Features of This JSON Viewer
This tool combines a live editor with a synchronized tree view panel. Every keystroke in the editor instantly updates the tree, so you can edit and explore simultaneously.
- Split-pane editor and tree view with real-time synchronization
- Collapsible nodes with animated expand/collapse transitions
- Syntax highlighting by type: strings in green, numbers in blue, booleans in amber, null in gray
- Full-text search across keys and values with matching ancestor auto-expand
- Load JSON from file using drag-and-drop or file picker
- Copy formatted JSON and paste from clipboard with one click
- Node count, tree depth, and character statistics displayed in the status bar
How the Tree View Works
Each JSON value is represented as a tree node. Objects show their key count in curly braces, arrays show their length in square brackets. Click the arrow icon or the node itself to expand or collapse branches. The expand all and collapse all buttons let you control the entire tree at once.
The search feature highlights matching keys and values with a green background, and automatically expands all ancestor nodes so you always see the full path to your result.
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