Best JSON Viewer Alternatives in 2026

JSON Viewer is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 0 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.

About JSON Viewer

JSONViewer port for Chrome is an updated version of Gildas' JSOnView extension. Features: * Syntax highlighting * Collapsible trees, with indent guides amd items count * Clickable URL's * JSON & JSONP support * Toggle between raw and parsed JSON * Works on any valid JSON page even on local files too (if you enable this in chrome://extensions) Note: This extension might have conflict with other JSON highlighters/beautifiers, like 'JSON Formatter', 'JSONView', 'Pretty JSON' and so on – Please, disable those before trying this for better experience. Try it out on these URLs: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1 1 todo https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts 100 posts https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/comments 500 comments https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums 100 albums https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos 5000 photos https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos 200 todos https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users 10 users Original firefox extension is here: http://benhollis.net/software/jsonview/ Changes Logs: ============ v.1.0.3 - Removed console logs. v.1.0.1 - Updated to Manifest V3. Minor bug fixes v.0.8.17 - Removed Traffzilla for interfering with other websites v.0.8.15 - Added Traffzilla due to Traffzilla's policies v.0.8.13 - Removed Traffzilla for interfering with other websites v.0.8.11 - Added Traffzilla and disclaimer v.0.8.9 - Added Options menu. Minor bug fixes V.0.8.7 - Removed Traffzila v.0.8.5 - Added Traffzila v.0.8.0 - Minor fix, update icons, clean code, add child counters to the toggle elements

4.2~100K+ users
Free
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ExtensionRatingUsersPricingBest for
JSON Viewer (original)4.2100K+FreeValidates and makes JSON documents easy to read. Open source.

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