JSON Formatter

CRX ID
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Status
Live on Store
Description from extension meta

Makes JSON easy to read. Open source.

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JSON Formatter
Description from store

The original JSON Formatter, now with optional dark mode 🌚

Auto-formats JSON when you load it in a browser tab.

FEATURES

- Fast, even on very long JSON pages
- Dark mode
- Syntax highlighting
- Collapsible trees, with indent guides
- Clickable URLs
- Negligible performance impact on non-JSON pages (less than 1 millisecond)
- Works on any valid JSON page – URL doesn't matter
- Buttons for toggling between raw and parsed JSON
- FIXED: Exports the parsed JSON to window.json so you can explore it in Dev Tools

Note: this extension might clash with other browser extensions that modify the DOM before it runs. If it doesn't seem to be working, try disabling other extensions. If it clashes with an extension you need, open an issue and I'll try to find a solution.

SOME EXAMPLE JSON PAGES to try it out on:
https://callumlocke.github.io/json-formatter/

PRO TIP
Hold down control (or cmd on Mac) while collapsing a tree - collapses all siblings too.

PRIVACY
No tracking, no advertising, and nothing else nefarious.

SOURCE CODE
github.com/callumlocke/json-formatter

ISSUES
github.com/callumlocke/json-formatter/issues

WHO MADE THIS
twitter.com/callumlocke

Latest reviews

Amol Patil 2025-09-26

this is simple json not working on all page Best and all features include Json Viewer Pro by Patilweb https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/json-viewer-pro-by-patilw/incoinbbbgipfabmmaldmhllgbfndhpa

Sam Louloudis 2025-09-15

anyone giving this 1 star is experiencing skill issue

Ferdinand “FrendzNMap0911” Olazo 2025-09-10

high recommendable for everyone...two thumbs up..

Kiki Nikola 2025-06-28

great extension for json ty so much !!!

Elijah 2025-06-27

Json formatter is not working, I've tried uninstalling it and re-installing, but I've failed

Abu Raihan 2025-04-21

it's very helpful for me. i can not think of viewing JSON from API without this extension

Ali.S 2025-04-17

Nice and simple view for JSON, but huge memory use and hanging with big JSON text

Nenad Jankovic Paske 2025-04-03

scam

Sm Shohag 2025-03-30

Dark theme/White Theme activation not working! fix this bug. Thanks

Duy Sơn Nguyễn 2025-03-18

cannot activate dark theme

Henrik Jensen 2025-03-09

This is perfect :) you see everything

Sirial Kilorean 2025-02-05

Life saver!

Heechan Park 2025-02-05

I can't live without it.

Will Izaksorta 2025-02-03

LOVE IT!

Omais Mobi 2025-01-29

If only it showed the line number then it would be perfect

Dhananjayan Sudhakar 2025-01-28

Truly Amazing app! Love it

Vik Lost Stranger 2025-01-27

Lacks guidance on how to use it to read Chat GPT or Google takeout backups in browser in readable format or convert it to HTML readable format or txt. Bad.

Alexander Gerber 2025-01-16

Great tool, highly recommend!

Miiro Lernokil 2024-12-27

helpfull for anyone who tries to read JSON

Kikos Moktaki 2024-12-25

A must for developers

James Mordaki 2024-12-23

Very helpfull!!!

Jane Kikorl 2024-12-22

I love it

Modi 2024-12-20

Helpfull and great

// ANT // 2024-12-19

AMAZING

Kyle Broflo 2024-12-19

Just Awsome

Jarod Nienow 2024-12-18

Just great!

Sahil Atahar 2024-12-17

It works very well. Its amazing

Lynia Uth 2024-11-30

very nice its sure help understanding certain issues i do love the options

Choudhary Abdullah 2024-11-05

Simple & sufficient! Using it along with SuperDev Pro.

Jordan “gordo” Zanatta 2024-10-26

Works beautifully.

Wilhelm Mauch 2024-10-25

works perfect. thank you

Devneel Vaidya 2024-10-20

Doesn't work - the built-in pretty print from Chrome seems to conflict with this. Will update to 5 stars once fixed.

Jeysson Ramirez 2024-10-09

Works perfect

Zobaidul Kazi 2024-08-19

The JSON Formatter by Callum Locke is an indispensable tool for anyone working with JSON data. It effortlessly transforms messy JSON strings into a beautifully formatted and easy-to-read structure, saving developers significant time and effort. The tool is intuitive, lightning-fast, and perfect for debugging or simply making JSON more readable. Whether you're dealing with large data sets or just need a quick format check, this tool is a must-have. Highly recommended for developers who regularly handle JSON data!

Andrzej Kociuba 2024-06-19

Works immediately after installing - no need to configure anything. Good job!

David Wilkie 2024-04-19

Good, but theme (in options) doesn't work, so no way to choose dark mode. An editable stylesheet would be good too as the font size and line spacing is a little too large for my liking.

Gintas Poc. 2024-04-17

Awesome tool, works great! It would be nice to have an option to select text colors on our own.

Joseph Stone 2024-04-17

Cant help but notice that mr. 1 star hasnt updated his review. not cool bruh, not cool.

Nasib Zada 2024-03-27

The chrome's built-in pretty print toggle conflicts with this. My suggestion would be to have some padding at the top so the chrome's pretty print stripe does not overlap the contents of the json. The 1 star is just to catch your attention, i'll surely update it to 5 when you do this urgent update.

Mariusz Stępień 2024-03-25

Chrome now has a "Pretty-print" option that overlaps with this extension. Please fix

Jun Zhu 2024-03-10

This extension is only good for small JSON file, loading forever while I tried to load a large JSON response.

amit perane 2024-02-27

Dude not working on long JSON response!

Gideon McPhetrige 2024-02-09

Works so naturally that I forget it's not just a part of Chrome. Great stuff!

Jens Schendel 2024-02-01

Simple and useful noch only during development. No idea why this is an extension not a built-in feature.

Naufal Assyafiq 2024-01-27

thanks, this very useful

Muhammad Ahmed Fayyaz (Zack Knight) 2024-01-13

Awesome

Father Ghh 2024-01-03

nice ...

Flavor Hub 2023-12-13

Great extension! ❤️❤️‍🔥🔥🔥

Paweł Komorowski 2023-12-11

Super!

saad el 2023-12-06

very useful

Statistics

Installs
2,000,000
Market
Chrome Web Store
Category
Rating
4.58 (1,893 votes)
Last update
2025-09-21
Version 0.8.0
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