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Free Online JSON Formatter and Validator

JSONFormatView is a free online JSON formatter, validator, beautifier, and viewer that runs entirely in your browser. Paste or upload JSON to make it readable, find syntax errors, explore its structure, or convert it without sending your data to a server.

Use the formatter to apply consistent indentation, the validator to locate malformed JSON, and the tree or table view to inspect nested data. You can also repair common mistakes, compare two documents, minify a payload, or export JSON as YAML, XML, or CSV.

Format and beautify JSON

Apply two, three, or four spaces or tabs, then copy or download clean JSON. Formatting changes whitespace without changing the represented data.

Validate and repair JSON

Find syntax errors with line and column details. Preview safe fixes for common mistakes before applying them to the document.

Explore and convert data

Inspect objects and arrays as a searchable tree or table, compare documents by JSON path, or convert JSON to YAML, XML, and CSV.

JSON formatter questions

Is JSONFormatView free?

Yes. JSONFormatView is a free online JSON formatter, validator, viewer, comparison, repair, minification, and conversion tool.

Does JSONFormatView upload my JSON?

No. Formatting, validation, repair, comparison, viewing, and conversion run locally in your browser.

What makes JSON invalid?

Common causes include trailing commas, single-quoted strings, unquoted property names, comments, missing brackets, and incorrectly escaped characters.