Private browser-based developer tool

Online JSON Formatter and Beautifier

Turn compact or inconsistently indented JSON into clean, readable output. Choose spaces or tabs, validate the document as you edit, and inspect the formatted result as code, a tree, or a table.

Formatting changes only whitespace and indentation; it does not change keys, values, or array order. Processing happens locally in your browser, making the formatter suitable for API responses, configuration files, and other data you do not want to upload.

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.