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Are there any JSON editors on Windows?

  • I tried Notepad++, but it only supports JSON with third party plug-ins which need to be called from Notepad++'s menus each time you open a JSON file. And some of them do not work properly.

  • I tried Gedit for Windows, but it does not support JSON by default. I could not find support for the Windows version.

  • Most of the JSON services I found are Internet-based (used from the browser). I cannot use them offline.

  • All JSON extensions for browsers (Chrome and Firefox) can only read (format or validate) the JSON file. I could not find any JSON editor extensions. I don't want to use extensions because most of them (all the extension that I have tried) do not work with local files. They are only enabling themselves when I download a JSON file from the Internet.

Thanks in advance...

Pabru
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Ali Kaptan
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    JSONBuddy seems to be another interesting JSON editor with syntax-coloring and well-formed checking You can download a trial version from Download.com: http://download.cnet.com/JSONBuddy/3000-2247_4-75946118.html?tag=mncol;1 – Fluffi1974 Jul 24 '13 at 16:38
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    Here is one at [json-editor.htm](http://www.xml-buddy.com/json-editor.htm) which also supports JSON syntax-coloring, auto-completion and syntax checking. – lichtfusion Jun 10 '14 at 17:01
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    This show how "backwards" moderation is on this site. "closed as not constructive" -- really?? – c00000fd Oct 11 '14 at 00:47
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    Come on, this is actually legitimate question. Why is it "not constructive"? There's barely any good JSON viewer for Windows.... – Timber Feb 06 '15 at 16:45
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    I wish it could be possible to down-vote administrator's decisions – Dmitry Feb 24 '15 at 16:07
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    I've found Notepad++ with the plugin JSTool suiting my needs. http://www.sunjw.us/jstoolnpp/ – Goosebumps Mar 13 '15 at 07:17
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    I'm craving for the answer, the question is very detailed & reflects what I currently need. – Thariq Nugrohotomo May 31 '16 at 04:55
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    Plus it looks like closing the question caused the OP to grow disheartened and abandon the site :-( Anyone still looking should ask at http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/ where this sort if question is actively encouraged. – Mawg says reinstate Monica Aug 04 '16 at 09:50
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    Why in the world is this Closed? How is this non-constructive? And why has it not been opened back yet? Anyways, here's something I found useful: https://github.com/RSuter/VisualJsonEditor/releases – Yousof K. Jun 11 '17 at 12:34
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    I like Stackoverflow but this measures (that its not an isolated case), forces me to lurk more and share less. – magallanes Sep 06 '17 at 00:45
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    Shouldn't it be just moved to http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/ ? – TMSZ Sep 07 '17 at 09:37
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    I was recently made aware of Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/ which gives you nice syntax-coloured json (as long as the filename suffix is ".json") and a 'miniaturized whole file' view that is handy for those larger json documents, plus source-control (e.g. github) integration. – roj Jul 12 '18 at 23:21

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