Best alternatives to JaSON (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to JaSON, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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JSON Beautifier and Editor
Display JSON objects by transforming them into Syntax editable highlighted HTML to validate, format, and save
≈30K users4.8★ from 56 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 7.5× more users than JaSON
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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JSON-handle
It's a browser and editor for JSON document.You can get a beautiful view. And transcoding Unicode Base64 URL with decode & encode.
≈100K users4.8★ from 474 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago4 permissions- About 25× more users than JaSON
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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JSON Hero
A beautiful JSON explorer packed with features
≈1K users4.2★ from 5 ratings3 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than JaSON
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Code Formatter - JSON, CSS & JavaScript
Code Formatter – all-in-one extension offering sophisticated syntax highlighting for CSS, JSON, and JavaScript.
≈4K users3.6★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to JaSON
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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JSON Compare
Use JSON Compare for comparing JSON effortlessly. The top json comparator and online diff checker for quick, precise comparisons.
≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNo special permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than JaSON
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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JSONGenie - Beautify, Format & Visualize
JSONGenie: View raw JSON in an interactive, collapsible tree with syntax highlighting and raw/parsed toggle for easy navigation.
509 users4.9★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions- About 7.9× fewer users than JaSON
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Salesforce.com Enhanced Formula Editor
Enhances Salesforce formulas with syntax highlighting, autocomplete, formatting, field analysis, and syntax checking.
≈5K users4.3★ from 57 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to JaSON
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Syntax Highlighter for Azure DevOps
Enhances code readability by adding syntax highlighting to code views and diffs within Azure DevOps, including pull requests.
640 users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago4 permissions- About 6.3× fewer users than JaSON
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Java Assist
Quickly access an online Java complier along with Java documentation without leaving your tab
≈10K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.5× more users than JaSON
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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SnappySnippet
Easily extract CSS and HTML from selected element. Then send it to CodePen, jsFiddle or JS Bin with one click.
≈6K users4.4★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions- About 1.5× more users than JaSON
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
JaSON alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to JaSON?
By users, the most popular alternative is JSON-handle with ≈100K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is JSON Beautifier and Editor.
Which JaSON alternative has the best rating?
JSON-handle has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 474 ratings.
Is there a JaSON alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
JSON Compare asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for JaSON.
How many alternatives to JaSON are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to JaSON on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.