Best alternatives to JSON Tools (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to JSON Tools, 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 Tools alternatives, compared
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XML Tools
Collection of small & convenient XML tools.
≈2K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions- About 2.0× more users than JSON Tools
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XML & JSON Tools
Format, convert, and explore XML & JSON with a privacy-first tool
192 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 12 months ago1 permissions- About 5.2× fewer users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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JSON Diff
JSON Diff chrome extension which works offline
≈2K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSON View Pro
JSON View Pro extension, JSON documents will be formatted, highlighted, and arrays and objects can be collapsed.
385 users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago3 permissions- About 2.6× fewer users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSONVue
Validate and view JSON documents
≈900K users4.3★ from 2.6K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 900× more users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSON Viewer
Port of Firefox's JSON Viewer
≈30K users4.7★ from 51 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 30× more users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Developer Tools
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Json Fire
Get clean JSON from Firestore in one click – perfect for developers.
261 users4.8★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than JSON Tools
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSON Viewer
Validates and makes JSON documents easy to read. Open source.
≈100K users3.6★ from 157 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 100× more users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSONView
View JSON documents in the browser.
≈100K users3.8★ from 42 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 100× more users than JSON Tools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
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JSON Viewer Pro
A powerful JSON viewer and formatter that offers advanced features for developers and data analysts to visualise and analyse JSON
≈300K users4.5★ from 219 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago3 permissions- About 300× more users than JSON Tools
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Developer Tools
JSON Tools alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to JSON Tools?
By users, the most popular alternative is JSONVue with ≈900K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is XML Tools.
Which JSON Tools alternative has the best rating?
JSON Viewer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 51 ratings.
Is there a JSON Tools alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
JSON Diff asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for JSON Tools.
How many alternatives to JSON Tools are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to JSON Tools 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.