Best alternatives to JSON Viewer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to JSON Viewer, 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 Viewer
Makes JSON response easy to read.
≈5K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 6 months agoNo special permissions- About 20× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
- 2
JSON Viewer Pro
A powerful JSON viewer and formatter that offers advanced features for developers and data analysts to visualise and analyse JSON
≈300K users4.6★ from 219 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than JSON Viewer
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- 3
JSON Viewer
Pretty JSON Viewer – an online json formatter, validator, and viewer for easy formatting and validation of json files.
≈1K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago1 permissions- About 100× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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JSON Viewer
Port of Firefox's JSON Viewer
≈30K users4.7★ from 50 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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JSON Viewer
Most aesthetic & customizable JSON/JSONP viewer with themes, custom search, syntax highlighting/checking & copy features.
≈10K users4.9★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 10× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
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HAR/JSON viewer
Visualizes HTTP Archive (HAR) files opened locally or online. Also features JSON tree view for HAR and any structured JSON files.
≈10K users4.3★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
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JSONViewer
Format several JSON documents in one window, depends to your screen width, up to 6
≈9K users4.7★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago1 permissions- About 11× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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Virtual Json Viewer
JSON browser extension with virtual DOM, search and JQ filtering
≈3K users4.7★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago2 permissions- About 33× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
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Seven JSON Viewer
Minimal JSON Viewer with JSON Path
≈7K users4.3★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 14× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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JSON Formatter
Makes JSON easy to read. Open source.
≈9K users4.5★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions- About 11× fewer users than JSON Viewer
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
JSON Viewer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to JSON Viewer?
By users, the most popular alternative is JSON Viewer Pro with ≈300K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is JSON Viewer.
Which JSON Viewer alternative has the best rating?
JSON Viewer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 50 ratings.
Is there a JSON Viewer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
JSON Viewer asks for 0 permissions, against 7 for JSON Viewer.
How many alternatives to JSON Viewer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to JSON Viewer 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.