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From time to time I need to examine data in JSON format. Now unformatted JSON is very hard to read, for example:<\/p>\n

{\"movies\":[{\"id\":\"770739679\",\"title\":\"Captain America: The First Avenger\",\"year\":2011,\"mpaa_rating\":\"PG-13\",\"runtime\":121,\"critics_consensus\":\"With plenty of pulpy action, a pleasantly...\",\"release_dates\":{\"theater\":\"2011-07-22\"},\"ratings\":{\"critics_rating\":\"Fresh\",\"critics_score\":71,\"audience_score\":96},\"synopsis\":\"Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days...\",\"posters\":{\"thumbnail\":\"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\",\"profile\":\"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\",\"detailed\":\"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\",\"original\":\"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\"},\"abridged_cast\":[{\"name\":\"Chris Evans\",\"characters\":[\"Captain America\/Steve Rogers\",\"Steve Rogers \/ Captain America\",\"Steve Rogers\/Captain America\"]},{\"name\":\"Hayley Atwell\",\"characters\":[\"Peggy Carter\"]},{\"name\":\"Sebastian Stan\",\"characters\":[\"Bucky Barnes\",\"James Buchanan \\\"Bucky\\\" Barnes\"]},{\"name\":\"Tommy Lee Jones\",\"characters\":[\"Colonel Chester Phillips\"]},{\"name\":\"Hugo Weaving\",\"characters\":[\"Johann Schmidt\/Red Skull\",\"Johann Schmidt\/The Red Skull\",\"Red Skull\"]}],\"alternate_ids\":{\"imdb\":\"0458339\"}}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
I usually use JSON Viewer<\/a> to format JSON:<\/p>\n
{\r\n    \"movies\": [\r\n        {\r\n            \"id\": \"770739679\",\r\n            \"title\": \"Captain America: The First Avenger\",\r\n            \"year\": 2011,\r\n            \"mpaa_rating\": \"PG-13\",\r\n            \"runtime\": 121,\r\n            \"critics_consensus\": \"With plenty of pulpy action...\",\r\n            \"release_dates\": {\r\n                \"theater\": \"2011-07-22\"\r\n            },\r\n            \"ratings\": {\r\n                \"critics_rating\": \"Fresh\",\r\n                \"critics_score\": 71,\r\n                \"audience_score\": 96\r\n            },\r\n            \"synopsis\": \"Captain America: The First Avenger will focus...\",\r\n            \"posters\": {\r\n                \"thumbnail\": \"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\",\r\n                \"profile\": \"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\",\r\n                \"detailed\": \"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\",\r\n                \"original\": \"http:\/\/content9.flixster.com\/movie\/11\/15\/83\/11158339_tmb.jpg\"\r\n            },\r\n            \"abridged_cast\": [\r\n                {\r\n                    \"name\": \"Chris Evans\",\r\n                    \"characters\": [\r\n                        \"Captain America\/Steve Rogers\",\r\n                        \"Steve Rogers \/ Captain America\",\r\n                        \"Steve Rogers\/Captain America\"\r\n                    ]\r\n                },\r\n                {\r\n                    \"name\": \"Hayley Atwell\",\r\n                    \"characters\": [\r\n                        \"Peggy Carter\"\r\n                    ]\r\n                },\r\n                {\r\n                    \"name\": \"Sebastian Stan\",\r\n                    \"characters\": [\r\n                        \"Bucky Barnes\",\r\n                        \"James Buchanan \\\"Bucky\\\" Barnes\"\r\n                    ]\r\n                },\r\n                {\r\n                    \"name\": \"Tommy Lee Jones\",\r\n                    \"characters\": [\r\n                        \"Colonel Chester Phillips\"\r\n                    ]\r\n                },\r\n                {\r\n                    \"name\": \"Hugo Weaving\",\r\n                    \"characters\": [\r\n                        \"Johann Schmidt\/Red Skull\",\r\n                        \"Johann Schmidt\/The Red Skull\",\r\n                        \"Red Skull\"\r\n                    ]\r\n                }\r\n            ],\r\n            \"alternate_ids\": {\r\n                \"imdb\": \"0458339\"\r\n            }\r\n        }\r\n    ]\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/code><\/p>\n
Much better isn't it?<\/p>\n
JSON Viewer is great because it also shows JSON in a tree:
\n\"JSON<\/a><\/p>\n
Now I can easily expand and collapse elements and quickly understand the structure of the data.<\/p>\n
However there is one problem: JSON Viewer doesn't handle large files well. If I try to open 4 MB file it just freezes for few minutes and I have to kill it with Process Explorer.<\/p>\n
Do you have the same problem too? How would you like to see the problem solved? Please answer as a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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