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ClearJSON
A JSON viewer you can trust. 100% local, zero tracking.
The JSON Formatter (2M+ users) was sold and turned into adware. ClearJSON is the trustworthy replacement. π 100% local β zero network requests, zero tracking β‘ Handles 100MB+ JSON without freezing (Pro) π JWT auto-decode inline (Pro) π¨ 30 themes β Monokai, Dracula, Nordβ¦ π Export CSV, TSV, YAML, TypeScript (Pro) Free forever for everyday use. Pro $29 β one-time, lifetime.
I built ClearJSON after the original JSON Formatter β 2M+ users, 10 years open-source β was sold and turned into adware with geo-tracking. The community lost trust overnight.
Five free alternatives emerged. All are passion projects. None are commercialized, which means no guarantee they'll be maintained long-term. I wanted something sustainable.
**Why $29 lifetime (not a subscription):**
- It's a client-side tool. There's no server to fund.
- I'm a developer. I hate subscriptions as much as you do.
- CSS Scan sold 1,450+ copies at $69. $29 is impulse-buy territory.
**The free tier is genuinely useful** β formatting, tree view, 10 themes, search, link/image preview. I use it daily myself. Pro adds the heavy stuff: virtual scrolling for massive files, JWT decode, multi-format export, 30 themes, custom shortcuts.
Try it: install from Chrome Web Store, open any JSON URL. It auto-formats instantly. No signup, no account, no. phone-home.
Would love feedback β especially from anyone burned by the old extension. What features would make you pay $29?
Love that it stays fully local with zero network requests, that's a real trust signal people actually care about. The JWT auto-decode inline is a nice touch too, saves a tab hop.
the offline-only promise is exactly what i want from a json tool, love that jwt decoding happens inline without bouncing the token somewhere else. solid execution all around.
Love that this exists as a clean alternative to the mess the old formatter became. One thing I'd love to see: a side-by-side JSON Schema view where you can paste a schema and validate the formatted JSON against it inline, highlighting mismatches as you type.
The original json formatter getting sold and turned into adware is honestly the worst, so glad someone made a clean replacement. Tried it on a gnarly 50mb file and it didn't choke, which is kind of unheard of.
About ClearJSON on Product Hunt
βA JSON viewer you can trust. 100% local, zero tracking.β
ClearJSON was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 11 upvotes and 13 comments, placing #110 on the daily leaderboard. The JSON Formatter (2M+ users) was sold and turned into adware. ClearJSON is the trustworthy replacement. π 100% local β zero network requests, zero tracking β‘ Handles 100MB+ JSON without freezing (Pro) π JWT auto-decode inline (Pro) π¨ 30 themes β Monokai, Dracula, Nordβ¦ π Export CSV, TSV, YAML, TypeScript (Pro) Free forever for everyday use. Pro $29 β one-time, lifetime.
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