jless

A command-line JSON viewer designed for reading, exploring, and searching

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JSON & Data Processing Rust

jless is a command-line JSON viewer with vim-inspired controls, collapsible sections, and search. It's designed for exploring JSON from the terminal.

Install

brew brew install jless

Demos

jless — jq vs fx vs jless
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jless — jq vs fx vs jless

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jless — read-only pager for JSON files
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jless — read-only pager for JSON files

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jless — Command-Line JSON Viewer
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jless — Command-Line JSON Viewer

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jless — Tokyo Night theme
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jless — Tokyo Night theme

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jless — Gruvbox Dark theme
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jless — Gruvbox Dark theme

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jless — Dracula theme
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jless — Dracula theme

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jless — Nord theme
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jless — Nord theme

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