A JSON file stores the data and object in the JSON format. A JSON ( JavaScript object notation )format is a standard format to store and exchange data. Initially, JSON file is only used to exchange the data between the web application and server. Now, it is used for many purposes such as to take and restore the data backup.
Users can create a JSON file with the .json extension. It is a simple text-based and human-readable file that we can edit and read in the compatible text editor. JSON file doesn’t take too much space to store the data as it is a plain text file.
How to create JSON files?
Before we learn to open the JSON files, we need to create them. To create a sample JSON file follow the below basic steps.
Open the text editor on your computer.
Create a new file and save it.
Users need to save files with the .json extension.
Copy the below sample JSON code and paste into a file and save it again.
Sample JSON code:
Javascript
/* sample json code */
{
"firstName": "fname",
"lastName": "lname",
"gender": "male",
"age": 25,
"address": {
"streetAddress": "26 colony",
"city": "Ahemdabad",
"state": "Gujarat",
"postalCode": "354323"
},
"phoneNumbers": [
{ "type": "business", "number": "9323227323"}
]
}
How to open JSON files?
We have created a sample JSON file successfully. In this section, we will discuss tools to open JSON files.
Cross-platform to open JSON files: Generally, users can open the JSON file in any text editor as it is a plain text-based file. The Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers are cross-platform to open JSON files that are compatible with every operating system (OS). Users can follow the below steps to open JSON files in Chrome or Firefox browsers.
Right-click on the JSON file.
Choose open with option from the menu.
From the drop-down menu either choose Chrome or Firefox.
If you are not able to find the chrome in-app menu, click on Choose another app. Here, you will find chrome and firefox listed.
The user will see the following output when the JSON file will open in the browser.
However, users can directly copy the location path of the JSON file and copy it to the browser to read the file. Every operating system supports different text editors. Here, we have provided the list of best text editors for every operating system.
Operating system
List of Text Editor
Windows
Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft Word, VS Code, Atom
Mac
Apple TextEdit, Mac VIm
Linux
Vim editor, PICO
Android
File viewer for Android (application)
A user can open and edit JSON files with any text editor from the above table. If users do not want to download any tools or applications to open JSON files, they can edit them with online tools. Users should have a working internet connection to edit JSON files online.
Edit JSON files online
Open any browser and search for ‘Online JSON editor ‘.
Click on the first link in the result.
The JSON editor is open and you can read files from the local computer. You can also edit JSON files and save them locally or to the cloud.
Online tools like these save you from having to download offline tools.
It's pretty easy to load a JSON object in Python. Python has a built-in package called json, which can be used to work with JSON data. It's done by using the JSON module, which provides us with a lot of methods which among loads() and load() methods are gonna help us to read the JSON file.
Cross-platform to open JSON files: Generally, users can open the JSON file in any text editor as it is a plain text-based file. The Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers are cross-platform to open JSON files that are compatible with every operating system (OS).
Right-click to the selected JSON file and select the Properties to change the application to open the file. Here, change the Open with: from other applications like Photo Viewer or Notepad to Google Chrome by choosing from the Change dropdown list.
Go to the Data tab in an Excel Workbook.Click on From File and then choose JSON.Now, choose the JSON file from your system and select OPEN. This will open the JSON file in Excel and now you can view the data.
With the plugin installed, open the JSON file you want to format in Notepad++. Go to the Plugins menu and select the JSON Viewer option. This will open a new window that displays the JSON code with proper indentation and color-coded syntax highlighting to make it easier to read and edit.
You can use any text/code editor such as Notepad, Sublime Text, and others to open and edit JSON files. Alternatively, use an online editor to edit your JSON files. However, for JSON files containing strings of texts or translations, you should use Localazy, suitable for managing multiple file formats.
JSOn content in a file contains strings, so You can use any editor to open and save the files. Notepad++ is also used to open and read JSON files. It supports opening and reading larger JSOn files by reading json content into memory, So Notepad++ throws Out Of Memory Exception If the file is in the size of GB.
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