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Beautify JSON

Readable JSON, entirely offline.

MacFreev1.0.5

A small Mac utility for the moment you paste in a wall of minified JSON and need to actually read it. Format it, validate it, sort the keys — locally, with nothing uploaded anywhere. Pasting a payload into a website you don't control is a habit worth breaking.

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What it does

  • Format how you like it

    Indent by 2, 4, 6 or 8 spaces, pretty-print, and sort keys for a stable diff-friendly view.

  • Validation with instant feedback

    Malformed JSON is caught as you go, so you find the stray comma without hunting for it.

  • Cleans up escaped payloads

    Strip escaping slashes to make JSON that arrived wrapped in a string legible again.

  • Nothing leaves your Mac

    All parsing and formatting happens locally. No data collected, sent or saved — which matters when the payload is a production response.

Details

Version
1.0.5
Updated
12 November 2025
Price
Free
Platform
Mac
Requires
macOS 26.0
Size
1 MB
Category
Developer Tools
Languages
EN
What's new in 1.0.5

-macOS 26 support -Added search with highlighting (Cmd+F) -UI improvements and bug fixes -Added line numbers

Questions

Is any of my JSON uploaded?

No. There is no network call at all — it works with the Wi-Fi off.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not currently. This one is Mac-only, where pasting JSON around is the common case.

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