JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is the de facto standard for data exchange on the web. This tool provides a suite of utilities to make working with JSON easier.

What can it do?

• Beautify/Format: Take a minified or messy JSON string and format it with proper indentation and line breaks, making it easy to read and understand.
• Minify/Compact: Remove all unnecessary whitespace to create the smallest possible JSON string, perfect for sending over a network to reduce payload size.
• Validate: Check if your JSON is syntactically correct. It will immediately report any errors, such as missing commas, incorrect quotes, or mismatched brackets.

How It Works

The tool uses the browser's built-in `JSON.parse()` and `JSON.stringify()` methods. When beautifying, it uses the `space` argument in `JSON.stringify()` to add indentation. For minification, it stringifies without any extra space. The validator simply tries to parse the string and catches any errors that occur.