JSON Beautifier

JSON Beautifier vs JSON Formatter

While they sound similar, they have distinct primary intents. A JSON Formatter is a full utility for fixing, validating, sorting, minifying, and comparing JSON. A JSON Beautifier focuses purely on readability—taking ugly, minified, or double-encoded JSON and making it instantly readable with colors, tree views, and 2-space or 4-space indentation.

Pretty Print JSON Example

Minified JSON:

{"status":"success","data":{"user":{"id":123,"username":"johndoe"}}}

Beautified JSON (2 spaces):

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "user": {
      "id": 123,
      "username": "johndoe"
    }
  }
}

How to beautify JSON in your Editor

• VS Code: Built-in support. Press Shift + Alt + F.
• Notepad++: Requires the "JSTool" plugin. Once installed, press Ctrl + Alt + M.
• Sublime Text: Requires the "Pretty JSON" package. Press Ctrl + Alt + J.