JSON Alternatives

JSON is described as '(JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999' and is an app in the development category. There are eight alternatives to JSON for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best JSON alternative is YAML, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JSON are KDL, XML, TOML and Solidity.

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  1. YAML icon

    YAML

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    YAML is a human-readable data serialization language. It is commonly used for configuration files and in applications where data are being stored or transmitted. YAML targets many of the same communications applications as Extensible Markup Language (XML) but has a minimal...

    12 YAML alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Almost everyone thinks YAML is a great JSON alternative.

    • YAML is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to JSON.

    • YAML is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JSON.

    • YAML is Free and Open SourceJSON is also Free and Open Source
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    KDL

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    KDL is a small, pleasant document language with XML-like node semantics that looks like you're invoking a bunch of CLI commands! It's meant to be used both as a serialization format and a configuration language, much like JSON, YAML, or XML.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Visual Studio Code
    • Sublime Text
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Vim
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  4. XML icon

    XML

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    Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format which is both human-readable and machine-readable.

    10 XML alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    TOML

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    TOML aims to be a minimal configuration file format that's easy to read due to obvious semantics. TOML is designed to map unambiguously to a hash table. TOML should be easy to parse into data structures in a wide variety of languages.

    9 TOML alternatives

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    • Free
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  6. Solidity icon

    Solidity

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    Solidity is an object-oriented, high-level language for implementing smart contracts. Smart contracts are programs which govern the behaviour of accounts within the Ethereum state.

    15 Solidity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    Solidity is not an object notation language

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    Solidity is a language, not a notation, and they serve completely different purposes.

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    • Solidity is the most popular Web-based alternative to JSON.

    • Solidity is Free and Open SourceJSON is also Free and Open Source
  7. JSON Canvas icon

    JSON Canvas

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    Infinite canvas tools are a way to view and organize information spatially, like a digital whiteboard. Infinite canvases encourage freedom and exploration, and have become a popular interface pattern across many apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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    Hjson

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    Hjson is a syntax extension to JSON. It's NOT a proposal to replace JSON or to incorporate it into the JSON spec itself. It's intended to be used like a user interface for humans, to read and edit before passing the JSON data to the machine.

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    • Free
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    • Online
    • BSD
     
  10. Eno icon

    Eno

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    Eno is a data language for all people. Its simple structure welcomes a wide audience, both in regards to cultural background as well as technical ability. Deliberate design choices such as a flat hierarchy and the absence of types at the language level make it one of the easiest...

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    • Free
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