.json
File Type |
JavaScript Object Notation File |
File Format |
Standard |
Usage |
Runs when opened |
Popularity |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Popular |
Description |
Data interchange format used for representing simple data structures and objects; saved in a lightweight, text-based, human-readable format; originally based on a subset of JavaScript, but is considered a language-independent format.
JSON files are often used in Ajax Web application programming. They may also be used by other applications as an alternative to .XML files.
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Open With |
Windows |
Microsoft Notepad
Microsoft WordPad
Notepad++
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macOS |
Apple TextEdit
MacVim
GitHub Atom
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Updated |
January 2, 2012 |
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