Alternatives to jid
Explore JSON interactively with query suggestions. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
jid
Explore JSON interactively with query suggestions.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as jid.
jnv
Edit jq-style filters while previewing JSON results interactively.
jnv lets you edit jq-style filters with a live preview of JSON results and needs no separate jq install, though its completion covers only limited filter forms.
fx
Inspect JSON interactively from your terminal.
fx is an interactive terminal JSON explorer under the MIT license, offering browsing of structured data rather than jid's query suggestion approach.
jless
Browse large JSON structures in a keyboard-driven terminal viewer.
jless browses large JSON with collapsible trees and regex search using keyboard controls, but it has no native Windows support, unlike jid.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
jq
The command-line JSON processor: slice, filter, map and transform structured data the way sed and awk handle text.
jaq
Run jq-style queries through a Rust command-line tool and library.
gojq
Process JSON with a Go implementation of jq.
yq
Command-line processor for YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and TOML.
jc
Convert command output into JSON for easier scripting.
gron
A command-line tool that flattens JSON into discrete assignments so it can be searched with grep.
