Alternatives to jnv
Edit jq-style filters while previewing JSON results interactively. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
jnv
Edit jq-style filters while previewing JSON results interactively.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as jnv.
jid
Explore JSON interactively with query suggestions.
jid offers interactive JSON exploration with query suggestions and completion, while jnv centers on editing jq-style filters with a live preview.
fx
Inspect JSON interactively from your terminal.
fx provides interactive JSON inspection in the terminal under the MIT license, oriented toward browsing data rather than writing jq-style filters.
jless
Browse large JSON structures in a keyboard-driven terminal viewer.
jless offers a keyboard-driven viewer with collapsible trees and regex search, but lacks native Windows support and does not evaluate jq-style filters.
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.
