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gron vs Dadroit JSON Viewer: catalog facts
gron	Dadroit JSON Viewer
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Proprietary software; see the developer's site for current editions and licence terms.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Makes JSON searchable with standard grep Shows the full path to every value	Dedicated application for viewing JSON data files Installable on Windows through Scoop
Not a full JSON query language like jq Output is verbose for large documents	Proprietary, closed source Limited public detail on features and pricing in the available information
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License: Proprietary
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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