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jid vs gron: catalog facts
jid	gron
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Interactive navigation with completion	Makes JSON searchable with standard grep Shows the full path to every value
Designed for terminal exploration of JSON.	Not a full JSON query language like jq Output is verbose for large documents
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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