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jq vs gron: catalog facts
jq	gron
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
A small, expressive language for querying and reshaping JSON Portable C with zero runtime dependencies; the download is one executable	Makes JSON searchable with standard grep Shows the full path to every value
The filter syntax is terse and takes practice before it feels natural Error messages on malformed input are not always helpful	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
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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