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jqjql
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • A small, expressive language for querying and reshaping JSON
  • Portable C with zero runtime dependencies; the download is one executable
  • Queries JSON directly from the command line
  • Fits into shell pipelines
  • The filter syntax is terse and takes practice before it feels natural
  • Error messages on malformed input are not always helpful
  • Uses its own query syntax rather than jq's
  • Command line only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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