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jql vs jsongrep: catalog facts
jql	jsongrep
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Command line	Windows, Command line
Queries JSON directly from the command line Fits into shell pipelines	One query language for JSON, YAML, TOML, JSONL and CBOR Also usable as a Rust library
Uses its own query syntax rather than jq's Command line only	Its own query syntax to learn rather than jq's Younger project with a smaller user base than jq
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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