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yq vs jql: catalog facts
yq	jql
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
jq-like syntax across YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and TOML Preserves comments and key order when editing YAML in place	Queries JSON directly from the command line Fits into shell pipelines
Shares a name with an unrelated Python wrapper, which causes confusion Expression syntax differs from jq in places that trip people up	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
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 October 2, 2026

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