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JSON Formatter Chrome Extension Analysis

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Chrome extension ID: ondecobpcidaehknoegeapmclapnkgcl

A browser extension designed to parse and beautify raw JSON data. It provides enhanced visibility through collapsible trees, clickable URLs, hex color swatches, and image previews directly within the browser.

Developer:Todd Garland
Version:0.032
Size:194KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

10K+

Rating

★ 4.4

7 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product positions itself as a productivity enhancer for developers by transforming raw JSON into a structured, color-coded, and interactive visual format. It emphasizes features like image previews, color detection, and human-readable timestamps to simplify data analysis.

Inferred product pattern

A specialized developer utility focusing on high-fidelity data visualization for JSON structures.

Review-backed pain points

Users have reported that the extension is unreliable and breaks more easily than other available JSON formatter options.

Observed feature gaps

Users noted that the extension's reliability is lower than alternative products in the same category.

Tags
JSON FormatterDeveloper ToolData VisualizationCode Viewer
Target users

- Web Developers

- Software Engineers

- Data Analysts

Primary use cases

- Debugging API responses

- Visualizing structured web data

- Analyzing nested JSON objects

Positive themes

- Useful built-in features like hex color and image link previews

- Effective tool for daily development workflows

Negative themes

- Lack of reliability compared to competing tools

- Frequent breakage

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing information or friction observed in the provided data.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is derived from the product description and a small sample of user reviews indicating mixed sentiment regarding reliability. The review sample size is limited to 8 total comments, which may not capture the complete user experience.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support or account-related complaints were observed.

Reliability

Multiple low-rating reviews cite unreliability and frequent breakage.

Privacy

No privacy complaints were observed; the listing claims client-side operation.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 4

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 0.032

- Size: 194KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

JSON FormatterJSON ViewerFormat JSONJSON BeautifierJSON Visualizer

Comparison

JSON Formatter vs

Problem

unformatted JSONraw JSON textmessy JSON

Alternative

JSONLintJSON viewer

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Screenshots

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Links

Website: jsonlint.com

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