Tool description

A specialized tool to remove comments from JSON and convert JSONC to JSON format with ease. This JSONC to JSON converter transforms JSON with Comments (JSONC) into standard, specification-compliant JSON by automatically removing comments and formatting the output. The tool handles both single-line (//) and multi-line (/* */) comments while preserving the original data structure, making it essential for working with configuration files and development workflows that use commented JSON.

Features

  • Remove Comments from JSON: Automatically strips both single-line (//) and multi-line (/* */) comments from JSONC files
  • JSONC to JSON Conversion: Real-time conversion as you type or paste JSONC content into standard JSON format
  • Syntax Preservation: Maintains original JSON data structure and values while removing comments
  • Error Handling: Graceful handling of malformed JSONC with clear error feedback
  • Pretty Formatting: Outputs clean, properly formatted JSON with consistent indentation
  • Copy Functionality: Easy copying of converted JSON for immediate use in applications
  • Large File Support: Efficiently remove comments from JSON files of any size without performance issues
  • Standards Compliance: Produces valid JSON that meets all JSON specification requirements
  • Development Integration: Perfect JSONC to JSON converter for configuration files used in development workflows

Use cases

  • Configuration Management: Use JSONC to JSON conversion for deploying commented configuration files to production
  • VS Code Settings: Remove comments from JSON in VS Code settings.json files for standard compatibility
  • Build Processes: Automatically remove comments from JSON files during build and deployment pipelines
  • API Development: Convert JSONC to JSON for API schemas and examples that require standard JSON format
  • Documentation: Clean up JSON examples and code snippets by removing explanatory comments
  • Code Generation: JSONC to JSON conversion for templates used in automated code generation tools
  • Data Migration: Remove comments from JSON when preparing JSONC data files for systems requiring standard JSON
  • Static Site Generators: Convert JSONC to JSON for configuration files in static site generators and build tools
  • Package Management: Remove comments from JSON in package.json and other configuration files with comments
  • Database Operations: Prepare JSON data by removing comments for database imports that don't support JSONC format