👋 about us

Built by engineers
for engineers

We're on a mission to build the most powerful free JSON editor online that respects your privacy. No servers, no telemetry, no limits — just pure developer software that works.

50k+
software engineers
100M+
JSON validations
100%
client-side
manifesto.json
"mission": "privacy-first JSON tools",
"builtBy": "engineers",
"for": "engineers",
"principles": [
"no servers",
"open source",
"zero telemetry"
],
"forever": "free"
⚡ open source
📖 our story

Why we built this JSON editor

As software engineers, we were frustrated with JSON tools that sent our data to unknown servers, required accounts, or couldn't handle large files. We wanted a JSON editor online that was fast, private, and actually enjoyable to use.

So we built it. A free JSON formatter and validator that runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. No telemetry, no data collection, no hidden costs — just reliable developer software for the engineering community.

"The best JSON editor is the one you don't have to think about — it just works, privately."

— founding engineer

🎯 principles
  • 01

    Privacy by design

    All processing happens locally. Your data never touches a server — ever.

  • 02

    Free forever

    No paid tiers, no hidden features. The full JSON validator and formatter are completely free.

  • 03

    Open source

    Transparent codebase. Community-driven. MIT licensed.

  • 04

    Performance first

    WASM-accelerated parsing handles 500MB+ files with sub-50ms response times.

👥 team

Built by software engineers, for the community

AJ

Alex Johnson

founding engineer

Former infrastructure lead. Obsessed with performance and clean code.

MC

Maya Chen

ai & wasm engineer

WebAssembly specialist. Built our local AI inference engine.

RK

Riley Kim

developer experience

Previously at GitHub. Focuses on making tools developers actually enjoy.

Trusted by the community

Joined by 150+ open source contributors

@johndoe
@sarahdev
@mikeeng
@lisacodes
@tombuilds
@annasoft
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