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Make JSON legible with BBEdit
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bbedit-pretty-json-readme.txt
2016/03/15
Tested with BBEdit 11.5 / OS X 10.11.3 / Python 2.7.10
http://grokin.gs/blog/elegant-json-pretty-print-for-bbedit/
Place the script (or a link to this script) in the ~/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/Text Filters directory
Restart BBEdit.
The new filter should be under: "Test > Apply Text Filter > bbedit-pretty-json"
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#!/bin/bash
python -c "import sys, json; print json.dumps(json.load(sys.stdin), indent=2)"
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As of BBEdit 14.0, rather than this custom filter, you can use BBEdit's own built-in module.

Added JSON formatting support to the factory-supplied JSON language module. Choose "Reformat Document" from the Text menu to reformat the document's text.

https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-14.0.html

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michaelmaass commented Jul 22, 2025 •
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Choose "Reformat Document" from the Text menu to reformat the document's text.
https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-14.0.html

Aaah, at last. Bliss!

Thanks for the hint. I updated and it works perfectly. :-)

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