| File Type |
JavaScript Object Notation File |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Data interchange format used for representing simple data structures and objects; saved in a lightweight, text-based, human-readable format; originally based on a subset of JavaScript, but is considered a language-independent format.
JSON files are often used in Ajax Web application programming; they may also be used by other applications as an alternative to .XML files. |
| Program(s) that open json files |
Mac / Windows / Unix: Run with a JSON parser; Edit with a text editor |
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