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A curated list of awesome things built with the JSON processor and

_turing-complete functional language_ **jq**.



* [Awesome jq](#awesome-jq)

  * [Implementations](#implementations)

  * [Tools](#tools)

  * [Documentation](#documentation)

  * [Use Cases](#use-cases)

  * [Libraries and tools for jq itself](#libraries-and-tools-for-jq-itself)

  * [External libraries](#external-libraries)

  * [Contribute](#contribute)

  * [License](#license)



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Implementations

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_Standalone implementations of the jq language._



* [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) ([github](https://github.com/jqlang/jq)) – The original jq command-line JSON processor.

* [gojq](https://github.com/itchyny/gojq) – A jq implementation in Go.

* [jaq](https://lib.rs/crates/jaq) – A jq implementation in Rust that misses some small features but is often more correct than the original.

* [query-json (`q`)](https://github.com/davesnx/query-json) – query-json is a faster, simpler and more portable implementation of the jq language in Reason.

* [xq](https://github.com/MiSawa/xq) – Pure rust implementation of jq

* [jq.js](https://github.com/mwh/jqjs) – Pure Javascript implementation of jq

* [jqjq](https://github.com/wader/jqjq) – jq implementation of jq



Tools

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_jq-based JSON visualizers and explorers_.



### Command-line



* [faq](https://github.com/jzelinskie/faq) – CLI program that processes BSON, Bencode, JSON, TOML, XML, YAML using **libjq**.

* [jiq](https://github.com/fiatjaf/jiq) – A visual command-line interactive JSON explorer with jq filters.

* `echo '' | fzf --print-query --preview "cat *.json | jq {q}"` – An [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) hack that turns it into an interactive jq explorer.

* [jqq](https://github.com/jcsalterego/jqq/) – A visual command-line interactive jq explorer written in Ruby.

* [yq](https://github.com/kislyuk/yq) (and `xq`) – jq wrapper for YAML and XML documents.

* [yiq](https://github.com/zoetrope/yiq) – Like `jiq`, but using `yq` instead, so it supports YAML documents.

* [ijq](https://github.com/fiatjaf/ijq) – jq REPL with automatic variable assignment and global statements support.

* [jqsh](https://github.com/bmatsuo/jqsh) – An interactive wrapper written in Go.

* [jq-zsh-plugin](https://github.com/reegnz/jq-zsh-plugin) – zsh line editor for constructing jq queries interactively.

* [fq](https://github.com/wader/fq) – jq for binary formats

* [jq-fish-plugin](https://github.com/jihchi/jq-fish-plugin) – Inspired by [jq-zsh-plugin](https://github.com/reegnz/jq-zsh-plugin), interactively build jq expressions in fish shell.

* [jqp](https://github.com/noahgorstein/jqp) – a TUI playground for exploring jq.

* [jnv](https://github.com/ynqa/jnv) – interactive JSON filter using jq with navigation and autocompletion.

* [jqunit](https://github.com/mrwilson/jqunit) – A test framework for JQ, written in Rust, on top of libjq.



### Web



* [query-json playground](https://query-json.netlify.app) – Web playground that uses `query-json` compiled to JavaScript.

* [jiq-web](https://jq.alhur.es/jiq/) ([github](https://github.com/fiatjaf/jiq-web)) – `jiq`, but in a web page, uses `jq-web`.

* [jq play](https://jqplay.org/) ([github](https://github.com/jingweno/jqplay)) – A playground for jq with sharing capabilities.

* [jq kung fu](https://www.jqkungfu.com/) – A jq playground in WebAssembly powered by the original jq compiled with _emscripten_.

* [jq-finder](https://jq.alhur.es/finder/) ([github](https://github.com/fiatjaf/jq-finder)) – A multipanel, Finder-like, JSON explorer with jq filters instead of paths, uses `jq-web`.

* [jqaas](https://github.com/captn3m0/jqaas) – jq as a service, an open HTTP endpoint that executes jq queries.

* [jqp](https://github.com/sighrobot/jqp) – A free serverless proxy for filtering JSON and CSV data using jq.

* [jqterm](https://jqterm.com) ([github](https://github.com/remy/jqterm)) – Online playground - "jq as a service"



### Desktop



* [jqi](https://nire0510.github.io/jqi/) ([github](https://github.com/nire0510/jqi)) – The almighty jq processor wrapped in a graphical UI, for Mac OSX.

* [jqview](https://github.com/fiatjaf/jqview) – A jq JSON explorer with a minimalist native GUI.



### Extensions



* [bro/q](https://github.com/zalando-incubator/bro-q) – A Chrome Extension for JSON formatting and jq filtering.

* [virtual-json-viewer](https://github.com/paolosimone/virtual-json-viewer) – A JSON Chrome/Firefox Extension with virtual DOM, full-text search and jq filtering.

* [atom-jq](https://github.com/sanack/atom-jq) – Interactive jq playground inside the Atom editor.

* [jq-mode](https://github.com/ljos/jq-mode) – A jq mode for Emacs.

* [vscode-jq](https://github.com/andricDu/vscode-jq) – A jq extension for VS Code.

* [vscode-jq-playground](https://github.com/davidnussio/vscode-jq-playground) – A jq playground notebook extension for VS Code.

* [vim-jqplay](https://github.com/bfrg/vim-jqplay) – Interactive jq playground inside Vim.

* `:%!jq '.'` is a Vim command that formats JSON in-place with jq (beware of any other tricks you might be thinking of).

* [jq-lsp](https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp) – jq language server. Works with VSCode, neovim and Emacs. Has syntax and scope checking, goto defintion, completion and hover documentation.

* [vscode-jq](https://github.com/wader/vscode-jq) – VSCode jq extension that uses [jq-lsp](https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp). Has syntax highlight, snippets and everything jq-lsp provides.

* [bat syntax highlighting](https://github.com/jqlang/jq/wiki/bat-language-syntax) – Syntax file to use bat to syntax highlight jq files



Documentation

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_Readings about jq_.



### Core documentation



* [Manual](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/manual/) – jq manual (development version).

* [FAQ](https://github.com/jqlang/jq/wiki/FAQ) – jq FAQ.

* [Cookbook](https://github.com/jqlang/jq/wiki/Cookbook) – jq cookbook.

* [Advanced Topics](https://github.com/jqlang/jq/wiki/Advanced-Topics) – jq advanced topics.



### Good small specific tutorials



* [Bash that JSON (with jq)](http://blog.librato.com/posts/jq-json).

* [JSON on the command line with jq](https://shapeshed.com/jq-json/).

* [Reshaping JSON with jq](https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/json-and-jq).

* [jq is sed for JSON](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/jq-is-sed-for-json).

* [Mastering jq: part 1](https://codefaster.substack.com/p/mastering-jq-part-1-59c)

* [An Introduction to JQ](https://earthly.dev/blog/jq-select/)

* [Articles exploring and using jq for data tasks](https://qmacro.org/tags/jq/)



### Code examples



* [jq at Rosetta Code](http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Jq) – Dozens of algorithms written in jq .

* [Builtins](https://github.com/jqlang/jq/blob/master/src/builtin.jq) – jq builtins coded in _jq_ itself, not C.

* [Collection of jq recipes](https://remysharp.com/drafts/jq-recipes)

* [Collection of interactive jq examples](https://ishan.page/blog/2023-11-06-jq-by-example/) – Dozens of interactive jq examples (and explanations) in the browser.

* [Collection of jq oneliners](https://nntrn.github.io/jq-recipes/)



### Documentation browsers



* [jq dash docset](https://github.com/wader/jq-dash-docset)



Use Cases

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_Apps using jq in the wild_.



* [liteJQ](https://github.com/Florents-Tselai/liteJQ) – jq SQLite extension.

* [pgJQ](https://github.com/Florents-Tselai/pgJQ) – jq Postgres extension.

* [jqmd](https://github.com/bashup/jqmd) – A "literate devops" tool that allows embedding jq code, shell scripts, YAML, and JSON in a markdown document and making it executable. (A bit like R markdown or IPython notebooks, except with shell/jq/YAML/JSON, and as a CLI scripting tool rather than a GUI.)

* [sc](https://github.com/annacrombie/sc) – A lightweight [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/) client, with a composable api, powered by jq.

* [jc](https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc) – CLI tool that converts the output of popular command-line programs and filetypes to JSON so they can be piped to jq.

* [jqt](https://fadado.github.io/jqt/index.html) ([github](https://github.com/fadado/jqt)) – A web template engine that uses jq as expression language.

* [datasette-jq](https://github.com/simonw/datasette-jq) – A plugin that enables jq queries on JSON columns on [datasette](https://datasette.readthedocs.io/) deployments.

* [jtool](https://github.com/fadado/jtool) – jq-based JSON tools for a modern shell.

* [just-dashboard](https://kantord.github.io/just-dashboard/) – A serverless app for implementing JSON-powered dashboards with JSON or YAML files (and jq filters as strings) serving as the only source of configuration.

* [bf.jq](https://github.com/MakeNowJust/bf.jq) – A Brainfuck interpreter written in jq.

* [jq-voronoi](https://github.com/hosuaby/jq-voronoi) – Implementation of Fortune’s algorithm to calculate Voronoi diagram on jq.



Libraries and tools for jq itself

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_Incrementing jq capabilities_.



* [jqnpm](https://github.com/jqnpm/jqnpm) – A jq package manager that installs modules from GitHub and runs jq scripts.

* [JBOL](https://github.com/fadado/JBOL) – A collection of utility modules for jq (math, prelude, set, string etc.).

* [bigint](https://github.com/joelpurra/jq-bigint), [array](https://github.com/joelpurra/jq-disarray), [string](https://github.com/joelpurra/jq-stress) and [other libraries](https://github.com/joelpurra?utf8=%E2%9C%93&tab=repositories&q=jq) – jq libraries from the author of jqnpm.

* [jq-jsonpointer](https://github.com/nichtich/jq-jsonpointer) – jq module implementing JSON Pointer (RFC 6901)

* [tree-sitter-jq](https://github.com/nverno/tree-sitter-jq) – Tree sitter grammar implementation for Jq language



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External libraries

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_Using jq from other languages_.



* [gojq](https://github.com/itchyny/gojq) – A full jq implementation in Go, usable as a library.

* [jq-web](https://github.com/fiatjaf/jq-web) – jq itself compiled to JavaScript with _emscripten_. There's also an alternative at [jqdash](https://www.npmjs.com/package/jqdash).

* [jq-go](https://github.com/threatgrid/jq-go) – Golang cgo bindings for **libjq** ([jqpipe-go](https://github.com/threatgrid/jqpipe-go) is a CLI wrapper from the same people).

* [libjq-go](https://github.com/flant/libjq-go) – Golang cgo bindings for **libjq**. This one works with recent versions of jq: 1.5, 1.6+.

* [node-jq](https://github.com/sanack/node-jq) – A jq wrapper for Node.js.

* [ruby-jq](https://github.com/winebarrel/ruby-jq) – A jq wrapper for Ruby.

* [pyjq](https://github.com/doloopwhile/pyjq) – A jq wrapper for Python.

* [jq.py](https://github.com/mwilliamson/jq.py) – Another jq wrapper for Python.

* [php-ext-jq](https://github.com/kjdev/php-ext-jq) – PHP extension for jq.

* [java-jq](https://github.com/arakelian/java-jq) – A jq wrapper for Java ([jackson-jq](https://github.com/eiiches/jackson-jq) is a Jackson extension).

* [jqr](https://github.com/ropensci/jqr) – R interface to jq.

* [Ansible jq](https://github.com/moreati/jq-filter) – A jq filter for [Ansible](https://ansible.com) configuration manager.



Contribute

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Please contribute! Open an issue or a PR and we’ll discuss it or merge it. If

you’re opening a PR, please ensure all formatting is ok (if you’re in a hurry

just open an issue).



License

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