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dasel

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dasel

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v3.11.22026-06-27
v3.11.12026-06-20
v3.11.02026-05-19Support newline-delimited JSON (NDJSON) input
v3.10.12026-05-13
v3.10.02026-05-13Add KDL format support (v1 + v2)

unsigned The latest release, v3.11.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.

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jqOne selector syntax across JSON, YAML, TOML, XML and CSV, not jq's filter language.Partial
yqReads and writes YAML, TOML, XML and CSV with its own selector syntax.Partial

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Unified querying, transformation, and modification of JSON, TOML, YAML, XML, INI, HCL, KDL and CSV.

GoJSON processorsMIT

Owner: Tom Wright person
Stars: 8k
Forks: 175
Latest: v3.11.2
Last push: 2026-08-16
Terms: Open source
Created: 2020, 6 years ago
Release cadence: about 6 days between releases
Active contributors: 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Platforms: Linux (x86_64, arm64, x86), macOS (x86_64, arm64), Windows (x86_64, x86)

Read from GitHub on 2026-10-06.Entry last edited on 2026-10-06.

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