jq

7 tools replace jq, 1 of them drop-in

gojqDrop-in

Pure Go implementation of jq

Pure Go implementation of the jq language.

Language
Go
Licence
MIT
Stars
3.8k
Latest
v0.12.20
Last push
2026-11-01
jaqFull replacement

A jq clone focussed on correctness, speed, and simplicity

Rust clone of jq that favours correctness and speed, a few semantics differ.

Language
Rust
Licence
MIT
Stars
3.8k
Latest
v3.1.2
Last push
2026-11-10
fxPartial

Terminal JSON viewer & processor

Interactive JSON viewer, with JavaScript expressions instead of the jq language.

Language
Go
Licence
MIT
Stars
21k
Latest
40.0.1
Last push
2026-10-22
yqPartial

yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML, HCL and properties processor

jq-like expressions that also read and write YAML, XML, TOML and CSV, without the full jq language.

Language
Go
Licence
MIT
Stars
16k
Latest
v4.54.3
Last push
2026-11-12
daselPartial

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

One selector syntax across JSON, YAML, TOML, XML and CSV, not jq's filter language.

Language
Go
Licence
MIT
Stars
8.1k
Latest
v3.11.2
Last push
2026-11-02
jnvPartial

Interactive JSON filter using jq

An interactive viewer where jq filters are edited with a live preview.

Language
Rust
Licence
MIT
Stars
6.1k
Latest
v0.7.1
Last push
2026-10-26
jlessPartial

jless is a command-line JSON viewer designed for reading, exploring, and searching through JSON data.

Interactive viewer for browsing JSON, which does not transform or filter it.

Language
Rust
Licence
MIT
Stars
5.5k
Latest
v0.9.0
Last push
2026-09-07

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