About
Braceful is the calm, fast way to read and tidy JSON on your iPhone — and it works completely offline. No account, no network, no tracking. Paste, format, and go.
Switch between a Text view for editing and a Tree view for exploring. Braceful validates while you type and tells you exactly where a document breaks, down to the line and the column.
WHAT MAKES BRACEFUL DIFFERENT
- Errors located, not just reported
Invalid JSON gets the exact line and column of the problem, so you go straight to the character that broke it. - A tree you can actually navigate
Objects and arrays collapse and expand, with keys, strings, numbers, booleans, and null each in their own color. - Big numbers survive
Numbers are carried through as their original source text, so long integers and high-precision values are never silently rounded. - Your choice of indentation
Pretty-print with two spaces, four spaces, or tabs — or minify the whole document to a single line. - Everything stays on the phone
There is no account, no sign-in, no server round-trip, no ads, and no analytics. Your JSON never leaves the device. - Built to feel native
A single screen with a floating action bar, quick Paste, Copy, Load Sample, and Clear actions, and a design that reads well in light and dark mode.
WHO IS BRACEFUL FOR?
- Developers checking an API response away from their desk
- Anyone handed a wall of minified JSON who needs it readable right now
- People working with data they would rather not paste into a website
- Anyone who wants a JSON viewer that opens instantly and works on a plane
PRICING
Included: formatting with any indentation, minifying, live validation with line and column, the collapsible tree view, syntax colors, paste, copy, load sample, and clear — with no limits on document size or usage. Braceful Pro is a one-time in-app purchase — not a subscription — and adds importing JSON from Files, exporting the formatted result, search and filter across the tree by key, value, or path, sorting object keys A→Z for clean diffs, and escaping or unescaping JSON strings.
FEEDBACK
Made by a small indie team. Email obeliskclubclub@gmail.com with feedback, bug reports, or feature requests.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/jsonformatter/terms
Need a quick one-off? Try the free JSON formatter in your browser.
Core Capabilities
Format JSON with two-space, four-space, or tab indentation
Minify JSON down to one compact line
Validate as you type, with the exact line and column of any error
Collapsible, color-coded tree view of deeply nested JSON
Long integers preserved exactly, never rounded
Pro tools: import and export, search the tree, sort keys, escape strings
Interface

High Fidelity UI

High Fidelity UI

High Fidelity UI
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