Keyboard shortcuts
json-tool can be used without a mouse. Every control can be reached with Tab and activated with Enter or Space, and each action also has a dedicated shortcut so you do not have to tab through the page.
Press ? (when you are not typing in an editor) to open the shortcut list inside the app. The list only shows the shortcuts available on the current page.
Navigation and views
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + 1 or Alt + Home | Go to the home view |
| Alt + 2 | Go to the table view |
| Alt + 3 | Go to the shape view |
| Alt + 4 | Go to the diff view |
| Alt + 5 or Alt + S | Go to the settings view |
| Alt + H | Open or close the history drawer (when JSON History is enabled) |
| Alt + D or Alt + Shift + D | Open the documentation in a new tab |
Header
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + J | Toggle validate json |
| Alt + Y | Toggle sync scroll |
| Alt + M | Toggle dark mode |
Editors
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + W | Focus the working editor (left) |
| Alt + Shift + R | Focus the result or compare editor (right) |
| Tab | Move to the next control, including out of the JSON editors |
| Shift + Tab | Move to the previous control |
| Ctrl/⌘ + F | Search in the working editor |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + F | Search in the result editor |
The editors do not capture Tab, so you can always leave an editor and reach its toolbar, the divider, the other editor, the header and the footer.
The Alt + Shift + W and Alt + Shift + R shortcuts jump directly into the left and right editors, so you can start typing without using the mouse or tabbing through the page.
Working editor (left)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ + F | Search in the working editor |
| Alt + V | Paste from the clipboard |
| Alt + O | Upload a JSON file |
| Alt + Delete | Delete all |
Result editor (right, home view)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + F | Search in the result editor |
| Alt + Shift + T | Focus the space tabulation input |
| Alt + Shift + S | Clean spaces |
| Alt + Shift + N | Clean new lines |
| Alt + Shift + B | Clean new lines and spaces |
| Alt + Shift + C | Copy the result |
Table view
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + G | Focus the table search |
| Alt + E | Toggle Exact match |
| Alt + Enter | Toggle full screen |
Shape view
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + E | Expand all nested shapes |
| Alt + W | Collapse all nested shapes |
Settings view
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Enter | Save the settings |
Diff view
The original editor uses the working editor shortcuts. The compare editor uses:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + F | Search in the compare editor |
| Alt + Shift + V | Paste from the clipboard |
| Alt + Shift + O | Upload a JSON file |
| Alt + Shift + Delete | Delete all |
Dialogs and full screen
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ? | Open or close the shortcut list |
| Esc | Close the shortcut list or the history drawer, or exit the table full screen |
Controls
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | Move to the next control, including out of the JSON editors |
| Shift + Tab | Move to the previous control |
| Enter or Space | Activate the focused button, link or checkbox |
| Left / Right arrow | Resize the editors when the divider between them is focused |
| Home / End | Use the minimum or maximum editor width when the divider is focused |
The editors do not capture Tab, so you can always leave an editor and reach its toolbar, the divider, the other editor, the header and the footer.
The focused control is highlighted with a yellow outline. The history drawer keeps the focus inside it while it is open, and returns the focus to the history button when it is closed.
Editors
The editors support the usual editing keys, including undo/redo and the CodeMirror search panel. Press Esc to close the search panel.