How to reformat JSON in Notepad++?

Question

I need Notepad++ to take a json string from this

{\"menu\": {\"id\": \"file\",\"value\": \"File\",\"popup\": {\"menuitem\": [{\"value\": \"New\", \"onclick\"         


        

Answer 1

It's not an NPP solution, but in a pinch, you can use this online JSON Formatter and then just paste the formatted text into NPP and then select Javascript as the language.

Answer 2

JSMinNpp plugin will do this job. https://sourceforge.net/projects/jsminnpp/

Answer 3

simply go to this link download the dll copy and paste the dll to the plugins folder at notepad++, \Notepad++\plugins restart the notepad++, and it should be shown in the list

NOTE: this dll supports 64 bit notepade++

Answer 4

As per the latest notepad++, updated answer. Install JSON Viewer

Open notepad++ go to Plugins --> click Plugins Admin..

In Plugins Admin window search for JSON Viewer and click on Install

New after installing plugin, this is how you can view file in JSON format

Answer 5

I personally use JSON Viewer since the Notepad++ plugin doesn't work any more.

EDIT - 24th May 2012

I advise that you download the JSMin plugin for Notepad as mentioned in the answer. This works well for me in the latest version (v6.1.2 at time of writing).

EDIT - 7th November 2017

As per @danday74's comment below, JSMin is now JSToolNpp. Also, please be aware that the JSON Viewer tool is on Codeplex which will likely disappear in the near future.

Given the above, this answer is no longer relevant and you should use Dan H's answer instead. My answer is simply here for posterity.

Answer 6

I know this thread is old but I recently ran into a problem with JSToolNPP not being compatible with my newly updated N++, I did find a replacement that seems to work. http://sourceforge.net/projects/nppjsonviewer/

Use at your own risk, ofc. (standard disclaimer from me when linking anything outside the SExchange, fyi)