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

You can use http://www.jsonlint.com/ to edit your json online if you don't have Notepad++.

Answer 2

If formatting JSON is the main goal and you have VisualStudio then it is simple and easy.

1. Open Visual Studio
2. File -> New -> File
3. Select Web in left side panel
4. Select JSON
5. Copy paste your raw JSON value
6. Press Ctrl + K and Ctrl + D

That's it. you will get formatted JSON Value.

Answer 3

If you don't want to install a Notepad++ plugin but you have Firefox and a JSON plugin for Firefox, you can select Run -> Launch in Firefox. You get the contents formatted as JSON using your Firefox plugin.

This is what I personally do.