Awesome jq

A curated list of awesome things built with the JSON processor and turing-complete functional language jq.

Inspired by the awesome list.

Awesome jq

Tools

jq-based JSON visualizers and explorers.

Command-line

jq (github) – jq itself, the command-line JSON processor.
yq (and xq) – jq wrapper for YAML and XML documents.
ijq – jq REPL with automatic variable assignment and global statements support.
jqsh – An interactive wrapper written in Go.
jiq – A visual command-line interactive JSON explorer with jq filters.
jqr – A pure-bash jq REPL.

Web

jiq-web (github) – jiq, but in a web page.
jq play (github) – A playground for jq with sharing capabilities.
jq-finder (github) – A multipanel, Finder-like, JSON explorer with jq filters instead of paths.
jqaas – jq as a service, an open HTTP endpoint that executes jq queries.

Desktop

jqi (github) – The almighty jq processor wrapped in a graphical UI, for Mac OSX.

Extensions

atom-jq – Interactive jq playground inside the Atom editor.
jq-mode – A jq mode for Emacs.
vscode-jq – A jq extension for VS Code.

Documentation

Readings about jq.

Core documentation

Manual – jq manual (development version).
FAQ – jq FAQ.
Cookbook – jq cookbook.
Advanced Topics – jq advanced topics.

Tutorials and articles

Wikipedia jq article.
Bash that JSON (with jq).
Data & Rule Management with jq.
Discover how to use jq.
JSON on the command line with jq.
Official tutorial – The “official” tutorial.
Parsing JSON with jq.
Reshaping JSON with jq.
Tech Mavens | jq Tutorial.
Using JQ to extract info from AEM.
Wrestling JSON with jq.
jq is sed for JSON.

Code examples

jq at Rosetta Code – Dozens of algorithms written in jq .
Builtins – jq builtins coded in jq itself, not C.

Use Cases

Apps using jq in the wild.

jqt (github) – A web template engine that uses jq as expression language.
Vudash – A flexible and JSON-powered configurable open-source dashboard with support for a jq transformer.
jq-voronoi – Implementation of Fortune’s algorithm to calculate Voronoi diagram on jq.
bf.jq – A Brainfuck interpreter written in jq.
just-dashboard – A serverless app for implementing JSON-powered dashboards with JSON or YAML files (and jq filters as strings) serving as the only source of configuration.
jtool – jq-based JSON tools for a modern shell.

Libraries and tools for jq itself

Incrementing jq capabilities.

jqnpm (github) – A jq package manager that installs modules from GitHub and runs jq scripts.
JBOL – A collection of utility modules for jq (math, prelude, set, string etc.).
bigint, array, string and other libraries – jq libraries from the author of jqnpm.

External libraries

Using jq from other languages.

jackson-jq – jq extension for the Java Jackson JSON Processor.
jq-web – jq compiled to JavaScript with emscripten.
node-jq – A simple jq wrapper for Node.js.
ruby-jq – A humble jq wrapper for Ruby.
pyjq – An honest jq wrapper for Python.
php-ext-jq – PHP extension for running jq queries.
java-jq – A lightweight jq wrapper for Java.
jqr – R interface to jq.
jq-in-the-browser – Early-stage jq port in pure JavaScript.

Contribute

Please contribute! Open an issue or a PR and we’ll discuss it or merge it. If you’re opening a PR, please ensure all formatting is ok (if you’re in a hurry just open an issue).

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