Pricing
Free is a complete tool for everyday files. Pro removes the size limit and adds the querying, reshaping and editing. One purchase covers macOS, iPadOS and iOS.
JSON Scope Pro
Three ways to buy the same thing. Pick whichever suits you; there is no difference in what you get.
Monthly
$2.99per month
7 days free
Every Pro feature, billed monthly. Cancel any time.
Yearly
Best value$19.99per year
7 days free
The same, at a little under $1.67 a month.
Lifetime
$34.99one time
No subscription
Every Pro feature forever. Not a subscription.
Purchases are made in the app, through the App Store.
Subscription terms
JSON Scope Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Both subscriptions include a 7-day free trial for new subscribers.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription.
Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Pro is a Universal Purchase: one purchase covers macOS, iPadOS and iOS on the same Apple Account.
See our terms of use and privacy policy.
Free versus Pro
Exactly what each tier includes
Everything in the free tier stays free, with no time limit. The 50 MB ceiling sits comfortably above an ordinary JSON file and far below the sizes that make the streaming engine worth having.
| Capability | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Opening files | ||
| Open .json files up to 50 MB | Included | Included |
| Open .json files of any sizeTested against 2 GB fixtures. Memory stays flat regardless of file size. | Not included | Included |
| Line-delimited .jsonl and .ndjsonIncluding files with tens of millions of lines. | Not included | Included |
| Reading and navigating | ||
| Virtualised tree view with lazy expansion | Included | Included |
| Raw byte view with line numbers | Included | Included |
| Find keys and values, with match counts | Included | Included |
| Validate with precise line and columnReports the offending token and what was expected, not just “invalid JSON”. | Included | Included |
| Format and minify | Included | Included |
| Copy JSONPath, value or subtree | Included | Included |
| Querying and shaping | ||
| Table view with inferred columns, sort and filterArrays of objects become rows. Types drive sorting and alignment. | Not included | Included |
| JSONPath queriesWildcards, recursive descent, slices, unions and filter expressions. | Not included | Included |
| jq-style queriesIdentity, fields, indexing, slices, iteration, pipes, select, object construction, keys, length, map and to_entries. | Not included | Included |
| JSON Schema 2020-12 inference | Not included | Included |
| Structural diff of two documents | Not included | Included |
| Editing and exporting | ||
| Edit values and keys, then saveEvery byte you did not touch is written back verbatim. Saving is atomic. | Not included | Included |
| Export any node as JSON or CSV | Not included | Included |
| System integration | ||
| Quick Look previews in FindermacOS only. | Included | Included |
| “Query JSON File” action for Shortcuts and Spotlight | Not included | Included |