Install JSON Digger
JSON Digger has installers for 64-bit Windows, for Macs with Apple silicon or an Intel processor, and for 64-bit Linux. Download the one for your system from the JSON Digger download page. Check System requirements first if you are not sure your computer can run it.
The jdig terminal viewer is a separate download on the same page. See Get started with jdig.
Windows
Section titled “Windows”There are two installers. Choose the .exe unless your organization installs software from MSI packages.
| File | Installs for |
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.exe |
Your user account. It does not need administrator rights. |
.msi |
Every user of the computer. It needs administrator rights. |
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Run the installer you downloaded.
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If Windows shows Windows protected your PC, select More info, then Run anyway. The installer is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen does not recognize it.
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Follow the installer’s steps, then start JSON Digger from the Start menu.
JSON Digger draws its window with Microsoft Edge WebView2, which is part of Windows 11 and of up-to-date Windows 10 installations. If it is missing, the installer downloads it, so the computer needs an internet connection during the installation.
The installers associate .json, .ndjson, and .jsonl files with JSON Digger, so you can open them from File Explorer with Open with.
Download the .dmg for your Mac: the Apple silicon build for a Mac with an M-series chip, or the Intel build for a Mac with an Intel processor. To check, open the Apple menu, choose About This Mac, and look at Chip or Processor.
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Open the
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Open JSON Digger from Applications.
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If macOS says it cannot verify the app, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the message about JSON Digger, and select Open Anyway. The app is not notarized by Apple, so macOS asks once.
Choose the package that fits your distribution:
| File | For |
|---|---|
.deb |
Debian, Ubuntu, and distributions based on them |
.rpm |
Fedora, openSUSE, and other RPM-based distributions |
.AppImage |
Any distribution, without installing |
To install a .deb or .rpm, open it with your software center, or install it from a terminal. The commands below use version 0.1.0; replace the file name with the one you downloaded:
sudo apt install "./JSON Digger_0.1.0_amd64.deb"sudo dnf install "./JSON Digger-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm"chmod +x "JSON Digger_0.1.0_amd64.AppImage""./JSON Digger_0.1.0_amd64.AppImage"The .deb and .rpm packages bring in the WebKitGTK and GTK libraries JSON Digger needs through your package manager.
Install a newer version
Section titled “Install a newer version”Download the installer of the newer version and run it as above. It replaces the installed version and keeps your preferences, recent files, and workspaces.
Uninstall JSON Digger
Section titled “Uninstall JSON Digger”Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps, select the menu next to JSON Digger, and choose Uninstall. The uninstaller of the .exe version offers to delete the app data as well. The .msi version leaves it in place.
Quit JSON Digger and drag it from Applications to the Trash.
Remove the package with the package manager you installed it with, or delete the .AppImage file.
Unless the Windows uninstaller deleted it, your app data stays on the computer: preferences, workspaces, the index cache, and decompressed copies. Data folders lists where they are, so you can delete them by hand. Passwords and tokens saved for fetching URLs stay in the system’s credential store under com.json-digger.app.