gron

gron is a command-line tool that transforms JSON data into a format suitable for searching with standard text-based grep utilities. It converts structured JSON into a stream of readable lines, making it possible to filter and search JSON content using conventional command-line grep patterns and syntax. This approach allows developers to work with JSON data in ways that traditional text processing tools can handle. The tool is written in Go and developed by tomnomnom.

gron is distributed under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify. As a lightweight command-line utility, it serves developers who need to analyze or extract specific information from JSON files without loading them into specialized JSON query tools. The streaming approach enables efficient processing of large JSON datasets through familiar Unix-style pipe-based workflows.