# Install fracturedjson with Homebrew JSON formatter that produces highly readable but fairly compact output. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fracturedjson ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fracturedjson ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fracturedjson - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.1 - **Source summary:** JSON formatter that produces highly readable but fairly compact output - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - fracjson (cli) - fracjson (alias) ## Build dependencies - dotnet ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.0.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/j-brooke/FracturedJson - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage FracturedJson is a JSON and JSONC formatter whose niche is compact human-readable output rather than fully expanded pretty printing. It keeps arrays and objects on one line when they remain short and simple, and aligns repeated object or array structures into table-like columns. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in October 2020 and the first GitHub release was the FracturedJson .NET library v1.0.0. The repository later grew into a family of official implementations: a .NET library, the fracjson CLI, a browser formatter, a JavaScript/TypeScript package, and a VS Code extension. Release history shows the formatter becoming more specialized over time. Version 2.0.0 added tabular formatting, version 3.0.0 added JSON-with-comments support and deeper table formatting, version 4.x refined numeric alignment and formatting options, and separate CLI v1.0.0 releases in 2026 added self-contained binaries for common operating systems. ### Adoption history Official documentation lists NuGet packages for both the library and CLI, an NPM package for the JavaScript/TypeScript implementation, and editor distribution through the VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX. The README also points users to GitHub Releases for standalone CLI executables and to a GitHub Pages browser formatter. ### How it is used The package is used as a command-line formatter through the fracjson executable, as a .NET library, through JavaScript/TypeScript bindings, in the browser, or inside VS Code. The package is most useful when dense JSON needs to remain scannable, such as coordinate lists, repeated records, and JSONC files where comments should be preserved. ### Why package nerds care FracturedJson matters to package collectors because it represents a formatter policy that is deliberately different from canonical pretty printers. Its packaging spread across NuGet, NPM, Homebrew, standalone release assets, a web app, and editor extensions makes it a small but unusually cross-surface developer tool. ### Timeline - 2020: GitHub repository created and FracturedJson .NET library v1.0.0 released. - 2021: Version 2.0.0 added tabular formatting. - 2022: Version 3.0.0 added JSONC comments, deep table formatting, blank-line preservation, and trailing-comma handling. - 2024: Version 4.0.0 introduced NumberListAlignment. - 2025: Version 4.1.0 added table comma placement options and .NET 8 targets for CLI and tests. - 2026: fracjson CLI v1.0.0 published with self-contained release binaries. ### Related projects - Official related projects include FracturedJsonJs for JavaScript/TypeScript, FracturedJsonVSC for VS Code, the browser formatter hosted on GitHub Pages, and community ports listed by the project wiki for Python and Rust. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: .fracturedjson, .fracturedjson.jsonc, .fracturedjson.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fracturedjson - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [dotnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotnet/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gron](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gron/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, json. - [jqfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jqfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters, json. - [sleek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sleek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tool, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [beautysh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/beautysh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [buildifier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/buildifier/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [cljfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cljfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [dfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. - [dockerfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockerfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, formatters. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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