macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install json-gliblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install json-glibMacPorts ports tree · devel/json-glib/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install json-glib with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Library for JSON, based on GLib. Version 1.10.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add json-glibAlpine Linux edge package indexes · json-glib · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-json-1.0Debian stable package indexes · gir1.2-json-1.0 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install json-glibFedora Rawhide package metadata · json-glib · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#json-glibnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/js/json-glib/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S json-glibArch Linux sync databases · json-glib · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install json-glib-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · json-glib-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Library for JSON, based on GLib
Project links
Commands and aliases
- json-glib-format
- json-glib-validate
history
Project history and usage
JSON-GLib is GNOME's GLib/GObject JSON parser and generator library, with small command-line tools for formatting and validating JSON. It matters because it made JSON feel native inside the C/GObject stack used by GTK and GNOME applications.
Project history
JSON-GLib was written by Emmanuele Bassi and is licensed under LGPL-2.1-or-later. The project documentation describes a DOM-like API for parsing and generating JSON plus GObject serialization and deserialization for GLib applications.
Early releases in 2007 established the parser, generator, and GObject deserialization work. Version 0.10.0 added more complete GObject and GBoxed serialization, insertion-order guarantees, and introspection data. Version 1.0 in 2014 stabilized the API generation, bumped the GLib dependency, and added command-line tools for validation and formatting.
Adoption history
Because JSON-GLib is part of the GNOME platform stack, it is packaged broadly across Linux distributions and also appears in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and other package managers. Its GObject Introspection support made the same JSON library available to language bindings, not only to C applications.
How it is used
Developers link against `json-glib-1.0`, include `json-glib/json-glib.h`, and use parser, generator, builder, reader, object, array, and node APIs. Packagers also ship `json-glib-format` and `json-glib-validate`, which provide quick command-line formatting and validation.
Why package nerds care
JSON-GLib is the package that tells you a desktop stack has JSON support at the platform-library layer. For packagers, it is a small but widely depended-on C library with GIR metadata, pkg-config files, command-line tools, and the usual GNOME release engineering expectations.
Timeline
- 2007: JSON-GLib 0.4.0 is announced as a GObject-based C library for parsing and writing JSON streams.
- 2010: JSON-GLib 0.10.0 adds broader serialization/deserialization support and introspection improvements.
- 2011: JSON-GLib 0.12.0 adds JsonBuilder, JsonReader, stream APIs, surrogate-pair support, and a GObject-Introspection dependency.
- 2014: JSON-GLib 1.0 is announced after years of 0.x development.
- 2017: JSON-GLib 1.2 adds Meson build support and immutable JSON node support.
- 2020: JSON-GLib 1.6 moves API reference generation to gi-docgen and adds `json-glib-format --output`.
Related projects
- JSON-GLib is closely related to GLib, GObject, GIO, GObject Introspection, GTK, and GNOME applications. It occupies a different niche from json-c and Jansson by integrating JSON with the GObject type system and GLib data conventions.
Sources
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib/-/blob/master/NEWS
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib/-/blob/master/README.md
- https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/json-glib
- https://groups.google.com/g/mailing.gnome.announce/c/JoqnaR9gA7s
- https://lwn.net/Articles/258532/
- https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 6 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
json-glib-format | cli | global executable | |
json-glib-validate | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.10.8
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlibnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:json-glib |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/json-glib |
| Homepage | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib |
| Repository | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib |
| Upstream docs | https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/json-glib |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.gnome.org/sources/json-glib/1.10/json-glib-1.10.8.tar.xz |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib |
| Build dependencies | docutils, gettext, gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | json-glib |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
gir1.2-json-1.0 1.10.6+ds-2
GLib JSON manipulation library (introspection data)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install gir1.2-json-1.0- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Debian apt95%
json-glib-tools 1.10.6+ds-2
GLib JSON manipulation library (tools)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install json-glib-tools- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Debian apt95%
libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.10.6+ds-2
GLib JSON manipulation library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-1.0-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Debian apt95%
libjson-glib-1.0-common 1.10.6+ds-2
GLib JSON manipulation library (common files)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-1.0-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: json-glib
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Debian apt95%
libjson-glib-dev 1.10.6+ds-2
GLib JSON manipulation library (development files)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Debian apt95%
libjson-glib-doc 1.10.6+ds-2
GLib JSON manipulation library (documentation)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: json-glib
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Nix95%
json-glib
nix profile install nixpkgs#json-glib- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Ubuntu apt95%
gir1.2-json-1.0 1.8.0-2build2
GLib JSON manipulation library (introspection data)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install gir1.2-json-1.0- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Ubuntu apt95%
json-glib-tools 1.8.0-2build2
GLib JSON manipulation library (tools)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install json-glib-tools- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Ubuntu apt95%
libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.8.0-2build2
GLib JSON manipulation library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-1.0-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Ubuntu apt95%
libjson-glib-1.0-common 1.8.0-2build2
GLib JSON manipulation library (common files)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-1.0-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: json-glib
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Ubuntu apt95%
libjson-glib-dev 1.8.0-2build2
GLib JSON manipulation library (development files)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
Ubuntu apt95%
libjson-glib-doc 1.8.0-2build2
GLib JSON manipulation library (documentation)
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/JsonGlib
sudo apt install libjson-glib-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: json-glib
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
apk95%
json-glib 1.10.8-r0
JSON library built on GLib
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib
sudo apk add json-glib- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
apk95%
json-glib-dbg 1.10.8-r0
JSON library built on GLib (debug symbols)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib
sudo apk add json-glib-dbg- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
apk95%
json-glib-dev 1.10.8-r0
JSON library built on GLib (development files)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib
sudo apk add json-glib-dev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: json-glib
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: JSON Glib
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