# Install json2tsv with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix JSON to TSV converter. Version 1.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:json2tsv ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install json2tsv ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install json2tsv ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/json2tsv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add json2tsv ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: json2tsv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#json2tsv ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/js/json2tsv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:json2tsv - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2 - **Source summary:** JSON to TSV converter - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** ISC - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - json2tsv (cli) - json2tsv (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://codemadness.org/json2tsv.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage json2tsv is a small C command-line program from codemadness that converts JSON read from standard input into tab-separated, line-oriented output. ### Project history The project follows the codemadness style of compact Unix tools: a plain HTML manual page, a public git repository, and tarball releases with checksums. Its release index begins with version 0.1 on October 13, 2019 and reaches version 1.2 on August 5, 2024. ### Adoption history The tool is packaged in Homebrew, Alpine Linux, MacPorts, and Nix, which suggests practical adoption among users who prefer small native filters over larger JSON query languages. ### How it is used json2tsv reads JSON from stdin and prints rows containing a node name, a type byte, and a value. Its documentation emphasizes filtering the first field with existing Unix tools such as awk and grep. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, json2tsv is the opposite of a sprawling data platform: about a few hundred lines of C, C99 plus libc, and a format intended to compose with old Unix text tools. ### Timeline - 2019-10-13: Version 0.1 tarball appeared in the official release directory. - 2021-09-25: The project page recorded its last modification date. - 2022-09-01: Version 1.0 tarball appeared. - 2024-08-05: Version 1.2 tarball appeared. ### Related projects - json2tsv belongs with jq, gron, Miller, xsv, and other tools that turn structured data into streams that are easier to process with Unix pipelines. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** json2tsv - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** jaq - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - json2tsv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/js/json2tsv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - json2tsv - 1.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: json2tsv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | JSON to TSV converter | https://codemadness.org/json2tsv.html - apk - json2tsv-doc - 1.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: json2tsv-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | JSON to TSV converter (documentation) | https://codemadness.org/json2tsv.html - apk - json2tsv-jaq - 1.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: json2tsv-jaq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | JSON to TSV converter (shellscript wrapper) | https://codemadness.org/json2tsv.html - apk - json2tsv-jaq-doc - 1.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: json2tsv-jaq-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | JSON to TSV converter (shellscript wrapper documentation) | https://codemadness.org/json2tsv.html - MacPorts - json2tsv: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/json2tsv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [jsawk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jsawk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json. - [jshon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jshon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-processing, developer-tools, json. - [json2hcl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/json2hcl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, developer-tools, json. - [dhall-toml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-toml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, data-conversion, developer-tools. - [dhall-yaml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-yaml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, data-conversion, developer-tools. - [fx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json. - [jc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json. - [jid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/json2tsv.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/json2tsv.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph