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Install jsonlint with Homebrew, apt

JSON parser and validator with a CLI. Version 1.6.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install jsonlint.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jsonlint

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install jsonlint

Debian stable package indexes · jsonlint · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

JSON parser and validator with a CLI

Commands and aliases

  • jsonlint

history

Project history and usage

JSONLint is a JavaScript JSON parser and validator distributed as a small command-line tool. In package-manager culture it sits in the older generation of single-purpose JSON CLI utilities: install it, pipe a file or stdin through it, and get either formatted JSON or a syntax error.

Project history

Zachary Carter's jsonlint repository began on GitHub on 2010-03-13 with a first commit titled "First". The README describes the project as a pure JavaScript version of the jsonlint.com service, with a command-line interface installable through npm and a CommonJS module interface.

The project kept a compact scope: parsing, validating, optional pretty printing, key sorting, in-place writes, and optional JSON Schema validation from the CLI. The README's MIT license notice names Zachary Carter and 2012, matching the era when Node.js command-line utilities were becoming common Homebrew and npm package-manager citizens.

Adoption history

JSONLint's durable adoption came from being easy to package and easy to compose in Unix-style workflows. The Homebrew formula kept the `jsonlint` executable available to macOS users, while the README continued to document npm global installation for Node users.

How it is used

Typical usage is `jsonlint file.json` or piping JSON to stdin. Valid input is pretty-printed, invalid input reports a syntax error, and options cover indentation, compact error display, quiet validation, in-place overwrite, sorted keys, and schema validation.

Why package nerds care

JSONLint matters as a package-nerd artifact because it shows the small-tool phase of JSON tooling before larger Swiss-army commands dominated. It is not a data query language; it is the boring validator that fits cleanly in editor hooks, CI checks, and shell pipelines.

Timeline

  • 2010-03-13: First public GitHub commit.
  • 2012: README license notice names Zachary Carter and the MIT license.
  • 2022-07-12: GitHub repository metadata records a push on this date.

Related projects

  • The README explicitly connects the package to jsonlint.com and to editor integrations such as Syntastic, sourcebeautify, and ALE. It occupies the validation and formatting niche beside broader JSON tools such as jq.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
jsonlintcliglobal 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version1.6.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/zaach/jsonlint

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/zaach/jsonlintnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jsonlint
Version1.6.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jsonlint
Homepagehttps://github.com/zaach/jsonlint
Repositoryhttps://github.com/zaach/jsonlint
Upstream docshttps://github.com/zaach/jsonlint#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/jsonlint/-/jsonlint-1.6.3.tgz
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namejsonlint
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

jsonlint 1.11.0-2

validating parser of JSON data structures

https://github.com/Seldaek/jsonlint

sudo apt install jsonlint
  • Section: php
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jsonlint
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: jsonlint from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

jsonlint 1.10.2-1

validating parser of JSON data structures

https://github.com/Seldaek/jsonlint

sudo apt install jsonlint
  • Section: universe/php
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jsonlint
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jsonlint from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • jsonlintSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, json, jsonlint.

Same workflow

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  • hqShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, json, parser.
  • jqfmtShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, formatter, json.
  • jsonlintSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment