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JSON Designer

JSON Designer

Modeling better Documentation

10 ratings
79 reviews
💼 Business
📊 Productivity
Free
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Details

Released
May 16, 2011
Updated
July 25, 2020

Features

Developer

Cribster
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About

Visually model and design JSON structures with this intuitive tool. Generate code from your models and export diagrams for documentation. Ideal for developers who want to understand and represent APIs more effectively.

✓Graphically model JSON structures
✓Export JSON models as images
✓Reverse-generate models from JSON
✓Browse API examples
✓Generate Protocol Buffers (.proto)
✓Includes tutorial and open-in functionality
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What users say about JSON Designer

Reviews of JSON Designer are mixed: the Productivity app is rated 3.3/5 from 10 App Store ratings. What users like most: unique JSON export functionality, useful for visualizing JSON. Top complaints: expensive monthly subscription, clunky and rough UI. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 💡Unique JSON export functionality
  • 👍Useful for visualizing JSON
  • 👍Good for on-the-go design
  • 👍Simple and effective
  • 👍Great for programmers and project managers
  • 👍Handy for API builders
  • 👍Good for planning data models
  • 👍Excellent for graphical JSON representation
  • 👍Intuitive and functional
  • 👍Timesaver for API design
  • 👍Great for visualizing JSON docs
  • 👍Excellent JSON modelling tool
  • 👍Nice and useful concept

Negative things

  • 💸Expensive monthly subscription
  • 👎Clunky and rough UI
  • 👎Difficult to use
  • 👎Not intuitive input
  • 👎Crashes frequently
  • 👎Tutorial issues
  • 👎Incomplete text on purchase screens
  • 👎App appears to be a prototype
  • 👎Buttons too small
  • 👎Subscription model is a killer
  • 👎Useless without payment
  • 👎Google integration issues
  • 👎Requires internet for Google features
  • 👎Latest release crashes on launch
  • 👎Not using full screen on new iPhones
  • 👎Can't save values
  • 👎Button text hard to read
  • 👎Freezes frequently
  • 👎Editing buttons change color scheme
  • 👎Won't let me edit any code
  • 👎Tutorial errors
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What's New in JSON Designer

4.4.3

July 25, 2020

Improved OpenAPI import when type: object ist omitted, plus alphabetical ordering.

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User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Terrible tutorial

Tutorial is impossible I do the right thing AND NOTHING HAPPENS
NNolalove55

Lots of bugs

Crashes all the time, otherwise it’s a brilliant idea.
Jjasperdunn

Clunky but good

This is the only app on the app store that allows you to export your *.JSON files. I don't care that it is clunky and you can't use your own formatting, this works.
RRandomNicknamez

2$ je Monat sonst geht gar nichts

nutzlos für Privatgebrauch
HHeinerHansen

Money for nothing

Nicht sehr intuitive Eingabe der Parameter.
Hey es ist ein Touchscreen ! Warum nicht alle seine Fähigkeiten nutzen!?
Das monatliche Abo ist der Killer. Vollkommen überzogen!
Aarm_pici
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Reported Bugs

16 issues

Tutorial is impossible

Bug

Crashes all the time

Bug

App crashes on launch

Bug

App crashes when pasting in a URL

Bug

Tutorials not working

Bug

Cannot save values

Bug

Button text impossible to read

Bug

Freezes for 10 seconds each action

Bug

Latest release crashes on launch

Bug

After update, it always crashes on start

Bug

Not using the whole screen area on new iPhones

Bug

Editing buttons at the bottom frequently change color scheme

Bug

Won't let me edit any code

Bug

Tutorial does not work

Bug

Game center errors with tutorials

Bug

Cannot use tutorial

Bug
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Requested Features

18 requests

Allow use of own formatting

Feature

Support for other languages

Feature

One-time purchase option

Feature

Improve UI and make it 3D

Feature

Hide properties of objects

Feature

Move existing objects to other nodes

Feature

In-text editing of JSON

Feature

Import sample JSON as starting point

Feature

Re-order attributes by dragging

Feature

HTTP(S) sniffing for data logging

Feature

Ability to paint diagrams to white color

Feature

Make text bigger in tutorial

Feature

Zoom in/out functionality

Feature

Ability to open .json files from external apps

Feature

Save results to usable formats (picture, XML, JS code)

Feature

Show JSON code

Feature

Export/send by email

Feature

Add ability to paint diagrams to white color

Feature

FAQ

What does JSON Designer do?

JSON Designer is a tool that allows you to visually model and design JSON structures. It helps you create object-oriented representations of JSON data, making it easier to understand and document APIs without needing to read extensive documentation.

What are the key features of JSON Designer?

Key features include graphically modeling JSON structures (JMs), exporting these models as images for documentation, reverse-generating models from URLs or direct JSON input, browsing hand-picked API examples, and generating Protocol Buffers (.proto) files for gRPC. It also offers a tutorial and open-in functionality for file exchange.

How much does JSON Designer cost?

The core modeling features of JSON Designer are free. However, optional code generators, which save significant time, are available through a paid monthly subscription. This subscription provides access to an extended and growing selection of code generators.

What kind of code generators are available?

The optional code generators, available via subscription, include support for languages like Obj-C, Swift, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, and PHP. These generators are designed to save developers considerable time by automating code creation from your JSON models.

Who would benefit from using JSON Designer?

This app is primarily for developers and technical users who work with APIs and JSON data. It's particularly useful for those who need to create clear documentation, understand complex JSON structures quickly, or generate code from their data models.