macOS
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Install fracturedjson with Homebrew, Nix
JSON formatter that produces highly readable but fairly compact output. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#fracjson.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fracjsonnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/fracjson/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
JSON formatter that produces highly readable but fairly compact output
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fracjson
history
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 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 bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.fracturedjson.fracturedjson.jsonc.fracturedjson.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fracjson | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fracturedjson |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/j-brooke/FracturedJson |
| Repository | https://github.com/j-brooke/FracturedJson |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix92%
fracjson
nix profile install nixpkgs#fracjson- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fracjson
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation