{"slug": "show-hn-bracketview-local-json-workspace-for-windows", "title": "Show HN: BracketView – local JSON workspace for Windows", "summary": "BracketView, a local JSON workspace for Windows 10 or 11, has been released as a desktop application that opens .json files directly from File Explorer, offering viewer, editor, tree/graph, stats, jq/JSONPath, diff, schema, and types tools. The app requires no sign-in, AI, or cloud, ensuring JSON data stays on the device, and is available for Linux as well. The build is unsigned, so SmartScreen may warn users during installation.", "body_md": "### Open JSON files directly\n\nOpen any .json file with BracketView from File Explorer — double-click or choose Open with. No copy-paste into a browser tab.\n\nA local JSON workspace. Open JSON files directly with BracketView — viewer, editor, tree/graph, stats, jq/JSONPath, diff, schema, and types. No sign-in, AI, or cloud.\n\nLinux\n\nRequires Windows 10 or 11. SmartScreen may warn because this build is unsigned — choose More info then Run anyway. JSON stays on the device.\n\nSame core JSON tools, installed locally — built for files on your machine.\n\nOpen any .json file with BracketView from File Explorer — double-click or choose Open with. No copy-paste into a browser tab.\n\nViewer, editor, tree and graph, stats, jq and JSONPath, diff, schema, and types — running on your machine.\n\nAfter install, you do not need a connection. Files stay on the device.\n\nNo sign-in, AI, or cloud on desktop. JSON never leaves your computer.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-bracketview-local-json-workspace-for-windows", "canonical_source": "https://bracketview.in/downloads", "published_at": "2026-08-22 17:40:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-22 18:14:05.324474+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["BracketView"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-bracketview-local-json-workspace-for-windows", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-bracketview-local-json-workspace-for-windows.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-bracketview-local-json-workspace-for-windows.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-bracketview-local-json-workspace-for-windows.jsonld"}}