Offline tool for validating a json file with respect to a json schema

Question

I'm looking for a desktop application that lets you check whether a json file satisfies a certain json schema. I've found some web applications that do the job, though I have to use the tool on Windows without being connected to the Internet. It would be nice if the tool has a UI that allows me to edit the json file and the schema. It would also be nice if the tool tells me exactly what's wrong with a given json file that violates the schema. However, I can live without these two features.

I'm aware to the fact that JsonBuddy can validate jsons with respect to a schema but I prefer a freeware if one exists. Unfortunately, I couldn't have found one. Is there such a tool?

Answer 1

Android Studio and other JetBrains IDEs have support for JSON schema validation.

For Android Studio:

• gratis

• available on Windows

• has a UI that allows me to edit the json file and the schema

  Yes, but the schema has to be opened manually

• tool tells me exactly what's wrong with a given json file that violates the schema:

  Visualizes the problems in the text editor component, offers quick fixes and show the problems listed in the Problems component

When a JSON file is opened, there's a segment in status bar that shows the status of the JSON schema validation. By default, there's no schema configured to validate against and it says No JSON schema. Clicking on it brings up the configuration to specify the schema to validate against.

Answer 2

If you would be fine with JSON Schema draft 7, then http://tomeko.net/software/JSONedit/ ("Tools" menu) has it since 2023.02.

It is using https://github.com/danielaparker/jsoncons for this functionality and this library can be easily used to create more customized tools.