alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .JSON

File description

JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. This file format is generally used to communicate data between a web application and server. In number of cases JSON is used as alternative of XML format.

It is extracted from JavaScript language but it is data format which is language independent. The data written in JSON format is stored in a file which is given the extension of JSON. The syntax of JSON is different from XML and in order to understand it the character support by this format should also be checked. The usage of JSON is limited as compared to XML.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .JSON file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .JSON extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .JSON file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .JSON file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .JSON file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .JSON file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .JSON file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .JSON file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .JSON file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .JSON file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.