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View a 1 file online, free

View and format .1 files online. Pretty-print, search and explore the data as a table or tree, free.

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How to open a JSON file online

Three steps, a few seconds, no software.

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Open your .1 file

Drop it on the box, choose it from your device, or paste the data straight in.

02

View the structure

Your .1 file opens as a tidy, foldable tree, with the exact line of any error pointed out.

03

Search, copy or download

Search keys and values, copy any path or value, switch to a table, or download a clean copy.

What is a .1 file?

The most common data format on the web.

A .1 file is a Unix manual page - the reference documentation for a user command, written in roff/troff markup. On Linux or macOS, read it by running "man ./name.1" in a terminal; groff formats it to text, HTML, or PDF. The file is plain text and safe to open in any text editor, though you will see raw markup rather than the formatted page.

Programs that open .1 files

Windows
Notepad / any text editor, WSL (man + groff)
macOS
man / groff (built-in), Terminal text editor / BBEdit
Linux
groff, man (man-db), Text editor (Vi/Vim, GNU Emacs, nano, Notepad++)
.1 format details
Full nameUnix Manual Page (section 1 — user commands)
DeveloperBell Labs (Unix man system); groff maintained by the GNU Project
First released1971 (Unix Programmer's Manual, V1); man macros standardized over the 1970s-80s
CategoryText & Code
MIME typetext/troff

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Frequently asked questions

Is my .1 file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is opened directly from the copy you pick.

My .1 file is invalid. Can you fix it?

We show the exact line and column of the first error. For common problems like comments, trailing commas, single quotes or Python-style True/False/None, click Try to repair and download the fixed file.

How large can the file be?

Up to 50 MB. The tree only builds the branches you open, so even multi-megabyte files stay responsive.

What is JSONPath?

A path like $.orders[3].customer.email that points to one value inside the data. Click any node to see its path and copy it for code, jq or your API docs.

Can I see my data as a table?

Yes. Any array of objects can be shown in the Table view and downloaded as CSV.

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