Parsee

Parse. See. Understand.

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Parsee showing a JSON tree view of coffee shop data

Open. From anywhere.

Files, paste, URLs, Xcode — all one shortcut away.

Open from anywhere

Parsee welcome window with options to open a file, paste JSON, or fetch from URL
Parsee window beside a TextEdit window with selected JSON text and the right-click menu showing Open JSON in PARSEE

Parsee meets your JSON wherever it shows up.

System-wide hotkey · paste · drag-drop · fetch from URL · right-click any text in any app · default opener for .json files

Bonus for Xcode users — LLDB integration

Xcode paused at a breakpoint with Parsee window beside it showing the variable contents

An optional power feature for the Xcode crowd. Pause at a breakpoint, type one command, and any variable opens in Parsee.

parsee <var> · parsee scope · parsee live (auto-updates on every step)

Find. Filter. Focus.

From thousand-line JSON to the one value you care about.

Search

Parsee with the search bar active, showing two matches for the term 'dark' highlighted in yellow

Type to find. Press ⌘F to focus the field, ⌘↩ to drop the focused match into Focus Mode. Highlights persist as you navigate so you can compare matches without losing your place.

Filter

Parsee filtered by two paths showing only product names and roast levels from the catalog

Smart path-based filters that go beyond grep. Tap any node and Parsee offers quick presets — filter by its key, value, exact path, or wildcard path — so you don't write filter strings by hand.

wildcards · index ranges · comma-separated indices · multiple filters at once · open filtered result in a new view · live tree updates

Focus Mode

Parsee in Focus Mode on a single catalog item with type icons and inline structure visible

Dive into any node and see its structure without the tree decorations. Volume bars show relative sizes, type icons mark each field, and inline insights appear without leaving the view.

tappable floating breadcrumbs · auto-expand by depth · ⌘-click to open or close all siblings at once

Analyze. Compare. Ask.

Insights, diffs, and AI answers — all in one place.

Insights

Parsee with the Insights panel open beside a JSON tree, showing a bar chart of value counts

Tap the insights button on any node and Parsee opens a structured analysis: field availability, unique values, value counts, distributions. All of it as readable JSON.

Compare

Parsee comparing production.json and staging.json side by side, with three change types highlighted

Drop two JSONs side by side and Parsee shows exactly what changed: added, removed, modified. Works on huge files instantly.

Ask AI

Parsee Ask AI panel with a substantive answer about out-of-stock products and inventory totals

Ask questions about your data in plain English — without leaving Parsee or pasting into another tab. Filter first to narrow the focus, or ask the whole file at once.

I'm Nimrod Bar. I've led iOS teams for 8+ years.

Parsee is the tool I wished existed.

What would you want next? Missing features, bugs, ideas — I read every email.