Turn JSON into YAML. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
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Drop JSON files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.
Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.
Save the YAML, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
The JSON to YAML converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your data files are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.
No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.
YAML is the same data model as JSON written with indentation instead of braces, and it allows comments. That makes it the usual format for configuration in Kubernetes, Docker Compose and CI pipelines.
Keys, nesting and values carry over.
JSON represents data as nested objects and lists in plain text. It is the default language of web APIs. Unlike a spreadsheet it can be nested to any depth, which is also why turning it into rows and columns takes a decision about how to flatten it.
Opens in Any text editor, every programming language, browser developer tools
JSON converterYAML expresses the same structures as JSON using indentation instead of brackets, and allows comments. It is the usual choice for configuration in tools like Docker Compose, Kubernetes and GitHub Actions.
Opens in Any text editor
YAML converter| JSONJSON data | YAMLYAML data | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | JavaScript Object Notation | YAML Ain't Markup Language |
| Type | Structured data (text) | Structured data (text) |
| Compression | None | None |
| Introduced | 2001, by Douglas Crockford | 2001, by Clark Evans, Ingy döt Net and Oren Ben-Kiki |
| Opens in | Any text editor, every programming language, browser developer tools | Any text editor |
| Best for | APIs and data exchanged between programs | Configuration files written by people |
| File extension | .json | .yaml, .yml |
No. The JSON to YAML conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
The values are kept. Anything YAML has no way to express, such as formatting, formulas or nesting, is simplified or left out.
Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.
The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the JSON file, press Convert and save the YAML. There is nothing to install.
Yes. Data files up to 300 MB are accepted; a larger file is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.