Turn an Apple property list into JSON. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop PLIST files here
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
Ready · other file types work too0 bytes uploaded, ever
Drop PLIST 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 JSON, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
The PLIST to JSON 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.
Property lists hold settings for macOS and iOS apps and in every app's Info.plist. JSON is far easier to read in scripts and web tools and to compare with other data.
XML property lists are read; dates stay ISO date strings and binary data stays base64 text. A binary property list is refused, and the message gives the plutil command that converts it to XML first.
A property list stores dictionaries, arrays, strings, numbers, dates and raw data. macOS and iOS use it for app settings, Info.plist files in every app bundle, and preferences. It comes in an XML form that any editor can read and a compact binary form.
Opens in Xcode, macOS tools such as plutil, and text editors for the XML form
PLIST converterJSON 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 converter| PLISTProperty list (XML) | JSONJSON data | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | Property List | JavaScript Object Notation |
| Type | Structured data | Structured data (text) |
| Compression | None (XML text, or a compact binary form) | None |
| Introduced | The 1990s, by NeXT and Apple | 2001, by Douglas Crockford |
| Opens in | Xcode, macOS tools such as plutil, and text editors for the XML form | Any text editor, every programming language, browser developer tools |
| Best for | Settings of macOS and iOS apps | APIs and data exchanged between programs |
| File extension | .plist | .json |
No. The PLIST to JSON 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 JSON 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 PLIST file, press Convert and save the JSON. 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.