gron
Shares rank 59 of 86 privilege escalation tools by recommenders
Free command-line tool that flattens JSON into greppable lines, which people recommend for viewing JSON and as a possible replacement for jq.
Free command-line tool that flattens JSON into greppable lines, which people recommend for viewing JSON and as a possible replacement for jq.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
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Flattens and views JSON
“Gron for flattening and viewing JSON”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 on Hacker News Can replace jq in many cases
“I think it can replace jq in a lot of cases”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “You should write an agent” Good name and output
“Gron is a great name and the output looks pretty good”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “FracturedJson”
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3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Gron for flattening and viewing JSON”
“Gron is a great name and the output looks pretty good”
“I think it can replace jq in a lot of cases”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.