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Convert INI to JSON
Convert INI to JSON format — 100% browser-based, no upload required.
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About these formats
Source
INI
Initialization FileSimple configuration format with sections and key-value pairs. One of the oldest config formats, still used in Windows and many applications.
Best for
Windows configSimple settingsLegacy applicationsDesktop apps
Advantages
- + Extremely simple
- + Human readable
- + Wide support
- + No dependencies
Limitations
- − No nesting
- − No standard spec
- − No data types
- − No arrays
Target
JSON
JavaScript Object NotationLightweight data interchange format. Human-readable and easy to parse — the standard for web APIs and config files.
Best for
Web APIsConfigurationData exchangeNoSQL databases
Advantages
- + Human readable
- + Easy to parse
- + Language agnostic
- + Web standard
Limitations
- − No comments
- − No date type
- − Verbose for large data