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JSON Tree Viewer & Section Copier

by Rebin

Basic VS Code extension to display JSON in a tree view with ability to copy sections/nodes.

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Version

0.0.2

Last updated

Aug 05, 2026

A lightweight VS Code extension to parse and view active JSON files in a tree view sidebar with section copying capabilities.

Features

  • JSON Tree View: Displays structured JSON data from active editor in a dedicated Sidebar panel (JSON Tree).
  • Section Copying: Hover or right-click any node in the tree and click the Copy Section button to copy that entire JSON subtree / value formatted with 2-space indentation into your clipboard.
  • Real-Time Sync: Automatically updates tree hierarchy as you switch active text editors or edit JSON documents.

Usage

  1. Open any .json file in VS Code.
  2. Click on the JSON Tree icon on the Activity Bar on the left sidebar.
  3. Expand / collapse keys to inspect your data.
  4. Hover over any tree node and click the Copy inline icon (or right-click -> Copy Section) to copy its JSON value/subtree into your clipboard.

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