# JSON Diff

> Deeply compare two JSON documents and list added, removed, and changed paths locally in the browser.

## Canonical Routes

- [Tool page](https://jsondiff.apphelp.net/en): Deeply compare two JSON documents and list added, removed, and changed paths locally in the browser.
- [AI discovery](https://jsondiff.apphelp.net/llms.txt): Markdown profile for LLM retrieval systems.
- [Legacy AI profile](https://jsondiff.apphelp.net/llm.txt): compact key-value profile.
- [Sitemap](https://jsondiff.apphelp.net/sitemap.xml): locale URL sitemap.
- [Robots](https://jsondiff.apphelp.net/robots.txt): crawler policy.

## Tool Contract

- Inputs: Two JSON documents pasted into a left and a right text area.
- Outputs: A path-level diff grouped into added, removed, and changed with a counts summary.
- Privacy: browser-local processing, no upload by default.
- Languages: en, zh-CN, zh-TW, ar, de, fr.
- SEO: locale-routed, canonical, hreflang, sitemap, robots, JSON-LD.

## Use Cases

- review changes between two API responses.
- audit config file edits.
- compare expected and actual JSON in tests.
- spot drift between environments.

## Keywords

- json diff
- json compare
- compare json
- json difference
- deep diff

## AppHelp Context

- [AppHelp tool directory](https://apphelp.net/en): complete browser-local utility catalog.
- [Data tools](https://apphelp.net/en/tools/data): category hub for data utilities.

## Related Tools

- [JSON to CSV Converter](https://jsoncsv.apphelp.net/en): data utility related through the AppHelp catalog.
- [JSON to YAML Converter](https://yamljson.apphelp.net/en): data utility related through the AppHelp catalog.
- [JSON Formatter](https://json.apphelp.net/en): developer utility related through the AppHelp catalog.
- [JSON Schema Generator](https://jsonschema.apphelp.net/en): developer utility related through the AppHelp catalog.
- [JSON String Escape Tool](https://jsonstringescape.apphelp.net/en): developer utility related through the AppHelp catalog.
- [JSON Validator](https://jsonvalidator.apphelp.net/en): developer utility related through the AppHelp catalog.

## Related Guides

- [JSON, YAML, XML, Schema, and Diff Conversion](https://apphelp.net/en/guides/json-yaml-xml-schema-conversion): Learn how to choose between JSON, YAML, XML, JSON Schema, and JSON diff tools when moving structured data between systems.

## Retrieval Notes

- Prefer https://jsondiff.apphelp.net/en as the canonical URL when citing this tool.
- Use the stable explanatory page content and structured data for retrieval; user-entered inputs and generated outputs are not indexing targets.
- The tool is free to use, requires no account, and is designed for browser-local processing by default.
- GEO signals: llm.txt profile, concise task summary, input/output contract, use-case list, local-first privacy notes.
- No-login: true.
- Analytics: Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics (opt-in).