jaq ☆
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Description:
JQ clone focussed on correctness, speed, and simplicity
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: json cli rust jq data-processing developer-tools
Install: brew install jaq
About:
Jaq is a lightweight JSON data processing tool designed as a modern alternative to jq. It focuses on providing high performance and memory safety through its implementation in Rust. The tool offers a familiar query syntax while ensuring correctness and simplicity for command-line JSON manipulation.
Key Features:
  • High performance and memory efficient
  • Familiar jq-like syntax
  • Written in Rust for safety and speed
Use Cases:
  • Processing API responses in shell scripts
  • Extracting and transforming configuration data
  • Analyzing log files in JSON format
Alternatives:
  • jq – The standard JSON processor; jaq aims for compatibility with better performance
  • yq – Processes YAML and JSON; jaq focuses specifically on JSON
Version History
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Jan 14, 2025 4:59pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 9b8974e5
Nov 27, 2024 11:03am 0 VERSION_BUMP 4b2af2fa
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