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About this tool
Convert JSON to YAML, preserving the structure rather than reformatting the text. It is the usual way to move a config between a tool that speaks one and a file that is written in the other.Questions
- Are comments kept?
- JSON has no comments, so converting JSON to YAML cannot invent any. Going the other way, YAML comments are dropped because JSON has nowhere to put them.
- Why does my document fail to convert?
- This tool parses JSON input, not YAML. A missing quote or comma in JSON can cause an error. YAML-only features such as anchors are not valid input here; start with valid JSON instead.