# JSON Key Sorter

> Sort object keys and arrays in a JSON document to make two versions comparable.

Sorting JSON keys puts a document into a canonical order so two versions can be compared meaningfully. Object key order is not significant in JSON, so a diff between differently-ordered documents is noise — sorting both first removes it.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/json-sorter
**Category:** Data & Format Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/data-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your json.
2. Choose the sort object keys.
3. Turn "Sort array values too" on or off as needed.
4. Enter or paste your sort arrays of objects by.
5. Turn "Pretty-print" on or off as needed.
6. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Is it safe to sort arrays?

Only when the order carries no meaning. In a list of tags it is fine; in a list of steps, a sequence of events, or anything positional, sorting destroys information. That is why it is off by default.

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