Smart Formatter
Detects JSON or XML on a page and pretty-prints selected text or full responses.
As of June 2026, Smart Formatter has 17 users in the Developer Tools category.
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
4 snapshotsTracking since May 14, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 20, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 26, 2026 | 13 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 16 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 17 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabscriptingstorage
- Host access
- <all_urls>
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About
Smart Formatter helps you read messy API and log payloads in seconds.
- Detects JSON or XML on pages and offers one-click pretty print.
- Formats selected text or the full page.
- Expands nested payload strings (JSON/XML inside JSON fields).
- Preserves mixed log text while pretty-printing detected fragments.
- Shows syntax-highlighted output with Edit / Preview, Copy, and Light/Dark theme.
- Supports both in-page overlay and open-in-new-tab viewing.
- Includes optional embedded payload panel with payload path labels.
Perfect for developers, QA, and support teams working with raw response data.
How to Use (for Chrome Web Store listing)
- Install Smart Formatter and pin it from the Chrome extensions menu.
- Open any page with JSON/XML (or select text on any webpage).
- Click the Smart Formatter icon to show the floating launcher.
- Choose one option:
- Format Selection In Page
- Open Selection In New Tab
- Format Whole Page
- On raw response pages, you can also click the in-page Pretty Print button.
- In the formatted view, use Copy, Edit/Preview, Theme (Light/Dark), and Show Embedded for nested payloads.
- Close the launcher with × anytime; click the extension icon again to bring it back.Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 37.38KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- mgefahlhdiapmmnlbngpfoicjfilebce
- Developer ID
- uee4fe4ef617ff1a875a1ea651bd69e6c
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 27, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 13, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 8, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.