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Desktop App

Dasel

Read and edit JSON, YAML, TOML and more from one command.

Visit Dasel4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is Dasel?

Dasel (short for Data-Select) is a command-line tool for querying, modifying and converting structured data. It handles JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, CSV, HCL, INI and KDL with one query syntax, and its README mentions use on macOS, Linux and Windows.

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Pros: what Dasel does well

  • One syntax for many file formats
  • Convert between JSON, YAML, TOML and others
  • Easy to use inside scripts

Cons: where it falls short

  • Terminal only
  • Query syntax takes a little learning

Who Dasel is for

Anyone who edits settings or data files and wants to do it from scripts.

Who can skip it

People who rarely touch config or data files.

Dasel alternatives

Not sold on Dasel? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Nushell

Focus: shell and data pipelines. Shares command line and open source with Dasel. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Dasel: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Task

Focus: task runner, automation and build tool. Shares command line and open source with Dasel. Rated 4.6 (Dasel: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

iTerm2

Focus: terminal, mac and tmux. Shares command line and open source with Dasel. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.7 (Dasel: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

jq

Focus: data and filter. Shares json and command line with Dasel. Rated 4.7 (Dasel: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Dasel

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Kando

Focus: pie menu, launcher and shortcuts. Shares open source and github with Dasel. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Dasel: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

topgrade

Focus: updates, package manager and automation. Shares open source and github with Dasel. Rated 4.6 (Dasel: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Kanata

Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and ergonomics. Shares open source and github with Dasel. Adds Offline. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Wox

Focus: app launcher, keyboard shortcuts and plugins. Shares open source and github with Dasel. Adds Offline. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder and shell. Shares command line and open source with Dasel. Adds Offline. Rated 4.8 (Dasel: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
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