.env to JSON Converter
Convert .env files to JSON and JSON back to .env, both ways.
Three steps, no reading required.
Paste your input
Drop text, code, or data into the input pane — from an API response, a file, anywhere.
Pick a mode
Toggle the modes above the output. The result updates instantly as you type.
Copy the result
Grab the output with Copy or Download, or fix the error shown if the input is invalid.
Try it with a sample.
# App config API_KEY=abc123 PORT=3000 DEBUG=true GREETING="hello world"
Upload & hope
- Sends your input to a server to process it
- Asks for an account after a few free uses
- Limits input size on the free tier
Runs where you are
- Processes everything inside your browser tab
- No account, ever
- No artificial size limit
Questions worth answering upfront.
No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your environment variables are never uploaded, stored, or logged — important for secrets.
Lines starting with # are skipped, an optional export prefix is stripped, and both single and double quotes are supported. Double-quoted values honor escapes like \n.
Yes. Environment variables are always strings, so the JSON output keeps every value as a string to round-trip exactly.
Environment files are flat, so nested objects and arrays are serialized as a JSON string value for that key.
Yes. Every tool on DevUtilsNow is free to use with no account required.
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