Does Strip JSON Comments Lite upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Strip JSON Comments Lite runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: JSONC-like text.

Should I use Minify JSON Lite instead of Strip JSON Comments Lite?

Use Strip JSON Comments Lite when you need Remove // and block comments then parse. Use Minify JSON Lite when you need Minify JSON; lengths before/after. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

Strip JSON Comments Lite

Remove // and block comments then parse.

Strips line/block comments outside strings, then pretty-prints if parseable. Unlike Minify JSON Lite this tolerates comments. Empty fails.

What Strip JSON Comments Lite does

Strips line/block comments outside strings, then pretty-prints if parseable. Unlike Minify JSON Lite this tolerates comments. Empty fails.

The interactive controls for Strip JSON Comments Lite load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /convert/strip-json-comments-lite is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Strip JSON Comments Lite.

How to use Strip JSON Comments Lite

Keep this tab on Strip JSON Comments Lite (/convert/strip-json-comments-lite). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example Minify JSON Lite) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Strip JSON Comments Lite expects. Path hint: convert · strip json comments lite. Remove // and block comments then parse.
Apply the Strip JSON Comments Lite action only. Pretty JSON Lite is a different transform (Pretty JSON; lengths before/after.). Strips line/block comments outside strings, then pretty-prints if parseable. Unlike Minify JSON Lite this tolerates comments. Empty fails.
Copy the output of Strip JSON Comments Lite if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: JSONC-like text.
If the text job is actually Minify JSON; lengths before/after., leave Strip JSON Comments Lite and open Minify JSON Lite.

When not to use Strip JSON Comments Lite

Skip Strip JSON Comments Lite when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Minify JSON Lite or Pretty JSON Lite — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Strips line/block comments outside strings, then pretty-prints if parseable. Unlike Minify JSON Lite this tolerates comments. Empty fails.

Questions about Strip JSON Comments Lite

What does Strip JSON Comments Lite do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Strips line/block comments outside strings, then pretty-prints if parseable. Unlike Minify JSON Lite this tolerates comments. Empty fails. Short version: Remove // and block comments then parse.
Does Strip JSON Comments Lite upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Strip JSON Comments Lite runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: JSONC-like text.
Should I use Minify JSON Lite instead of Strip JSON Comments Lite?: Use Strip JSON Comments Lite when you need Remove // and block comments then parse. Use Minify JSON Lite when you need Minify JSON; lengths before/after. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Strip JSON Comments Lite?: JSONC-like text. Also: Strips line/block comments outside strings, then pretty-prints if parseable. Unlike Minify JSON Lite this tolerates comments. Empty fails.