Does INI to JSON upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. INI to JSON runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Semicolon comments skipped. Sections nest. Duplicate section plus root key fails. Max 500,000 characters.

Should I use JSON to INI instead of INI to JSON?

Use INI to JSON when you need Parse INI sections into a JSON object. Use JSON to INI when you need Turn a JSON object into INI sections. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

What are the limits of INI to JSON?

Semicolon comments skipped. Sections nest. Duplicate section plus root key fails. Max 500,000 characters. Also: Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML.

INI to JSON

Parse INI sections into a JSON object.

Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML.

What INI to JSON does

Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML.

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

How to use INI to JSON

Keep this tab on INI to JSON (/ini-to-json). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example JSON to INI) changes the job.
Paste or type the input INI to JSON expects. Path hint: ini to json. Parse INI sections into a JSON object.
Apply the INI to JSON action only. .env to JSON is a different transform (Parse KEY=value lines into a JSON object.). Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML.
Copy the output of INI to JSON if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Semicolon comments skipped. Sections nest. Duplicate section plus root key fails. Max 500,000 characters.
If the text job is actually Turn a JSON object into INI sections., leave INI to JSON and open JSON to INI.

When not to use INI to JSON

Skip INI to JSON when a neighbor tool matches better — start with JSON to INI or .env to JSON — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML.

Questions about INI to JSON

What does INI to JSON do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML. Short version: Parse INI sections into a JSON object.
Does INI to JSON upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. INI to JSON runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Semicolon comments skipped. Sections nest. Duplicate section plus root key fails. Max 500,000 characters.
Should I use JSON to INI instead of INI to JSON?: Use INI to JSON when you need Parse INI sections into a JSON object. Use JSON to INI when you need Turn a JSON object into INI sections. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of INI to JSON?: Semicolon comments skipped. Sections nest. Duplicate section plus root key fails. Max 500,000 characters. Also: Sections become nested objects. Keys above any section stay at the root. Comments starting with semicolon are skipped. Inverse of JSON to INI. Not TOML.