ENV to JSON Converter
Convert between .env files and JSON in both directions — handles quotes, comments and export prefixes.
{
"DATABASE_URL": "postgres://localhost:5432/app",
"API_KEY": "sk-12345",
"DEBUG": "true",
"PORT": "3000"
}What Is the ENV to JSON Converter?
The ENV to JSON Converter turns .env files into JSON and back again. Paste a dotenv file — with comments, blank lines, quoted values and optional export prefixes — and get a clean JSON object of the key/value pairs, or paste JSON and get a valid .env file with values quoted where needed. A one-click swap lets you round-trip between the two. It's useful for moving configuration between tools that expect different formats, generating a JSON config from environment variables, or turning a JSON settings object into a .env for a Docker or Node project. It all runs locally in your browser.
How It Works
Choose a direction (.env to JSON or JSON to .env), paste your input, and the converted output appears instantly to copy. Use the swap button to feed the output back in and convert the other way.
When to Use It
Use it to migrate config between formats, generate a .env from a JSON settings object (or vice versa), inspect environment variables as structured data, or prepare configuration for different deployment tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does it handle comments and quotes?
- Yes — lines starting with # and blank lines are ignored, surrounding single or double quotes are stripped from values, and an optional export prefix is handled. Going to .env, values with spaces or special characters are automatically quoted.
- Is my data uploaded?
- No. Conversion happens entirely in your browser; your configuration never leaves your device.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-27