Json.NET
Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET
Features
-Flexible JSON serializer to convert .NET objects to JSON and back again
-LINQ to JSON for manually reading and writing JSON
-High performance, faster than .NET's built-in JSON serializers
-Writes indented, easy to read JSON
-Convert JSON to and from XML
-Supports .NET 2, .NET 3.5, .NET 4, Silverlight and Windows Phone
The JSON serializer is a good choice when the JSON you are reading or writing maps closely to a .NET class. The serializer automatically reads and writes JSON for the class.
LINQ to JSON is good for situations where you are only interested in getting values from JSON, you don't have a class to serialize or deserialize to, or the JSON is radically different from your class and you need to manually read and write from your objects.
LINQ to JSON allows you to easily read, create and modify JSON in .NET.
See a comparison of Json.NET to .NET's built in serializers
here.
NuGet
Download Json.NET from CodePlex or install using NuGet
Documentation
Find guides for getting started and comprehensive API Documentation at
http://james.newtonking.com/projects/json/help/
My Blog
My blog can be found at http://james.newtonking.com where I post news and updates about Json.NET.
My Twitter
My twitter account can be found at @JamesNK
Donate
Json.NET is a free open source project that I have developed in my personal time. I really appreciate your feedback and support for Json.NET and its future development.
Feature Comparison
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Supports BSON
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Supports JSON Schema
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Supports .NET 2.0
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Supports .NET 3.5
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| Supports .NET 4.0 |
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| Supports Silverlight |
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| Supports Windows Phone |
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| LINQ to JSON |
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Indented JSON support
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Deserializes IList, IEnumerable, ICollection, IDictionary properties
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Serializes circular references
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Support serializing objects by reference
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Deserializes polymorphic properties and collections
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| Supports including type name with JSON |
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| Globally customize serialization process |
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Supports excluding null values when serializing
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Supports SerializationBinder
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Supports conditional property serialization
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Includes line number information in errors
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Converts XML to JSON and JSON to XML
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JSON Schema validation
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| JSON Schema from type generation |
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Camel case JSON property names
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Supports non-default constructors
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Serialization error handling
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Supports populating an existing object
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Serializes byte arrays as base64 text
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Serializes .NET 4.0 dynamic objects
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Serializes ISerializable objects
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| Supports serializing enums to their text name |
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| Supports JSON recursion limit |
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| Attribute property name customization |
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| Attribute property order customization |
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| Attribute property required customization |
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| Supports ISO8601 dates |
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| Supports JavaScript constructor dates |
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| Supports Microsoft AJAX dates |
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| Unquoted property names support |
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| Raw JSON support |
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| Supports reading and writing comments |
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| Deserializes anonymous types |
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| Opt-in property serialization |
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| Opt-out property serialization |
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| Efficiently stream reading and writing JSON |
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| Single or double quote JSON content |
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| Supports overriding a type's serialization |
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| Supports OnDeserialized, OnSerializing, OnSerialized and OnDeserializing attributes |
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| Supports serializing private properties |
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| DataMember attribute support |
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| MetdataType attribute support |
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| DefaultValue attribute support |
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| Serializes DataSets and DataTables |
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| Case-insensitive property deserialization |
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