# LitJSON/litjson

JSON library for the .Net framework

Repository: https://github.com/LitJSON/litjson
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/litjson
Homepage: https://litjson.net/
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-11-19T20:20:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4898, "days_push": 1018, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1448, forks 399 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:45.576198+00:00)

## What it is
LitJSON is a small, fast C# library for converting between JSON strings and .NET objects, with no external dependencies. It provides both object mapping and low-level reader/writer APIs and is highly portable across platforms.

## Use cases
- serialize and deserialize JSON in .NET
- convert C# objects to JSON strings
- parse JSON without external dependencies
- embed a tiny JSON library in a .NET app
- read and write JSON with a streaming API
- portable JSON handling across .NET platforms

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, dependency-free JSON library for .NET
- you want a small assembly that is easy to embed or ship
- you need portability across many .NET platforms
- you prefer simple object mapping plus low-level readers/writers

## When to avoid
- you need high-performance or feature-rich JSON handling like System.Text.Json or Newtonsoft.Json
- you need JSON Schema validation or advanced serialization features
- you need a library under a clearly standard license (license is non-standard)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: serialization, parser
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: json, c-sharp, serialization, no-dependencies, portable

## Member repositories
- LitJSON/litjson (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.576198+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:02.657088+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LitJSON/litjson (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.576198+00:00, sha 1a1cbca3856e)
  - homepage: https://litjson.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:45.968753+00:00, sha 8a22ab26681c)
  - site_page: https://litjson.net/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:45.978171+00:00, sha c3dbee79513e)
  - site_page: https://litjson.net/docs/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:45.980442+00:00, sha 7cef8099e409)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.