.env File Parser — Convert Dotenv to JSON

Parse a .env file and see it as a JSON object. Handles comments, quoted values, escape sequences, and "export" prefixes. Runs entirely in your browser.

Runs 100% in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

.env file

Parsed entries (6)

DATABASE_URL	postgres://user:pw@localhost:5432/app
API_KEY	sk_test_abc123
DEBUG	true
LOG_LEVEL	info
MULTILINE	line one line two
TZ	UTC

JSON

{
  "DATABASE_URL": "postgres://user:pw@localhost:5432/app",
  "API_KEY": "sk_test_abc123",
  "DEBUG": "true",
  "LOG_LEVEL": "info",
  "MULTILINE": "line one\nline two",
  "TZ": "UTC"
}

Frequently asked

Which dotenv dialect is supported?

A close match to the popular dotenv npm package: comments with #, KEY=value, optional single or double quotes, escape sequences (\n \t \r \\ \") inside double quotes, and a permissive "export KEY=…" prefix for shell compatibility.

Is my .env file uploaded?

No. Parsing runs entirely in the browser. It is safe to paste real secrets — but as with any online tool handling sensitive data, use your judgment.

What about variable interpolation?

Interpolation (e.g. $OTHER_VAR) varies between dotenv implementations and is intentionally not expanded here — you get the raw value as written. Add expansion in your own runtime if needed.

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