Piny vs. PostCSS vs. Smart JSON Editor vs. Text2SQL.AI Comparison Chart

Piny is a visual editor designed for developers working with Astro, React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS, operating directly within IDEs like Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Windsurf. It allows users to edit code visually, navigate components, and streamline styling without special setup. All edits are made directly in the code, ensuring developers maintain full control. Piny offers powerful free features for styling and navigating projects without requiring an account. Visual Tailwind Controls enable intuitive styling by clicking on elements, with changes immediately reflected in the code and automatic document saving to trigger hot reloads. The Tailwind Class Inspector helps manage complex styles in an editable tree of classes and states. Users can edit Tailwind classes directly within strings, variables, and even in non-React/Astro code.

Smart JSON Editor is a powerful application tailored for app and web developers to create, edit, and manage JSON data structures efficiently. It offers a comprehensive suite of features, including a JSON tree tool for intuitive data visualization, value transformers for generating and modifying JSON values, and an embedded HTTP server for testing within applications. Users can import and export JSON files via various methods such as file uploads, pasteboard, and iCloud integration. The application supports the creation of smart objects (classes) that maintain key structures, facilitating the organization of associative arrays. Additionally, Smart JSON Editor provides advanced functionalities like JSON Path navigation, API request management with group and endpoint hierarchies, and token transformers for dynamic value composition in API headers and parameters. It also features search and filter capabilities, an iCloud library for asset storage, local server connections, etc.