Software supporting BeerJSON

This is an incomplete list of software that can read and write the BeerJSON format. Please let us know of additions and corrections to this list!

Applications

Program	Notes
Brewcalc
Brewdio (also on GitHub)	Rust. Uses BeerJSON as its recipe format, and has a raw BeerJSON editor
Brewfather	Imports and exports BeerJSON for recipes, batches and inventory
Brewlog	Exports BeerJSON and BeerXML from a Kleiner Brauhelfer 2 database
Brewprints.io (also on GitHub)	Reads BeerJSON 1.0.2, BeerXML 1.0 and Brewfather JSON, and produces printable brew logs
Brewtarget (also on GitHub)	Supports most of BeerJSON, except for packaging types
Brewken	Shares a lot of code with Brewtarget
Jales	Viewer and editor for BeerJSON files
Werb	Reads BeerJSON recipes, validating against the published schemas

Project	Language	Notes
@beerjson/beerjson	JavaScript / TypeScript	The schemas themselves, plus generated TypeScript and Flow declarations and a validator
beerjson.go	Go
sudseer	Python	Reads and writes BeerXML and BeerJSON, plus basic beer maths
BeerJSON Tool for Brewers	Python
beercnv / beercnvserver	Go	Converts between BeerXML and BeerJSON
bjcp_beerjson_converter	Python	Converts BJCP style guideline PDFs to BeerJSON

Recorded so nobody repeats the search. Corrections very welcome, particularly from the vendors.

Program	Findings
BeerSmith	Documents BeerXML plus its own `.bsmx` and `.bsm` formats. No mention of BeerJSON
Brewer's Friend	Imports BeerXML and BeerSmith files. No mention of BeerJSON
BrewForge	Imports Brewfather JSON. No mention of BeerJSON

Support last reviewed September 2026.

Project	Notes
bjcp-json	BJCP style guidelines expressed in BeerJSON
BeerProto	A separate format covering the same ground in Protocol Buffers, with generated Go, Python, Dart and ECMAScript bindings
dotBeer	The internal file format used by Brewtarget and Brewken. Draws inspiration from BeerJSON.