What SYNX is

Last updated: 2026-10-14A data format with no syntactic noise: key, space, value — and how it compares with JSON and YAML.

What SYNX is

Mirrored from the format repository — docs/spec/SPECIFICATION_EN.md, SYNX 3.7.4. Changes are made there.

Version: 4.2
Name: SYNX (Syndicate Exchange), pronounced "Sine-X"
File extension: .synx

Philosophy

SYNX is a data format that strips away all syntactic noise — quotes, commas, brackets, colons around values. All that remains is key, space, value.

CriteriaJSONYAMLSYNX
QuotesRequiredSometimesNo
Commas / bracketsYesNoNo
Built-in logicNoNoYes (!active)
Tokens for AI~100%~75%~40%
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