Concept and design by Ben Bakelaar, Human Experience Systems, LLC.
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Place a IIIF manifest URL here and we'll convert it to HTML.
Can't read JSON code? Don't have a viewer handy? No problem, use this tool to see what's inside the manifest.
After transforming the manifest into an HTML document, you could save to desktop, save to PDF, or print it.
My proposal to the IIIF community is to embrace HTML as the de facto manifest "view", and embed the JSON code.
This concept developed over the course of working on the Metascripta.org project (2019-2021) and was presented at the annual working meeting to the IIIF community. See slides and more details at the link below.
An HTML "rendering" or "presentation" of the manifest is human-readable, archivable, save-able, print-able, and preview-able for users. It enhances the UX of IIIF and provides a familiar UI to users.
IIIF images and objects are created for humans, by humans! The code in the middle is a technical necessity, but it doesn't need to be visible.
By hiding the code and making the manifest visible as metadata and images, users understand what the manifest represents.
By using an HTML page, users can bookmark it, save a local copy, and in many web/browser services, a preview image can be generated.