diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2e5d94..8cdfc1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .idea
 .qodana
 build
+.intellijPlatform/
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/ui/forms/ParserWidget.java b/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/ui/forms/ParserWidget.java
index fe7419a..fe56258 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/ui/forms/ParserWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/ui/forms/ParserWidget.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import com.godwin.jsonparser.ui.IParserWidget;
 import com.godwin.jsonparser.ui.dialog.OptionDialog;
 import com.godwin.jsonparser.util.JsonDownloader;
+import com.godwin.jsonparser.util.JsonUtils;
 import com.godwin.jsonparser.util.NotificationUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ private void setEventListeners() {
         });
         parseButton.addActionListener(e -> {
             String jsonString = mInputEditor.getDocument().getText();
+            jsonString = JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(jsonString);
+
             showBody(jsonString);
             NotificationUtil.showDonateNotification();
         });
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/util/JsonUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/util/JsonUtils.java
index cfa5903..1b8d64a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/util/JsonUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/godwin/jsonparser/util/JsonUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.godwin.jsonparser.util;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.util.DefaultIndenter;
@@ -63,6 +64,93 @@ public static Object parseJson(String json, ObjectMapper objectMapper) throws Ex
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cleans up the JSON string by applying various cleanup methods.
+     * For now, it only ensures missing opening and closing braces are fixed.
+     * Other future methods that can be added are:
+     * 1. Missing only opening brace
+     * 2. Missing only closing brace
+     * 2. Missing comma
+     * 3. missing '"'
+     */
+    public static String cleanUpJsonString(String jsonString) {
+        jsonString = jsonString.trim();
+
+        // If it's already valid, return as is.
+        if (isValidJson(jsonString)) {
+            return jsonString;
+        }
+
+        //attempt to fix json
+
+        // Check if the start or end braces is missing
+        if (!jsonString.startsWith("{") || !jsonString.endsWith("}")) {
+            String fixedJsonString = fixMissingBraces(jsonString);
+
+            // Validate after adding missing braces
+            if (isValidJson(fixedJsonString)) {
+                return fixedJsonString;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //Return the JSON in the original form
+        return jsonString;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given JSON string is valid.
+     * @param jsonString The JSON string to validate.
+     * @return true if the JSON is valid, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private static boolean isValidJson(String jsonString) {
+        try (JsonParser parser = new JsonFactory().createParser(jsonString)) {
+            //noinspection StatementWithEmptyBody
+            while (parser.nextToken() != null) {
+                // If we can iterate through tokens then it's valid JSON
+            }
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return false; // Invalid JSON
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fixes missing opening and closing braces in the JSON string.
+     * @param jsonString The JSON string to fix.
+     * @return A properly wrapped JSON string.
+     */
+    private static String fixMissingBraces(String jsonString) {
+        jsonString = jsonString.trim();
+
+        int openBracesCount = 0;
+        int closeBracesCount = 0;
+        boolean inString = false;
+
+        // Count `{` and `}` braces outside of string values
+        for (int i = 0; i < jsonString.length(); i++) {
+            char ch = jsonString.charAt(i);
+
+            if (ch == '"') {
+                // Toggle inString when encountering an unescaped quote
+                boolean isEscaped = i > 0 && jsonString.charAt(i - 1) == '\\';
+                if (!isEscaped) {
+                    inString = !inString;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!inString) {
+                if (ch == '{') openBracesCount++;
+                if (ch == '}') closeBracesCount++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (openBracesCount == closeBracesCount && !jsonString.startsWith("{")) {
+            jsonString = "{" + jsonString + "}";
+        }
+
+        return jsonString;
+    }
+
 /*    public static String minifyJson(String jsonStr) throws JsonProcessingException {
         Object jsonObject = Holder.MAPPER.readValue(jsonStr, Object.class);
         return Holder.MAPPER.writeValueAsString(jsonObject);
diff --git a/src/test/java/jsonparser/util/JsonUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/jsonparser/util/JsonUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51653d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/jsonparser/util/JsonUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package jsonparser.util;
+
+import com.godwin.jsonparser.util.JsonUtils;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class JsonUtilsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testValidJson_remainsUnchanged() {
+        String json = "{\"first_Name\": \"John\", \"last_Name\": \"Doe\",\"Age\": 20}";
+        assertEquals(json, JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(json));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testValidJson_containsBraceInElement_remainsUnchanged() {
+        String json = "{\"first_Name\": \"Joh}}n\", \"last{_Name\": \"Doe\",\"Age\": 20}";
+        assertEquals(json, JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(json));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMissingBothBraces() {
+        String json = "\"first_Name\": \"John\", \"last_Name\": \"Doe\",\"Age\": 20";
+        String expected = "{\"first_Name\": \"John\", \"last_Name\": \"Doe\",\"Age\": 20}";
+        assertEquals(expected, JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(json));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMissingBothBraces_containsBraceInElement() {
+        String json = "\"first_N{ame\": \"John\", \"last_N{{ame\": \"Do}e\",\"Age\": 20";
+        String expected = "{\"first_N{ame\": \"John\", \"last_N{{ame\": \"Do}e\",\"Age\": 20}";
+        assertEquals(expected, JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(json));
+    }
+
+    //    A Brace is present at the closing, but it's not the closing brace
+    @Test
+    public void testMissingBothBraces_where_aClosingBraceIsPresent() {
+        String json = "\"first_Name\":\"John\",\"last_Name\":\"Doe\",\"Age\":20,\"department\":{\"name\":\"sales\"}";
+        String expected = "{\"first_Name\":\"John\",\"last_Name\":\"Doe\",\"Age\":20,\"department\":{\"name\":\"sales\"}}";
+        assertEquals(expected, JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(json));
+    }
+
+    //    A Brace is present at the closing, but it's not the closing brace
+    @Test
+    public void testMissingBothBraces_containsBraceInElement_where_aClosingBraceIsPresent() {
+        String json = "\"first_Name\":\"John\",\"last_Name\":\"Doe}}\",\"Age{\":20,\"department\":{\"name\":\"sales\"}";
+        String expected = "{\"first_Name\":\"John\",\"last_Name\":\"Doe}}\",\"Age{\":20,\"department\":{\"name\":\"sales\"}}";
+        assertEquals(expected, JsonUtils.cleanUpJsonString(json));
+    }
+
+}