BareTail Alternatives

BareTail is described as 'Real-time log file monitoring tool' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to BareTail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Docker apps. The best BareTail alternative is LogExpert, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BareTail are SPHW LogViewer, Tailspin - Log file highlighter , klogg and glogg.

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BareTail alternatives are mainly Web Log Analyzers but may also be Log Analyzers or Log Management Tools.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of BareTail.
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BareTail is a real-time log file monitoring tool.

Features

Real-time file viewing

  • Optimised real-time viewing engine
  • View files of any size (> 2GB)
  • Scroll to any point in the whole file instantly
  • View files...
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BareTail alternatives page was last updated Nov 7, 2023
  1. LogExpert icon
     50 likes

    LogExpert is a Windows tail program (a GUI replacement for the Unix tail command). LogExpert is free for non-commercial or commercial use.

    39 LogExpert alternatives
    LogExpert screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Save filters and highlights
    3.  Relative select
    LogExpert iconBareTail Icon

    LogExpert VS BareTail

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    Comments about LogExpert as an Alternative to BareTail
     
    Guest

    It supports filtering the tail of the log in real time, supports regex, colorizing, additional addon's to interact and Columnize the output

    Positive commentMar 27, 2019
    0
    zorglups

    Allows:

    • Filter for selection
    • Word mode temp highlight
    • Line mode temp highlight
    • Complex highlighting rules in both word and line mode, foreground and background.
    • Highlighting rules based on filename patterns.
    • Recognize columns.
    • Filter to new tab.
    • Time computation.
    • Time sync between tabs (even with possibility to induce deltatime (when timesync is not enabled between 2 hosts)).
    • Fuzzy search
    • And so many more
    Positive commentNov 17, 2017
    0
    aktiniya

    Supports regexp! Stores filters and highlightings! The best alternative to BareTailPro! The only BareTailPro feature that it miss is outputting filtered test while entering filter. This feature saves the annoying push on "search" button. But! It stores the last view and shows it on reopen! I liked it a lot, and BareTailPro doesn't have it :) Glog has no regexp search, so it loose :)

    Positive commentMay 6, 2019
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    • Most users think LogExpert is a great BareTail alternative.

    • LogExpert is the most popular Windows alternative to BareTail.

    • LogExpert is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BareTail.

    • LogExpert is Free and Open SourceBareTail is Freemium and Proprietary
    • LogExpert is LightweightBareTail is not according to our users
  2. SPHW LogViewer icon
     4 likes

    The SPHW LogViewer is the perfect companion for software developers or administrators. With its functions, you can easily keep an overview and track down problems very quickly. The SPHW LogViewer was developed with the aim of sustainably improving the productivity as well as the...

    27 SPHW LogViewer alternatives
    SPHW LogViewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SPHW LogViewer Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Text Highlighting
    3.  Multi-tabs
    4.  Auto Scrolling
    SPHW LogViewer iconBareTail Icon

    SPHW LogViewer VS BareTail

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    Comments about SPHW LogViewer as an Alternative to BareTail
     
    Guest

    I love the clear button! It removes all current lines and shows only the new entries from this moment. But it does not touch the content of the file, it is perfect for debugging!

    Positive commentJun 5, 2020
    3
    Guest

    Support for regular expressions! The filtering even works in runtime.

    Positive commentJun 3, 2020
    1
    Guest

    The filtering/searching works in runtime within the same window.

    Positive commentJun 3, 2020
    0
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    • Almost everyone thinks SPHW LogViewer is a great BareTail alternative.

    • SPHW LogViewer is the most popular Linux alternative to BareTail.

    • SPHW LogViewer is Free and ProprietaryBareTail is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Tailspin - Log file highlighter  icon
     1 like
    Tailspin - Log file highlighter  screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Windows
    Tailspin - Log file highlighter  iconBareTail Icon

    Tailspin - Log file highlighter VS BareTail

    Is this a good alternative to BareTail?
     
    • Tailspin - Log file highlighter is the most popular Mac alternative to BareTail.

    • Tailspin - Log file highlighter is Free and Open SourceBareTail is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. klogg icon
     11 likes

    logg is cross-platform open source tool designed to view and search information in large log files.

    21 klogg alternatives
    klogg screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Support for Large File
    3.  Auto Scrolling
    klogg iconBareTail Icon

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  5. glogg icon
     41 likes

    glogg is a multi-platform GUI application to browse and search through long or complex log files. It is designed with programmers and system administrators in mind. glogg can be seen as a graphical, interactive combination of grep and less.

    40 glogg alternatives
    glogg screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    glogg Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Support for Large File
    Discontinued

    Last update was in May 2017.

    glogg iconBareTail Icon

    glogg VS BareTail

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    Comments about glogg as an Alternative to BareTail
     
    Guest

    Reads complete file, no multi tab.

    Negative commentJan 18, 2016
    -1
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    glogg icon
    • Some users think glogg is a great BareTail alternative, some don't.

    • glogg is Free and Open SourceBareTail is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. LNAV icon
     17 likes

    All log file contents are merged into a single view based on message timestamps. You no longer need to manually correlate timestamps across multiple windows or figure out the order in which to view rotated log files.

    9 LNAV alternatives
    LNAV screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Colored Text
    LNAV iconBareTail Icon

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  7. LogViewPlus icon
     5 likes

    Looking for a better way to view log files? LogViewPlus is a professional log viewer that can parse, read and analyse log files in a variety of different formats.

    33 LogViewPlus alternatives
    LogViewPlus screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LogViewPlus Features

    1.  Filtering
    2.  Log parsing
    LogViewPlus iconBareTail Icon

    LogViewPlus VS BareTail

    Is LogViewPlus a good alternative to BareTail?
     
    • LogViewPlus is the most popular commercial alternative to BareTail.

    • LogViewPlus is Paid and ProprietaryBareTail is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. in'side log icon
     2 likes

    in'side log - Colorized real-time log viewer with remote tail over SSH support for Windows, Mac and Linux

    8 in'side log alternatives
    in'side log screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    in'side log Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSH
    3.  Colored Text
    in'side log iconBareTail Icon

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  9. loxx icon
     7 likes

    A log file viewer for static or running traces as usually written by setups, server or debug traces. It supports fast reading of huge files, content highlighting, filtering, search (regex, plain and wildcards), multiple file view and even more.

    18 loxx alternatives
    loxx screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Real-time monitoring
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  MDI
    loxx iconBareTail Icon

    loxx VS BareTail

    Is loxx a good alternative to BareTail?
     
    Comments about loxx as an Alternative to BareTail
     
    Guest

    Low memory usage, MDI view, very fast loading and searching, time stamp support

    Positive commentApr 10, 2020
    2
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    • loxx is Freemium and ProprietaryBareTail is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • loxx is LightweightBareTail is not according to our users
  10. LogFusion icon
     9 likes

    LogFusion is a powerful log monitoring tool that makes parsing your logs easy. Take advantage of LogFusion's Row Highlighting and Text Filtering features to quickly filter your log and only show the relevant lines you are looking for.

    7 LogFusion alternatives
    LogFusion screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LogFusion Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi-tabs
    LogFusion iconBareTail Icon

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