Chainsaw AlternativesLog & Web Log Analyzers like Chainsaw

Chainsaw is described as 'V2 is a companion application to Log4j written by members of the Log4j development community. Like a number of Open Source projects, this new version was built upon inspirations, ideas and creations of others' and is a Log Analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Chainsaw for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Chainsaw alternative is LogExpert, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chainsaw are glogg, klogg, Log Voyager and OtrosLogViewer.

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

    44 LogExpert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • LogExpert is the most popular Windows alternative to Chainsaw.

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

    • LogExpert is Free and Open SourceChainsaw is also Free and Open Source
    • LogExpert is LightweightChainsaw is not according to our users
  2. glogg icon
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    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.

    43 glogg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • glogg is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Chainsaw.

    • glogg is Free and Open SourceChainsaw is also Free and Open Source
  3. klogg icon
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    logg is cross-platform open source tool designed to view and search information in large log files.

    26 klogg alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Log Voyager icon
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    Analyze gigabyte-sized log files instantly in your browser. Zero upload, 100% local processing. The modern alternative to crashing text editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Log Voyager is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Chainsaw.

    • Log Voyager is Free and Open SourceChainsaw is also Free and Open Source
    • Log Voyager is Lightweight and Privacy focusedChainsaw is not according to our users
  5. LogMX icon
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    The universal log file tool: view, monitor, parse, interpret, and analyze any log file.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6.  Like
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    A high-performance log file viewer based on the Eclipse platform, that can be used to view and filter various kinds of log files

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Auto Layout on iOS and macOS is awesome. But when it goes wrong, the error logs are a pain to decipher.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Generic opinionated log reader.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Configuration Manager Trace Log Viewer – A tool used to view log files created by Configuration Manager components and agents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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