Chainsaw Alternatives

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 web log analyzer in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to Chainsaw for Windows, Linux, Mac and Web-based. The best Chainsaw alternative is LogExpert, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chainsaw are klogg, glogg, OtrosLogViewer and LogMX.

Chainsaw alternatives are mainly Web Log Analyzers but may also be Log Analyzers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Chainsaw.

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Chainsaw

Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer

Chainsaw v2 is a companion application to Log4j written by members of the Log4j development community. Like a number of...

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LogExpert
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Windows
38 LogExpert alternatives
LogExpert is a Windows tail program (a GUI replacement for the Unix tail command). LogExpert is free for non-commercial or commercial use.
- - LogExpert is the most popular Windows alternative to Chainsaw.
- - LogExpert is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Chainsaw.
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LogExpert Features
Content Filtering
Save filters and highlights
Relative select
klogg
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
20 klogg alternatives
logg is cross-platform open source tool designed to view and search information in large log files.
- - klogg is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Chainsaw.
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klogg Features
1. Lightweightklogg consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Support for regular expressions
Support for Large File
Auto Scrolling
glogg
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
40 glogg alternatives
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.
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glogg Features
Multi-tabs
Support for Large File
Discontinued
Last update was in May 2017.
OtrosLogViewer
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
9 OtrosLogViewer alternatives
OtrosLogViewer is a software for analyzing an application's logs and stack traces.
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OtrosLogViewer Features
Logging
Support for SFTP
LogMX
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Freemium • Proprietary
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
8 LogMX alternatives
The universal log file tool: view, monitor, parse, interpret, and analyze any log file.
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Logsaw
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
8 Logsaw alternatives
A high-performance log file viewer based on the Eclipse platform, that can be used to view and filter various kinds of log files
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WTF Auto Layout?
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Free • Open Source
Online
8 WTF Auto Layout? alternatives
Auto Layout on iOS and macOS is awesome. But when it goes wrong, the error logs are a pain to decipher.
- - WTF Auto Layout? is the most popular Web-based alternative to Chainsaw.
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WTF Auto Layout? Features
1. Auto LayoutWTF Auto Layout? supports layouts that dynamically grow and adapt to the size of its contents.
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Log-reader
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Free • Open Source
Windows
9 Log-reader alternatives
Generic opinionated log reader.
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Log-reader Features
Logging
Trace32 aka SMS Trace
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
37 Trace32 aka SMS Trace alternatives
Trace32 aka SMS Trace is part of the Configuration Manager Trace Log Viewer – A tool used to view log files created by Configuration Manager components and agents.
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OtrosLogViewer Features

WTF Auto Layout? Features

Log-reader Features