Hoo WinTail Alternatives

Hoo WinTail is described as 'Real-time log monitor and log viewer for Windows like the UNIX tail -f utility. It monitors your log and captures output in real-time' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hoo WinTail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Flathub apps. The best Hoo WinTail alternative is SPHW LogViewer, which is free. Other great apps like Hoo WinTail are LogExpert, glogg, BareTail and LogViewPlus.

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Hoo WinTail alternatives page was last updated Jun 18, 2025
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  1. SPHW LogViewer icon

    SPHW LogViewer

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SPHW LogViewer screenshot 1

    SPHW LogViewer Features

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

    SPHW LogViewer VS Hoo WinTail

     

    • Almost everyone thinks SPHW LogViewer is a great Hoo WinTail alternative.

    • SPHW LogViewer is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Hoo WinTail.

    • SPHW LogViewer is the most popular free alternative to Hoo WinTail.

    • SPHW LogViewer is Free and ProprietaryHoo WinTail is Paid and Proprietary
  2. LogExpert icon

    LogExpert

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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.

    43 LogExpert alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LogExpert screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    LogExpert VS Hoo WinTail

     

    • LogExpert is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hoo WinTail.

    • LogExpert is Free and Open SourceHoo WinTail is Paid and Proprietary
    • LogExpert is LightweightHoo WinTail is not according to our users
  4. glogg icon

    glogg

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    glogg screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update was in May 2017.

    glogg Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Support for Large File

    glogg VS Hoo WinTail

     

    • glogg is the most popular Mac alternative to Hoo WinTail.

    • glogg is Free and Open SourceHoo WinTail is Paid and Proprietary
  5. BareTail icon

    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 over a network
    • Configurable line wrapping
    • Configurable.
    45 BareTail alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BareTail screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version of the application is from November 2006.

    BareTail Features

    1.  Support for Large File
    2.  Monitor File Changes
    3.  Monitor FileSystem Changes

    BareTail VS Hoo WinTail

     
  6. LogViewPlus icon

    LogViewPlus

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    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.

    38 LogViewPlus alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LogViewPlus screenshot 1

    LogViewPlus Features

    1.  Filtering
    2.  Log parsing

    LogViewPlus VS Hoo WinTail

     

    • LogViewPlus is the most popular commercial alternative to Hoo WinTail.

    • LogViewPlus is Paid and ProprietaryHoo WinTail is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. LogoRRR icon

    LogoRRR

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    A simple and straightforward log viewer that displays the events of interest in a clear and concise visual manner so that you can identify them faster.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    LogoRRR screenshot 1

    LogoRRR Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Real-time monitoring
    5.  Drag and Drop

    LogoRRR VS Hoo WinTail

     
  9. Telescope Log Viewer icon

    Telescope Log Viewer

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    Telescope is a web application designed to provide an intuitive interface for exploring log data. It is built to work with any type of logs, as long as they are stored in ClickHouse. Users can easily configure connections to their ClickHouse databases and run queries to filter...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Telescope Log Viewer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free

    Telescope Log Viewer VS Hoo WinTail

     

    • Telescope Log Viewer is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Hoo WinTail.

    • Telescope Log Viewer is Free and Open SourceHoo WinTail is Paid and Proprietary
    • Telescope Log Viewer is Privacy focusedHoo WinTail is not according to our users
  10. loxx icon

    loxx

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    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    loxx screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    loxx VS Hoo WinTail

     
  11. SnakeTail icon

    SnakeTail

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    SnakeTail is a Windows tail application for monitoring text log files. You can also monitor Windows event logs. Multiple window modes are supported (MDI, Tabbed, Floating).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SnakeTail screenshot 1

    SnakeTail Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Real time updates

    SnakeTail VS Hoo WinTail

     
  12. mTail icon

    mTail

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    mTAIL is a Windows Program that works like the Unix Command TAIL. It's free, no ads, no pubs, no DLL... so enjoy !.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    mTail screenshot 1

    mTail VS Hoo WinTail

     
  13. logsniffer icon

    logsniffer

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    logsniffer is a sophisticated open source web tool for viewing, monitoring and analyzing log data. It provides a modern and intuitive end to end web interface and log viewer to keep an eye on all your logs - in one place and in real-time.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    logsniffer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    logsniffer is no longer maintained. Last version, 0.5.6, released in July 2016, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    Warning

    The link goes to a scam website now.

    logsniffer Features

    1.  Logging

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  14. Tail for Win32 icon

    Tail for Win32

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    Tail for Win32 is used to monitor changes to files; displaying the changed lines in realtime. This makes Tail ideal for watching log files.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tail for Win32 screenshot 1

    Tail for Win32 Features

    1.  Monitor File Changes

    Tail for Win32 VS Hoo WinTail

     
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