LNAV AlternativesWeb Log Analyzers and other similar apps like LNAV

LNAV is described as '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' and is a web log analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LNAV for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best LNAV alternative is BareTail, which is free. Other great apps like LNAV are SPHW LogViewer, Logdy, LOG4VIEW and yata.

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LNAV alternatives page was last updated Apr 22, 2025
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  1. 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
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    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 LNAV

     

    • BareTail is the most popular Windows alternative to LNAV.

    • BareTail is the most popular free alternative to LNAV.

    • BareTail is Freemium and ProprietaryLNAV is Free and Open Source
  2. 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...

    32 SPHW LogViewer alternatives

    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 LNAV

     

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

    • SPHW LogViewer is Free and ProprietaryLNAV is Free and Open Source
  4. Logdy icon

    Logdy

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    Supercharge terminal logs with web browser UI and low-code (TypeScript snippets). Save 90% of time searching and browsing logs. It's like jq, tail, less, grep and awk merged together and available in a clean UI. Self-hosted, single binary.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Logdy screenshot 1

    Logdy Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free

    Logdy VS LNAV

     

    • Logdy is the most popular Mac & Self-Hosted alternative to LNAV.

    • Logdy is the most popular Open Source alternative to LNAV.

    • Logdy is Free and Open SourceLNAV is also Free and Open Source
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    LOG4VIEW

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    LOG4VIEW helps you find areas of code and bugs and identify performance issues. Powerful filters enable you to quickly filter out the log lines you are currently interested in from several millions of log lines.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    1) Message View The Message View shows a list of all selected messages. Message layout and color can be freely customized. The context menu offers are powerful selection of different filter techniques. 2) Message Details All details of the currently selected message are shown here. Resizable text boxes allow event the inspection of complex formatted log output like call stacks. 3) Logger Tree The logger tree shows all loggers in a hierarchical order and permits setting log level filters for each logger individually. The logger tree shows the selected log level of each logger. 4) Search Messages Use wildcards or regular expressions to find log messages. 5) Message Chart (Version 3.x) Visualize loggers as state chart, line chart or histogram.

    LOG4VIEW Features

    1.  Grouping entries

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    yata

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    Yata is a general purpose log viewer and file monitor with a nice pretty GUI. "Yata" is an acronym for "Yet Another Tail Application", so named because of its focus on viewing logs in real time (similar to what one might use "tail -f" on the unix...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    yata Features

    1.  Portable

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    Log Manager

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    Log Manager lets you view the contents of multiple log files as they're updated in real time.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  9. Compact Log Viewer icon

    Compact Log Viewer

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    Compact Log Viewer is an open-source developer utility to read, search & filter logs stored in the CLEF (Compact Log Event Format). As opposed to reading JSON log files in a simple text editor, with this tool you are able to get an easy oversight to the number of errors...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Compact Log Viewer screenshot 1

    Compact Log Viewer VS LNAV

     

  10. Nerdlog

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    Nerdlog is a fast, remote-first, multi-host TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server. Loosely inspired by Graylog/Kibana, but without the bloat. Pretty much no setup needed, either.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Nerdlog screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Multi-host
    6.  Visual timeline
    7.  Timeline
    8.  Tui
    9.  Timeline-based

    Nerdlog VS LNAV

     
  11. Angle-grinder icon

    Angle-grinder

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    Slice and dice logs on the command line. Angle-grinder allows you to parse, aggregate, sum, average, min/max, percentile, and sort your data. You can see it, live-updating, in your terminal. Angle grinder is designed for when, for whatever reason, you don't have your data in...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Angle-grinder screenshot 1

    Angle-grinder Features

    1.  Terminal-based

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  12. json-log-viewer icon

    json-log-viewer

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    Powerful terminal based viewer for JSON logs using ncurses.

    9 json-log-viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    json-log-viewer screenshot 1

    json-log-viewer VS LNAV

     
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