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LNAV

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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.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
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5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
17likes
2comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Integrated Search
  4.  Colored Text
  5.  Web Log Analysis

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  • POX added LNAV as alternative to Nerdlog
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LNAV information

  • Developed by

    US flagTim Stack

  • Licensing

    Open Source (BSD-2-Clause) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    10 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Network & Admin, OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  8,920 Stars
  •  352 Forks
  •  265 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jul 15, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about LNAV, and it has gotten 17 likes

LNAV was added to AlternativeTo by tabakis on Nov 10, 2014 and this page was last updated Nov 18, 2020. LNAV is sometimes referred to as The Log File Navigator.

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roevgoek
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Mar 18, 2024
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Makes work with crunching a lot of logs being a joy! Fantastic tool.

badrelmers
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Jun 20, 2019
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it have a lot of options: coloring logs , search in logs ; filter like grep ; and a lot more . a powerfull tool. and no need for desktop gui ; it can be used from command line; the best for remote servers and vps.

What is LNAV?

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.

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