Open Source LogExpert Alternatives

The best open source alternative to LogExpert is klogg. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LogExpert and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to LogExpert are glogg, SnakeTail, OtrosLogViewer and Tail for Win32.

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

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LogExpert

Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Windows

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

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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 alternative to LogExpert.
- - klogg is the most popular Open Source alternative to LogExpert.
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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.

Comments about glogg as a Alternative to LogExpert
Some users think glogg is a great LogExpert alternative, some don't.
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Glogg offers only a minimal set of feature.
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Friendly GUI, follow file, search+filter options, etc.
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SnakeTail
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Windows
30 SnakeTail alternatives
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).
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SnakeTail Features
1. PortableSnakeTail can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Real time updates
Comments about SnakeTail as a Alternative to LogExpert
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Find option very simply - LogExpert can find all occurrences of word (Filter feature); Cannot select & copy word, only full string
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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
Tail for Win32
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Free • Open Source
Windows
24 Tail for Win32 alternatives
Tail for Win32 is used to monitor changes to files; displaying the changed lines in realtime. This makes Tail ideal for watching log files.
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Tail for Win32 Features
Monitor File Changes
Chainsaw
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
9 Chainsaw alternatives
Chainsaw 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.
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logsniffer
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
49 logsniffer alternatives
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.
- - logsniffer is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to LogExpert.
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logsniffer Features
Logging
Discontinued
logsniffer is no longer maintained. Last version, 0.5.6, released in July 2016, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
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Log expert is a desktop app, logsniffer is a web app.
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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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JFollowTail
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Windows
Linux
27 JFollowTail alternatives
Another free real-time log file monitoring tool. Made in Java. It's almost the same Baretail free edition but with the cappability of searching through the log file. And without a bothersome screen asking you for buying the product.
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Discontinued
https://github.com/sergiocormio/j-follow-tail
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QuickManager OutputViewer
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Free • Open Source
Web Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer
Windows
13 QuickManager OutputViewer alternatives
A multi tail for Windows, designed to follow log files, highlight, search, filter, and much more. Embeded JSON viewer, XML extractor, send log to mail, save to file, etc.
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QuickManager OutputViewer Features
Content Filtering
Logging