mTail Alternatives

mTail is described as 'MTAIL is a Windows Program that works like the Unix Command TAIL. It's free, no ads, no pubs, no DLL... so enjoy !' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to mTail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Self-Hosted and Docker apps. The best mTail alternative is LogExpert, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mTail are SPHW LogViewer, LogViewPlus, glogg and Telescope Log Viewer.

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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 !.

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mTail alternatives page was last updated Feb 26, 2025
  1. LogExpert icon
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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.

    40 LogExpert alternatives
    LogExpert screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    LogExpert VS mTail

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    • LogExpert is the most popular Windows alternative to mTail.

    • LogExpert is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mTail.

    • LogExpert is Free and Open SourcemTail is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • LogExpert is LightweightmTail is not according to our users
  2. SPHW LogViewer icon
     4 likes

    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...

    28 SPHW LogViewer alternatives
    SPHW LogViewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SPHW LogViewer Features

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

    SPHW LogViewer VS mTail

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    • Almost everyone thinks SPHW LogViewer is a great mTail alternative.

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

    • SPHW LogViewer is Free and ProprietarymTail is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. LogViewPlus icon
     5 likes

    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.

    34 LogViewPlus alternatives
    LogViewPlus screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LogViewPlus Features

    1.  Filtering
    2.  Log parsing
    LogViewPlus iconmTail Icon

    LogViewPlus VS mTail

    Is LogViewPlus a good alternative to mTail?
     
    • LogViewPlus is the most popular commercial alternative to mTail.

    • LogViewPlus is Paid and ProprietarymTail is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. glogg icon
     41 likes

    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.

    41 glogg alternatives
    glogg screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    glogg Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Support for Large File
    Discontinued

    Last update was in May 2017.

    glogg iconmTail Icon

    glogg VS mTail

    Is glogg a good alternative to mTail?
     
    • glogg is the most popular Mac alternative to mTail.

    • glogg is Free and Open SourcemTail is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. Telescope Log Viewer icon
     1 like

    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...

    34 Telescope Log Viewer alternatives
    Telescope Log Viewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    Telescope Log Viewer iconmTail Icon

    Telescope Log Viewer VS mTail

    Is Telescope Log Viewer a good alternative to mTail?
     
    • Telescope Log Viewer is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to mTail.

    • Telescope Log Viewer is Free and Open SourcemTail is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Telescope Log Viewer is Privacy focusedmTail is not according to our users
  6. BareTail icon
     36 likes

    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.
    41 BareTail alternatives
    BareTail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    BareTail Features

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

    The latest version of the application is from November 2006.

    BareTail iconmTail Icon

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  7. loxx icon
     7 likes

    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.

    19 loxx alternatives
    loxx screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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  8. Hoo WinTail icon
     5 likes

    Hoo WinTail is a 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.

    27 Hoo WinTail alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Hoo WinTail Features

    1.  Text Highlighting
    Hoo WinTail iconmTail Icon

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  9. SnakeTail icon
     7 likes

    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).

    31 SnakeTail alternatives
    SnakeTail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SnakeTail Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Real time updates
    SnakeTail iconmTail Icon

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  10. Tail for Win32 icon
     3 likes

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

    25 Tail for Win32 alternatives
    Tail for Win32 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Tail for Win32 Features

    1.  Monitor File Changes
    Tail for Win32 iconmTail Icon

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  11.  1 like

    WinTail allows you to view the last 64K of a growing text file in real time under Win32 operating systems. It's a bit like using the "tail -f" command under UNIX. This is particularly useful for:

    30 WinTail alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    mTail Icon

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  12. GamutLogViewer icon
     1 like

    GamutLogViewer can be used for viewing and filtering log files of all types including Log4J, Log4Net, NLog, CSV files, files delimited with other separators, or plain unformatted log files.

    28 GamutLogViewer alternatives
    BarGraph (Professionnal only)

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The software has been discontinued.

    GamutLogViewer iconmTail Icon

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