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tail is described as 'A command line tool to output the last part of files' and is a web log analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to tail for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best tail alternative is less, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like tail are unxutils, Tail for Win32, gnome-logs and macOS Console.

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A command line tool to output the last part of files.

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tail alternatives page was last updated Jul 16, 2021
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  1. less

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    Less is a free, open-source file pager. It can be found on most versions of Linux, Unix and Mac OS, as well as on many other operating systems.

    11 less alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    less screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface

    less VS tail

     

    • less is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to tail.

    • less is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to tail.

    • less is Free and Open Sourcetail is also Free and Open Source
    • less is Lightweighttail is not according to our users

  2. unxutils

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    Here are some ports of common GNU utilities to native Win32. In this context, native means the executables do only depend on the Microsoft C-runtime (msvcrt.dll) and not an emulation layer like that provided by Cygwin tools.

    6 unxutils alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    unxutils VS tail

     

    • unxutils is the most popular Windows alternative to tail.

    • unxutils is Free and Open Sourcetail is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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.

    26 Tail for Win32 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tail for Win32 screenshot 1

    Tail for Win32 Features

    1.  Monitor File Changes

    Tail for Win32 VS tail

     
  5. gnome-logs icon

    gnome-logs

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    Logs is a viewer for the systemd journal.

    14 gnome-logs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    gnome-logs screenshot 1

    gnome-logs VS tail

     
  6. macOS Console icon

    macOS Console

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    An application to view live log files.

    19 macOS Console alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    macOS Console VS tail

     
  7. Log Transformer icon

    Log Transformer

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    Monitor log files in real time using customized filter and formatting rules. Use regular expressions to apply color and formatting. Go even further by filtering out unwanted text or lines. https://logtransformer.com.

    12 Log Transformer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Log Transformer screenshot 1

    Log Transformer Features

    1.  Watch multiple files
    2.  Auto Scrolling
    3.  Golang Regular Expressions
    4.  Character level high-lighiting
    5.  Logging
    6.  Location-based

    Log Transformer VS tail

     
  9. tail for Windows icon

    tail for Windows

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    tail for Windows is a UNIX/Linux like tail DOS Command for Windows that designed to display last lines of a file and trace/monitor file's change. You can also intercept a file from specified line by using the redirection symbol.

    26 tail for Windows alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    tail for Windows screenshot 1

    tail for Windows VS tail

     

    • tail for Windows is the most popular commercial alternative to tail.

    • tail for Windows is Paid and Proprietarytail is Free and Open Source

  10. Goldilogs

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    Intuitive and powerful real-time log viewer. Low CPU/RAM/network usage. Handles large files (gigabytes), instant loading, colour highlighting, tailing and powerful text/RegEx searching.

    19 Goldilogs alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Easy to use Colour Highlighting Scheme Editor.

    Goldilogs Features

    1.  Support for Large File

    Goldilogs VS tail

     

  11. more

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    More is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially primitve. Users should realize that less(1) provides more(1) emulation and extensive enhancements.

    7 more alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    more Features

    1.  Command line interface

    more VS tail

     

  12. slit

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    A modern pager for viewing logs, get more than most in less time.

    8 slit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    slit Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Debugging
    4.  Content Filtering

    slit VS tail

     
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