WinTail AlternativesWeb Log Analyzers and other similar apps like WinTail

WinTail is described as '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:' and is a web log analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WinTail for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Go (Programming Language) apps. The best WinTail alternative is LogExpert, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinTail are glogg, BareTail, klogg and LogViewPlus.

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  1. LogExpert icon

    LogExpert

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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.

    39 LogExpert alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LogExpert screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    LogExpert VS WinTail

     

    • LogExpert is the most popular Windows alternative to WinTail.

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

    • LogExpert is Free and Open SourceWinTail is Free and Proprietary
    • LogExpert is LightweightWinTail is not according to our users
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    glogg

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    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.

    42 glogg alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    glogg screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update was in May 2017.

    glogg Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Support for Large File

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    multi-platform, multi-filters.

    glogg icon

    • glogg is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to WinTail.

    • glogg is Free and Open SourceWinTail is Free and Proprietary
  4. 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.
    43 BareTail alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BareTail screenshot 1
    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

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  5. klogg icon

    klogg

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    logg is cross-platform open source tool designed to view and search information in large log files.

    23 klogg alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    klogg screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Support for Large File
    3.  Auto Scrolling

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    LogViewPlus

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    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.

    35 LogViewPlus alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LogViewPlus screenshot 1

    LogViewPlus Features

    1.  Filtering
    2.  Log parsing

    LogViewPlus VS WinTail

     

    • LogViewPlus is the most popular commercial alternative to WinTail.

    • LogViewPlus is Paid and ProprietaryWinTail is Free and Proprietary
  7. Telescope Log Viewer icon

    Telescope Log Viewer

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Telescope Log Viewer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free

    Telescope Log Viewer VS WinTail

     

    • Telescope Log Viewer is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to WinTail.

    • Telescope Log Viewer is Free and Open SourceWinTail is Free and Proprietary
    • Telescope Log Viewer is Privacy focusedWinTail is not according to our users
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    loxx

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    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    loxx screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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  10. LogFusion icon

    LogFusion

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    LogFusion is a powerful log monitoring tool that makes parsing your logs easy. Take advantage of LogFusion's Row Highlighting and Text Filtering features to quickly filter your log and only show the relevant lines you are looking for.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    LogFusion screenshot 1

    LogFusion Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi-tabs

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  11. 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...

    30 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

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  12. Hoo WinTail icon

    Hoo WinTail

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    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.

    28 Hoo WinTail alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Hoo WinTail Features

    1.  Text Highlighting

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  13. SnakeTail icon

    SnakeTail

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    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).

    32 SnakeTail alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SnakeTail screenshot 1

    SnakeTail Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Real time updates

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    mTail

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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 !.

    22 mTail alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    mTail screenshot 1

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