WinTail Alternatives

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 Flathub 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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WinTail allows you to view the last 64K of a growing text file in real time under Win32 operating systems. It's a bit...

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WinTail alternatives page was last updated Jun 23, 2021
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  1. mTail icon
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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 !.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  2. logsniffer icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    logsniffer is no longer maintained. Last version, 0.5.6, released in July 2016, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    Warning

    The link goes to a scam website now.

    logsniffer Features

    1.  Logging

    logsniffer VS WinTail

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Tail for Win32 Features

    1.  Monitor File Changes

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    Retrospective is a lean solution for IT people to manage enterprise log data on either Windows, Mac or Linux.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Retrospective Log Analyzer Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Kubernetes

    Retrospective Log Analyzer VS WinTail

     
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    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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The software has been discontinued.

    GamutLogViewer VS WinTail

     
  6. Logviewer icon
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    The LogViewer Pro is a viewer for text log files.

    Features include: Fast scrolling, eats low memory Supports any file size (4 Gb and larger) Multitabbed interface Auto-reload file, "Follow tail" mode Allows to highlight some lines (e.g. "errors", ".

    29 Logviewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Logviewer VS WinTail

     
  7. LOG4VIEW icon
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    LOG4VIEW helps you find areas of code and bugs and identify performance issues. Powerful filters enable you to quickly filter out the log lines you are currently interested in from several millions of log lines.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LOG4VIEW Features

    1.  Grouping entries

    LOG4VIEW VS WinTail

     
  8. TailExpert icon
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    TailExpert is a useful application that helps you analyze log files, android logcat logs, eventlogs or system logs. The software is able to open multiple files and allows you to compare them side by side, find character strings, or highlight lines.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TailExpert Features

    1.  Bookmarks
    2.  Text Highlighting
    3.  Message Filtering
    4.  Notifications
    5.  Text formatting

    TailExpert VS WinTail

     
  9. JFollowTail icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    JFollowTail VS WinTail

     
  10. yata icon
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    Yata is a general purpose log viewer and file monitor with a nice pretty GUI. "Yata" is an acronym for "Yet Another Tail Application", so named because of its focus on viewing logs in real time (similar to what one might use "tail -f" on the unix...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    yata Features

    1.  Portable

    yata VS WinTail

     
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    LogAnayzer is a text editor specifically designed to analyze log files faster and easier by allowing the user to create, store and apply rules. When a log line contains all the patterns of a rule a match is added to the index.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Warning

    The "Official Website" link goes through several redirects, and wants to install "Security" browser plugins before allowing you to continue. This looks very suspicious.

    Pacosoft Log Analyzer VS WinTail

     
  12. Logspire icon
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    Logspire is a web-based log viewer. Open log files locally or remotely and tail them. FTP, HTTP, SSH supported. Keep track of multiple log files, local and remote, from your web browser, privately. Tail logs, search big files and bookmark lines for later from a nice interface.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Logspire Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Logging

    Logspire VS WinTail

     
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