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 May 28, 2025
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  1. 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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Easy to use Colour Highlighting Scheme Editor.

    Goldilogs Features

    1.  Support for Large File

    Goldilogs VS WinTail

     
  2. QuickManager OutputViewer icon

    QuickManager OutputViewer

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Output Viewer main window

    QuickManager OutputViewer Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Logging

    QuickManager OutputViewer VS WinTail

     
  4. Trace32 aka SMS Trace icon

    Trace32 aka SMS Trace

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    Configuration Manager Trace Log Viewer – A tool used to view log files created by Configuration Manager components and agents.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Trace32 aka SMS Trace screenshot 1

    Trace32 aka SMS Trace VS WinTail

     
  5. 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.

    28 tail for Windows alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Nerdlog

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    Nerdlog is a fast, remote-first, multi-host TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server. Loosely inspired by Graylog/Kibana, but without the bloat. Pretty much no setup needed, either.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Nerdlog screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Multi-host
    6.  Visual timeline
    7.  Timeline
    8.  Tui
    9.  Timeline-based

    Nerdlog VS WinTail

     
  7. Logbert icon

    Logbert

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    Logbert is an advanced log message viewer for log4net, log4j and others. - couchcoding/Logbert

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Logbert screenshot 1

    Logbert Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Content Filtering
    3.  Visual bookmarks
    4.  Monitor File Changes
    5.  Support for Large File
    6.  Logging

    Logbert VS WinTail

     
  9. yeTTY icon

    yeTTY

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    yeTTY is an open source application for embedded developers to view logs from serial port.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    yeTTY screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Auto-reconnection
    8.  Integrated Search
    9.  Serial-port

    yeTTY VS WinTail

     
  10. Grafito icon

    Grafito

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    Grafito is a simple, self-contained web-based log viewer for journalctl. It provides an intuitive interface to browse and filter system logs directly from your web browser.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Grafito screenshot 1

    Grafito Features

    1.  Dark Mode

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