Tailviewer Simon Mießler

Tailviewer is a fast, free, and open-source log file viewer designed to help users efficiently view, search, and analyze text-based log files in real-time or offline. It provides developers and system administrators with a powerful tool to monitor and troubleshoot applications by offering advanced filtering capabilities, support for multiple log files, and the ability to merge logs based on timestamps.

Key Features:

• Advanced Filtering: Tailviewer allows users to filter log entries using substrings, wildcards, or regular expressions. Filters can be chained together, inverted, or saved for future use.
• Multiline Support: The software handles multiline log entries, ensuring that entire log blocks (such as exception stack traces) are displayed when a match is found.
• Unicode Compatibility: Tailviewer supports various encodings, including ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16, making it suitable for logs containing non-ASCII characters.
• Real-Time Updates: The application automatically detects changes in log files and updates the view accordingly, ensuring users never miss new data.
• Log Level Quick Filter: Users can easily hide or highlight specific log levels (e.g., debug, error) to focus on relevant information.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, system administrators, and anyone working with log files, Tailviewer streamlines the process of analyzing logs by reducing noise and improving visibility into critical issues. Its speed, flexibility, and ease of use make it a reliable tool for debugging distributed systems or monitoring application performance in real-time.

Tailviewer can be installed via winget, providing users with a seamless setup experience.