Logs Alternatives

Logs is described as 'Viewer for the systemd journal' and is a web log analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Logs for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and FreeBSD apps. The best Logs alternative is ov, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Logs are slit, Event Log Explorer, tail and MyEventViewer.

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ov
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Feature-rich terminal-based text viewer. It is a so-called terminal pager.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Go (Programming Language)
Linux
Windows
Mac
FreeBSD
Homebrew
MacPorts
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slit
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A modern pager for viewing logs, get more than most in less time.
9 slit alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Web Log Analyzer
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
S
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Event Log Explorer
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Event Log Explorer is an effective software solution for viewing, monitoring and analyzing events recorded in Security, System, Application and other logs of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Event Log Explorer greatly extends standard Windows Event Viewer monitoring...
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
Russia
Platforms
Windows
Russia
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tail
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A command line tool to output the last part of files.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Web Log Analyzer
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
T
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MyEventViewer
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MyEventViewer is a simple alternative to the standard event viewer of Windows. As opposed to Windows event viewer, MyEventViewer allows you to watch multiple event logs in one list, as well as the event description and data are displayed in the main window, instead of opening a...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Israel
Platforms
Windows
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Event Viewer
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Event Viewer is an advanced tool that displays detailed information about significant events on your computer. It can be helpful when troubleshooting problems and errors with Windows and other programs.
29 Event Viewer alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
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Windows Event Viewer Plus
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Windows Event Viewer Plus, a portable freeware app that lets you view Event Logs faster than the default in-built Windows Event Viewer and do more with them!
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
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macOS Console
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An application to view live log files.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Log Analyzer
Web Log Analyzer
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
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FullEventLogView
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A simple tool for Windows 10/8/7/Vista that displays in a table the details of all events from the event logs of Windows, including the event description.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Israel
Platforms
Windows
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Event Log Observer
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View, analyze and monitor events recorded in Microsoft Windows event logs with Event Log Observer, a powerful software tool that helps you find and analyze security warnings, problems and any other events that occur within Windows operating system.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
Netherlands
EU
Platforms
Windows
Netherlands
EU
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AdvancedEventViewer
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Advanced Event Viewer allows you to view all event logs, from all your servers in a single consolidated list. This makes checking event logs fast, easy and effective. Advanced Event Viewer will become your central screen to view the Event Logs of your servers.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
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EventReader
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EventReader 2 represents an improved way to view the Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP event logs.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
United States
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