tail for Windows Alternatives

tail for Windows is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to tail for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best tail for Windows alternative is LogExpert, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like tail for Windows are glogg, BareTail, LogViewPlus and Log Voyager.

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  1. LogExpert icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. glogg icon
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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.

    49 glogg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. BareTail icon
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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.
    52 BareTail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. LogViewPlus icon
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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.

    41 LogViewPlus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Log Voyager icon
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    Analyze gigabyte-sized log files instantly in your browser. Zero upload, 100% local processing. The modern alternative to crashing text editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6.  3 likes

    A command line tool to output the last part of files.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. LogoRRR icon
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    LogoRRR helps developers and support engineers investigate local log files on macOS, Windows, and Linux. A visual block map shows patterns and clusters alongside the original text, while color-coded searches and filters help narrow down relevant entries.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  8. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. loxx icon
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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.

    24 loxx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Hoo WinTail icon
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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.

    31 Hoo WinTail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. mTail icon
     5 likes

    mTAIL is a Windows Program that works like the Unix Command TAIL. It's free, no ads, no pubs, no DLL... so enjoy !.

    25 mTail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. SnakeTail icon
     7 likes

    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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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