https://github.com/LogExperts/LogExpert

Windows tail program and log file analyzer.
https://github.com/LogExperts/LogExpert

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Windows tail program and log file analyzer.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/LogExperts/LogExpert
• Owner: LogExperts
• License: other
• Created: 2017-10-13T21:41:17.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-08T12:34:44.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-08T13:31:31.778Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 18.8 MB
• Stars: 981
• Watchers: 59
• Forks: 167
• Open Issues: 90
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# LogExpert [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/hxwxyyxy81l4tee8/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Zarunbal/logexpert/branch/master)

This is a clone from (no longer exists) https://logexpert.codeplex.com/

# Overview

LogExpert is a Windows tail program (a GUI replacement for the Unix tail command).

Summary of (most) features:

* Tail mode

* MDI-Interface with Tabs

* Search function (including RegEx)

* Bookmarks

* A very flexible filter view and possibility to filter to tab

* Highlighting lines via search criteria

* Triggers (e.g. create Bookmark or execute a plugin) via search criteria

* Columnizers: Plugins which split log lines into columns

* Unicode support

* log4j XML file support

* 3rd party plugin support

* Plugin API for more log file data sources

* Automatical determine columnizer with given file name and content (Experimental)

* Serilog.Formatting.Compact format support (Experimental)

* Portable (all options / settings saved in application startup directory)

# Download

Follow the [Link](https://github.com/zarunbal/LogExpert/releases/latest) and download the latest package. Just extract it where you want and execute the application or download the Setup and install it

Or Install via chocolatey

```choco install logexpert```

Requirements

- https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0

- .NET 8 (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.13-windows-x64-installer or https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-8.0.13-windows-x86-installer) 

- ASP.NET Core Runtime (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-aspnetcore-8.0.13-windows-x64-installer, https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-aspnetcore-8.0.13-windows-x86-installer or https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-aspnetcore-8.0.13-windows-hosting-bundle-installer)

## CI

This is a continous integration build. So always the latest and greates changes. It should be stable but no promises. Can be viewed as Beta.

[CI Download](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Zarunbal/logexpert)

# How to Build

- Clone / Fork / Download the source code

- Open the Solution (src/LogExpert.sln) with Visual Studio 2017 (e.g. Community Edition)

- Restore Nuget Packages on Solution

- Build

- The output is under bin/(Debug/Release)/

Nuke.build Requirements

- Chocolatey must be installed

- Optional for Setup Inno Script 5 or 6

# Pull Request

- Use Development branch as target

# FAQ / HELP / Informations / Examples

Please checkout the wiki for FAQ / HELP / Informations / Examples

# High DPI

- dont use AutoScaleMode for single GUI controls like Buttons etc.

- dont use AutoScaleDimensions for single GUI controls like Buttons etc.

https://github.com/zarunbal/LogExpert/wiki

# Discord Server

https://discord.gg/SjxkuckRe9

## Credits

### Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute.



  



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