Loginator

Reading and finding what you need in an unprocessed log file is not easy, which is why most users rely on specialized log viewers that organize and filter the data in order to make your job a lot simpler.

Loginator is one such application, designed to display Chainsaw (Nlog, log4net, log4j, etc.) and Logcat logs in real-time. It provides you with useful filtering options and features a minimalistic, novice-friendly GUI.

Two versions of the application are available – one that requires installation and one that only needs to be unpacked. However, note that the latter isn’t fully portable, as your settings are still stored in the user folder.

Once you have launched the program, you just need to click Configure and select the log source. Chainsaw and Logcat logs are supported, and you also have the option of converting time to your location.

Of course, like any log viewer, Loginator allows you to restrict which messages are displayed based on their log level. The messages are also color-coded, making it easy to tell them apart at a glance.

Entries can be displayed or hidden based on application and namespace, and the utility can also show log details, such as exceptions, context and so on.

The number of messages to be saved can be limited by the user, and the simple search function that is included should help you find specific entries more easily.

When taking everything into consideration, Loginator isn’t the most feature-rich log viewer you will ever come across, but it can certainly get the job done. It is novice-friendly, thanks to its minimalistic UI design, and it can read data from multiple log sources, so it should prove quite versatile.