Goldilogs

Generally speaking, applications that run on your system leave traces in the event log and can post a notification with the error, before it stops or crashes. While Windows 10 includes an embedded event viewer, the problem with this tool is that it does not allow you to analyze particular event information.

Goldilogs is a lightweight utility packed with a powerful regex search engine that enables you to access large log files for various event, without putting too much strain on your CPU and memory.

Following a swift and uneventful installation, you are welcome by a user-friendly interface that is unlikely to give you any troubles. Using the Open function, you can add the logs from the folders you are storing them and explore them minutely in the larger window on the right.

You will be happy to learn that you can drag the logs directly to the window and, more importantly, you do not need to waste time waiting for it to load. You can rename, re-arrange and group the logs based on the project or event you are analyzing.

The highlighting schemes are a nice touch of the program, as they permit you to create rules, define colors and customize the font so that the logs are easier to recognize. The schemes can be applied to groups or individual files.

Granted, the app can only display a single logfile at a time, which is more than enough if you are reviewing a relatively large log. However, the logfile list can exhibit a thumbnail for the log based on the highlighting applied. Add the follow tail option, you can get a satisfactory overview of multiple logs simultaneously.

In the eventuality that you need to review large log files and find specific events, then perhaps you can consider giving Goldilogs a try.