VisuaLog

If you are working with logs that you need to constantly keep an eye on, you need to have at your disposal a piece of software doing all the monitoring for you. Needless to say, it’s all for the better if said program is capable of handling multiple files at the same time.

This is precisely what a software utility such as VisuaLog can do for you while also coming with filtering and notification features so that you easily interact with your logs.

First things first, it should be noted that the app’s appearance is straightforward, and no trial and error is needed in order to get accustomed to it. You simply need to select the logs you are interested in with the help of the “File” menu, then indicate the view mode you are most comfortable with.

To be more specific, you can opt to see your windows vertically, horizontally, as a cascade, or simply arrange them yourself.

As for the filters the program enables you to resort to, debugs, warnings, errors, fatal issues, and more can be monitored, with the keywords the log analyzer is capable of recognizing being editable in the “Options” section.

This is also where you need to go when trying to set the update interval for your logs as well as decide which lines you want the analyzer to read.

Apart from that, it is worth mentioning that VisuaLog comes with a notification system that can bring log windows on top on the occasion of any of the following events: fatals only, errors or higher, warnings or higher, information or higher, debugging information or higher, or any message. Similarly, sounds can be assigned to any of the aforementioned events.

VisuaLog is an easy-to-use program that works as a multi-log viewer that integrates notifications and filters for extra convenience, once again proof that it was designed with ease of navigation in mind. Considering all of the above as well as the fact that the program ran seamlessly during our tests and has a small memory footprint, VisuaLog is at least worth a try.