Log File Viewer

View, search, and analyze log files directly in your browser. Features syntax highlighting, log level filtering, and powerful search. Your files stay private - everything runs locally.

Drop your log file here

or click to browse files

Supports .log, .txt, .out, .err and other text formats up to 50MB

Features

Syntax Highlighting

Automatic color coding for log levels (ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG) and timestamps for easy scanning.

Level Filtering

Filter logs by severity level. Quickly isolate errors, warnings, or debug messages.

Powerful Search

Find specific entries with instant search, match highlighting, and navigation between results.

Privacy First

Your log files are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server.

Supported Log Formats

Apache/Nginx

Access logs, error logs, and combined log formats from web servers.

Syslog

Standard Unix/Linux system logs with facility and severity levels.

Application

Java, Python, Node.js, and other application logs with standard levels.

Custom

Any text-based log file with recognizable timestamp and level patterns.

How to Use

  1. Drop your log file onto the upload area or click to browse for files.
  2. The viewer will automatically parse and highlight log entries by level.
  3. Use the filter dropdown to show/hide specific log levels.
  4. Type in the search box to find specific text across all entries.
  5. Click on the line numbers or use "Go to line" to jump to specific lines.
  6. Export filtered results to a new file for sharing or further analysis.

Frequently Asked Questions

This viewer supports any text-based log file. It automatically detects common patterns including Apache/Nginx logs, syslog, application logs (Java, Python, Node.js), and most custom formats. Log levels like ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, and TRACE are highlighted regardless of the specific format.

No. Your log files are processed entirely in your web browser using JavaScript. The file content never leaves your computer, making this tool safe for viewing sensitive server logs, error reports, or debug output.

The viewer supports files up to 50MB. For very large files, the viewer uses virtualization to display only visible lines, keeping performance smooth. If you have extremely large log files, consider splitting them before viewing.

Currently the search supports simple text matching (case-insensitive). It highlights all matches and lets you navigate between them. For complex pattern matching, we recommend exporting the filtered log and using specialized tools like grep.

The viewer scans each line for common log level keywords: ERROR/FATAL/CRITICAL (red), WARN/WARNING (orange), INFO/NOTICE (blue), DEBUG (gray), and TRACE/VERBOSE (light gray). It recognizes both uppercase and common variations used by different logging frameworks.

Yes! First use the filter dropdown to show only the log levels you want. Then click "Export Filtered" to download a new file containing only the visible log entries. This is great for extracting just errors or warnings to share with your team.

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