A free, quick, no-fuss desktop log viewer for multiple sources — with merging, SQL-like filtering and analysis.
Windows macOS Linux x64 Linux ARM64
Free to use · Available for Linux, Windows and macOS
Local files, databases, Kubernetes pods, SFTP, HTTP get/post URLs. Opens logs directly inside
.zip, .gz, .tar and .tar.gz archives, locally or over SFTP.
Combine files into one chronological stream with color-coded sources โ or keep them separate and use Synch All to scroll every open log to the same time.
SQL-like syntax โ LIKE, =, AND, OR, nested
groups.
Pin important rows with multicolor bookmarks, comments, and time markers โ then filter down to just what you've flagged, plus Bookmark time to mark the same moment across every open log.
Regex-based pattern engine supports Log4j, Logback, CSV, JSON, XML, key-value and custom formats. Formats are auto-detected, and a generator builds new patterns from a sample line.
Smaller logs stay fully in memory for speed; larger ones switch to SQLite-backed paging and handle millions of rows. The switch-over threshold is configurable in Settings.
Real-time monitoring with automatic file-rotation detection.
Saves and restores opened files, filters, window positions, and bookmarks.
Dual-thumb vertical slider with error/warning markers and live viewport tracking.
Dockable tabs, in-text search with highlighting, multicolor bookmarks, timestamp timezone conversion, light/dark theme, customizable table font/colors.
Error/warning reports and charts with best-effort redaction of sensitive data (includes custom find/replace overrides) before anything is copied or exported. (useful for AI prompting)
Side-by-side diff of pasted text or log rows with changed characters highlighted. Also compares lists ignoring order, and the gaps between timestamps.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| User Guide | Detailed instructions for all application features |
| Privacy Policy | How the application handles your data |
| Terms of Use | License and usage conditions |
Klunk - Log Viewer is free to use under a proprietary license. See the full LICENSE text and the Terms of Use.