Logseen For Mac

The default OS X Console application offers you the possibility to find log files stored on your Mac and see their content, yet the navigation tools are not very extensive.

Logseen is a minimalist OS X application that offers you the possibility to open virtually any .log file, and integrates a collection of functions designed to help you find specific lines or terms a lot faster.

In contrast with the Console application, Logseen does not automatically detect log files stored on your Mac. In fact, the Logseen main window will be empty until the user decides to open a file.

Logseen can present only a single file at a time, but it does keep track of all the recently open files so that you can switch between them with ease via the File menu.

Nonetheless, you will have to manually navigate to the log file’s location on your drive at least the first time: just press the Folder button to be directed to the Finder menu.

The approach might prove problematic if you need to open log files stored in the /private/var/log folder because the respective directory is hidden by default.

In the Logseen main window, you can see all the information included in the log file and make use of the built-in navigation tools. You can choose to see the line number, to jump to a certain line, or to navigate the file by paragraphs.

Logseen also integrates a search tool and offers you the possibility to define multiple filters. The keywords are highlighted within the Logseen main window, and you can quickly jump to the different instances.

To sum up, Logseen is a simple yet efficient log file viewer that can help you find certain keywords a lot faster. Within the app, you can effortlessly jump to particular lines or keywords, navigate the file by paragraphs, and more.