LogFX is a multi-platform, free and open-source log viewer designed to handle very large files without a performance hit.
It is written in JavaFX so it can run on most Operating Systems.
Getting LogFX
Please choose one of the two alternatives below:
Stand-alone distributions
LogFX is distributed as a stand-alone application (arond 35MB download, 55MB unpacked).
Download the zip file for your distribution, unzip it, then run it with:
logfx/bin/logfx
Linux - logfx-<version>-linux.zip
Mac - logfx-<version>-mac.zip
Windows - logfx-<version>-windows.zip
Fat Jar (requires Java 16+ with JavaFX)
- download the jar from the command-line or your browser:
Find the latest version on Maven Central.
VERSION=<latest_version> && \
curl https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/athaydes/logfx/logfx/$VERSION/logfx-$VERSION-all.jar \
-o logfx.jar
Size of the jar as of version
0.6.1
: 289 KB. Not MB! UPDATE: Version 1.0's jar size: 316Kb.
Run with:
java -jar logfx.jar
Hint: to get Java 16 with JavaFX included, use SDKMAN!
Screenshots
- Linux KDE