# GoAccess

Web log viewer.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/goaccess>)

Website: [https://goaccess.io](<https://goaccess.io/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### Runs on

- FreeBSD (Operating system)
- Linux (Operating system)
- OpenBSD (Operating system)

### Integrates with

- Cygwin (Operating system)
- Docker (Integration)

### Written in

- C (Language)

Source: [Research source](<https://goaccess.io/download>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

Official installation page documents C implementation, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Docker and Windows through Cygwin.

## Console’s review — 2022-11-24

Reviewed: 2022-11-24

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/goaccess#review_6b536f42ee4a2d8a3a2ab03a8b959185043de443ff8de32e45a19aedc6e8fba7>)

### What we like

CLI or web UI for real time visualization of logs. Supports most log formats and includes predefined config for AWS CloudFront, S3 & load balancers, Apache, Nginx, GCS, Squid, IIS, Caddy. Can export to JSON or CSV. Single binary - point it at one or many log files and it runs. Packages for all major platforms. Open source.

### Tradeoffs

Has limited built-in filtering, but is designed to be composable like any good Unix tool, so you can pipe output through grep, sed, awk, etc.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2022-11-24. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is GoAccess a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2022-11-24](<https://console.dev/tools/goaccess#review_6b536f42ee4a2d8a3a2ab03a8b959185043de443ff8de32e45a19aedc6e8fba7>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Who it’s for

Developers who need to visualize logs in real-time should consider this tool

### Why consider it

It supports most log formats and includes predefined configurations for various services

### Keep in mind

It has limited built-in filtering capabilities

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