Humanlog

Make logs easy to read.

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· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Reads logs from stdin and pipes them back to stdout formatted and easier to read. Also adds colors. Options to skip log keys, ignore keys that are the same as the previous entry, and truncate values. Binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Tradeoffs

Only formats logs in JSON or logfmt - everything else is ignored. No ARM binaries.

Is Humanlog a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2022-12-08. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers working with JSON or logfmt logs should consider Humanlog

Why consider it

Humanlog makes logs easier to read by formatting and adding colors

Keep in mind

Humanlog has limited log format support

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