# Humanlog

Make logs easy to read.

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

Website: [https://github.com/humanlogio/humanlog](<https://github.com/humanlogio/humanlog>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Log management](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/devops-log-management>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### Runs on

- Linux (Operating system)
- Windows (Operating system)
- macOS (Operating system)

Source: [Research source](<https://humanlog.io/docs/get-started/installation>)

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

Parsing/prettifying supports macOS/Linux/Windows; local observability and query engine are limited to macOS/Linux.

## Console’s review — 2022-12-08

Reviewed: 2022-12-08

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

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/humanlog#review_c0f1be17f93c06edf140b89b6ac55c941483de983d8a7fd3e4040da0e08e6e79>)

### 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.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2022-12-08. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is Humanlog a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2022-12-08](<https://console.dev/tools/humanlog#review_c0f1be17f93c06edf140b89b6ac55c941483de983d8a7fd3e4040da0e08e6e79>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### 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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