BareTailPro2.50a

BareTailPro is a Windows software application whose purpose is to help you monitor log files, view large items, scroll to any point in the whole file, as well as check out the end of a growing file in real time (just like the ‘tail-f’ command on Unix systems).

The comfort of working with portable tools

Portable utilities, like BareTailPro, can be stored on USB flash drives or other portable media devices, and carried with you.You can also run the utility by simply opening the executable file (there’s no setup included in the process).It does not leave entries in the Windows registry, so you can get rid of it by simply deleting the files that you have downloaded from the Internet.

User interface

The utility offers support for a multi-tabbed environment where you can keep an eye on different log files at the same time. Plus, you can easily switch between tabs and analyze the visual indications on each tab of file status and changes.Files can be dragged and dropped directly into the main panel or opened using the built-in browse button. The app also keeps a list with your recent files.

Monitoring capabilities

BareTailPro lets you perform searches using regular expressions throughout the content of the log, view a list with all text searches, as well as export the search results to a file or copy data to the clipboard. Plus, you may apply the tail filter in order to include or exclude lines.Furthermore, you can reset the information displayed in the main window and highlight particular strings with different colors. It works with Unicode, UTF-8, ANSI, and ASCII character sets and offers support for different file formats, such as Windows / DOS text files (lines end in CR/LF pairs), Unix text files (lines end in LF), and Microsoft IIS logfiles.

Configuration settings

You can alter the font name and size, make the main window remain on top of other programs, enable the incremental mode while typing a new search string, and adjust the position (top, bottom, left, right) of the filename tabs and orientation (horizontal or vertical).

Bottom line

All in all, BareTailPro delivers several useful log monitoring features, and can be mastered by all types of users, regardless of their experience level, thanks to its straightforward options.