DingoTail

DingoTail. Follow your logs.
Find your signal.

Local files, SSH logs, and systemd journals. Side by side, filtered and highlighted your way.

Get DingoTail See it in action
Your logs. One workspace.Windows Native
DingoTail Windows Native showing two local log sources side by side
Keep related sources in view.Windows / Linux / macOS

Less noise. More context.

Bring your sources together and focus on the lines that matter.

Near or far

Follow local text files, remote logs over SSH, and systemd journals in one desktop app.

See the bigger picture

Switch between one, two, or four panes to keep related sources side by side.

Find your signal

Include or exclude lines with text or regular expressions. Filter each source independently.

Make it stand out

Give errors, warnings, and your own patterns distinct colors with ordered highlighting rules.

Follow at your pace

Start or stop readers, pause to inspect a line, and return to live follow when you’re ready.

Take the useful lines

Copy a selected line or export your filtered retained history for the next step.

Two editions. One purpose.

Choose your DingoTail.

A native Windows experience or a cross-platform workspace. The same focus on your logs.

A closer look.

Real views of both editions. Select any screenshot to explore it full size.

Windows Native

Rust Cross-platform

A few things to know.

Which edition should I choose?

Choose Windows Native for a Windows-focused experience, including VMs without GPU acceleration. Choose Rust Cross-platform for Windows, Linux, or macOS.

What can I follow?

Local text files, remote files over SSH, and systemd journals. Keep related sources together and filter each independently.

Is DingoTail open source?

Yes. Both editions’ code is available under GPL-3.0-only. The project name and artwork have separate branding terms.