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smartlog alternatives

A high-performance TUI for log tailing with JSON auto-detection and real-time filtering

Felipe Pires Morandini Terminals & CLI tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as smartlog, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • PowerShell

    PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    Open source 7.6.9.0 689.6K ↓ ★ 55.9K
  • QPDF

    QPDF is a command-line tool and C++ library that performs content-preserving transformations on PDF files.

    Open source 12.4.2 2.1M ↓ ★ 5.5K cli
  • Oh My Posh

    Prompt theme engine for any shell

    Open source 31.9.1 820.8K ↓ ★ 23.6K cli, terminal
  • yq

    yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and properties processor.

    Open source 4.54.1 1.5M ↓ ★ 16.2K json, cli, devops-tools
  • Alacritty

    Alacritty is a free and open-source GPU accelerated terminal emulator focused on performance and simplicity.

    Open source 0.17.0 75.9K ↓ ★ 66K rust, cli, terminal
  • fzf

    A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

    Open source 0.74.5 290.1K ↓ ★ 83.7K cli
  • lazygit

    Simple terminal UI for git commands.

    Open source 0.66.1 79.5K ↓ ★ 83.4K cli, terminal, terminal-app
  • cURL

    Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs

    Free 8.23.0.5 5.9M ↓ cli
  • bottom

    Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.

    Open source 0.14.9 23.8K ↓ ★ 14.1K rust, tui, cli
  • PuTTY

    A free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

    Open source 0.85.0.0 5.3M ↓
  • fd

    A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

    Open source 10.5.0 119.5K ↓ ★ 44.8K rust, cli, terminal
  • Tabby

    A terminal for a more modern age.

    Open source 1.0.238 85.7K ↓ ★ 75.1K terminal

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
smartlog Open source 0.6.4 March 26, 2026 1 —
PowerShell Open source 7.6.9.0 October 25, 2026 55.9K 689.6K
QPDF Open source 12.4.2 September 27, 2026 5.5K 2.1M
Oh My Posh Open source 31.9.1 October 20, 2026 23.6K 820.8K
yq Open source 4.54.1 October 25, 2026 16.2K 1.5M
Alacritty Open source 0.17.0 April 6, 2026 66K 75.9K
fzf Open source 0.74.5 October 19, 2026 83.7K 290.1K
lazygit Open source 0.66.1 October 16, 2026 83.4K 79.5K
cURL Free 8.23.0.5 October 23, 2026 — 5.9M
bottom Open source 0.14.9 August 27, 2026 14.1K 23.8K
PuTTY Open source 0.85.0.0 September 10, 2026 — 5.3M
fd Open source 10.5.0 August 26, 2026 44.8K 119.5K
Tabby Open source 1.0.238 October 7, 2026 75.1K 85.7K