.log file: how to open it on Windows

27 Windows apps register the .log extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format: Application log
MIME type: text/x-log
PRONOM identifier: x-fmt/62, fmt/904

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

Notepad3
Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.

Free 7.26.602.1 84.4K ↓ ★ 6.7K
SnakeTail
A Windows tail utility for monitoring growing text log files

Open source 1.9.8.0 59.9K ↓ ★ 427
Kiro
An agentic IDE that helps you do your best work with features such as specs, steering, and hooks.

Proprietary 1.4.26 13K ↓
Windsurf
The most powerful AI IDE

Proprietary 2.3.15 12.3K ↓
Vivaldi
Powerful, Personal and Private web browser.

Free 8.2.4133.94
Positron
A next-generation data science IDE

Proprietary 2026.10.1 ★ 4.3K
Notepad4
Notepad4 (Notepad2⨯2, Notepad2++) is a light-weight Scintilla based text editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion and API list for many programming languages and documents, bundled with file browser plugin matepath.

Open source 26.10r6392 ★ 5.1K
Notepad4 (AVX2)
Notepad4 (Notepad2⨯2, Notepad2++) is a light-weight Scintilla based text editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion and API list for many programming languages and documents, bundled with file browser plugin matepath.

Open source 26.10r6392 ★ 5.1K
Aide
The open-source AI-native IDE

Open source 1.96.4.25031 ★ 2.2K
SAKURA Editor
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Cursor
The AI Code Editor

Proprietary 3.20.14
Microsoft Azure Guest Proxy Agent - Allow List Tool
This project introduces the Guest Proxy Agent (GPA) to enhance the security of the Azure Instance Metadata Service and Azure Wireserver endpoints (available in Azure IaaS VM/VMSS).

Open source 1.0.52 ★ 8
LogCheetah
A Windows GUI tool for viewing column-based log data, optimised for interacting with large volumes (millions of rows) of data in memory at once.

Open source 1.1.0 ★ 10
Trae CN
An adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

Proprietary 3.4.4
Trae
An adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

Proprietary 3.6.4
FastPad
Ultra fast note taking app.

Open source 0.4.4 ★ 2
Devin
Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.

Proprietary 3.10.48
Sublime Text 4
Sublime is a sophisticated cross-platform text editor for code, markup and prose.

Proprietary 4.0.0.421500
PSPad editor (x86)
The Developer’s Text Editor for Microsoft Windows

Free 5.5.2.851
PSPad editor (x64)
The Developer’s Text Editor for Microsoft Windows

Free 5.5.2.851
CodeBuddy
Tencent Cloud Code Assistant

Proprietary 1.106.1
EverEdit
Professional Text & Source Editor

Proprietary 4.5.0.4500
Haystack Editor
Navigate and refactor your code with ease

Proprietary 1.90.0
Kate (AppX / Portable)
Advanced text editor.

Open source 26.802.12761.0
Text Editor Pro
Powerful text editing tool

Free 37.4.0
PearAI
The AI Code Editor for Your Next Project.

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CodeBuddy CN
Tencent Cloud Code Assistant CodeBuddy, an AI-powered coding IDE.

Proprietary 1.106.1