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    bensadeh/tailspin

    🌀 A log file highlighter

    backend
    ccze
    colorizer
    colors
    file
    follow
    Rust
    MIT
    8.0K stars
    141 forks
    8.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 4, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 113 days ago, with 17 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Highlights log files by applying customizable syntax coloring to dates, numbers, IPs, URLs, and keywords using regex patterns.
    • Requires no configuration and works consistently across any log format, enabling immediate, clear log visualization.
    • Use for real-time monitoring of application logs with automatic highlighting and follow mode to track new entries.
    • Use for integrating with command outputs like kubectl logs to colorize and navigate logs in a pager like less.
    • Use for customizing highlight themes and adding custom keywords or regexes to tailor log analysis to specific needs.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    A log file highlighter

    Excerpt from the bensadeh/tailspin README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    141+5

    Open issues

    2+1

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