[Tool] X4 Log Watcher

[Chem O`Dun]

X4 Log Watcher is a simple tool to monitor the log files of X4: Foundations. It provides a graphical interface to view and filter log entries, making it easier to analyze the game's output.

Features

• Real-time log monitoring
  
• Filter log entries by regular expressions
  
• Multi-tabbed interface for filtering the same log file
  
• Enable/disable filters on the fly per each tab
  
• Watch not only the exact log file but also the parent directory to reload the log file when new log files are created
  
• Support profiles saving and loading - i.e. current tabs with filters
  
• Offline mode - i.e. load the log file from disk and parse it
  
• Loading default profile on startup
  
• Support a "Forced refresh" mode, if by some reason standard Windows file watcher doesn't work

Installation

Simply download a X4LogWatcher.zip file from:

• Nexus Mods X4 Log Watcher[www.nexusmods.com]
  
• GitHub Releases page[github.com].

And then extract it to your desired location. Then, run the executable to start the application.

Short demo video on YouTube - https://youtube.com/watch?v=6cPAfx4gxTA

[Chem O`Dun]

[0.3.0] - 2025-04-09

• Added:
  
  • Search in current filtered content via Ctrl+F and F3(Enter)/Shift+F3 for next/previous search result.
    
  • Status bar with the current log file name and its stats.
    
  • Loading progress of the log file in offline mode.
• Improved:
  
  • Performance - file changes now loaded once then filtered per each tab.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wRRwymDHv1g

[Chem O`Dun]

[0.4.1] - 2025-04-11

• Added:
  
  • Notification symbol "🔔" to the tab name, if the tab is not focused and there are new updates in it.
    
  • Show up to 10 lines after the matched line in the log file. Useful for showing the error details in the scripts.
    
  • Support for configurable log file extensions in the application settings.
• Fixed
  
  • "Tab" order of input elements in the filter form.
    
  • Wrong regex is used after editing the filter and Enabling the Tab
    
  • Extra content cleanup after pausing the Tab

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1LO7Upyd3ZM