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angle-grinderGNU awk
Free

Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.

 Free

Free software from the GNU Project.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Search, parse and aggregate in one query pipeline
  • Works directly on log files from the terminal
  • Compact one-liners for text extraction and reformatting
  • Extensions such as networking and persistent memory
  • Query syntax has to be learned
  • Command line only, with no graphical interface
  • Upstream distributes source code; Windows builds come from third parties
  • The awk language is terse and takes time to learn
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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