Welcome to this issue of our Tool Guide, where we highlight several practical logging tools and other utilities you’ll wish you had known sooner.

Logging

​toolong​
A Python-powered terminal application for viewing, tracking, merging, and searching log files (including JSONL). Features include real-time tracking and syntax highlighting for common web server log formats.

​tailspin​
A Rust-based tool for formatting any log file, with features like highlighting numbers, dates, and more. It supports real-time tracking and custom highlight groups.

​lnav​
A C++ log file navigator that merges files into a unified view based on timestamps. It decompresses files as needed and enables seamless searching and navigation.

Self-Hosting

​linkding​
A minimalist, fast, and easy-to-use self-hosted bookmark manager. Features clean UI and search functionality, with a simple Docker setup.

​omnivore​
A fully open-source “read-it-later” solution for text enthusiasts. Comes with a sleek web frontend, plenty of convenient features, and supports self-hosting.

Productivity

​super-productivity​
An advanced to-do list application with integrated timeboxing and time tracking. It also supports Jira, GitLab, GitHub, and OpenProject integration.

​vfox​
A truly cross-platform and extensible version manager for Java, Node.js, Flutter, .NET, and more. It unifies management syntax, eliminating the need for separate tools like nvm, fvm, sdkman, and asdf-vm.

​sqlglot​
A Python SQL parser and transpiler for formatting SQL or converting between 24 different dialects.

Others

​video2x​
A machine-learning-based video upscaler written in C++, capable of enhancing 360p videos to 4K.

​reactjs-interview-questions​
An open-source repository featuring the top 500 ReactJS interview questions and answers.

Thank you for reading this edition of our Tool Guide. We hope you discovered something useful! See you in the next issue.