QTail

QTail is an open source, multi-platform, standalone and completely free software project that provides users with a GUI (Graphical User Interface) front-end for the powerful tail command-line utility.

A very simple and easy to use application

QTail is a simple and easy to use application with a very basic interface. The user can only open a file to be monitored. From the Settings dialog, you can set the number of lines to output.

How to install QTail on any Linux distro

At the moment, the QTail application is distributed as a source archive in the zip format, which needs to be configured and compiled prior to installation. The user must extract the archive on a desired location, open a terminal emulator on the respective directory, execute the “qmake” command to configure the program and then the “make” command to compile it. Run the application with the ./QTail command or install it system wide with the “sudo make install” command.

Under the hood and supported OSes

The program is written in the C++ programming language and uses the Qt5 GUI toolkit for its graphical user interface. It’s a cross-platform software that supports both GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems, running on 32-bit or 64-bit computers. On GNU/Linux, it can be downloaded as a source archive (see installation instructions above).