# fpillet/NSLogger

A modern, flexible logging tool

Repository: https://github.com/fpillet/NSLogger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nslogger
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-03T20:51:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 85, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5816, "days_push": 91, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4980, forks 564 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.172751+00:00)

## What it is
NSLogger is a high-performance logging tool consisting of client libraries for macOS, iOS, and Android plus a macOS desktop viewer that replaces Xcode or Android Studio consoles. It supports log domains and levels, filtering, image/binary logging, buffered offline traces, and SSL-secured network connections.

## Use cases
- view iOS app logs on a Mac instead of the Xcode console
- collect logs from Android devices over the network
- buffer logs offline and upload them when a connection is available
- filter and color-code log messages by domain and level
- log images and binary data from a mobile app for debugging
- share saved log traces with teammates for later review

## When to choose
- you develop macOS, iOS, or Android apps and need richer logging than NSLog or Logcat
- you want remote, network-based log viewing with SSL security
- you need to log images or binary payloads during debugging
- you want buffered logs from devices that reconnect later

## When to avoid
- you only need simple console or file logging with no viewer
- your project is server-side or in a language without a NSLogger client
- you need a cross-platform web-based log aggregation system like ELK

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: logging, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: log-viewer, objective-c, bonjour, remote-logging, ssl, macos, ios, android

## Member repositories
- fpillet/NSLogger (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.172751+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:42.008261+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fpillet/NSLogger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.172751+00:00, sha 5914bef99c09)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.