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JakeWharton/pidcat

Colored logcat script which only shows log entries for a specific application package. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat · Python · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4830
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 845
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4950 stars · 515 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

pidcat is a Python command-line script that colorizes Android logcat output and filters it to show only log entries from a specific application package. It wraps adb to make viewing app logs during Android development more convenient.

Use cases

  • view colored logcat output for my android app
  • filter logcat by application package name
  • debug android app logs in terminal
  • follow logs for an app without grepping process IDs
  • readable adb logcat with colors

When to choose

  • developing Android apps and wanting package-filtered, colorized logcat in the terminal
  • tired of tracking changing process IDs to grep logcat
  • want a simple script installable via Homebrew or AUR

When to avoid

  • need a GUI log viewer like Android Studio's Logcat
  • working on non-Android platforms or without adb installed
  • need advanced log aggregation or persistence features

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

logging cli developer-tools developer-tools mobile-development windows cli python android logcat adb colorized-logs debugging command-line linux macos

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Member repositories

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