# JakeWharton/pidcat

Colored logcat script which only shows log entries for a specific application package.

Repository: https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pidcat
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-05-10T13:57:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4830, "days_push": 845, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4950, forks 515 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:03.691486+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: logging, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cli, python
- tags: android, logcat, adb, colorized-logs, debugging, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- JakeWharton/pidcat (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.691486+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 2026-08-29T18:17:52.118802+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.691486+00:00, sha 87440829b057)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.