# RolandPheasant/TailBlazer

A modern file tail utility based on Rx.Net which show cases reactive programming and Dynamic Data (see https://github.com/RolandPheasant/DynamicData)

Repository: https://github.com/RolandPheasant/TailBlazer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tailblazer
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-04-14T01:54:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3952, "days_push": 142, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2260, forks 246 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.716741+00:00)

## What it is
TailBlazer is a modern Windows desktop application for tailing log files, built on Rx.NET and Dynamic Data to showcase reactive programming. It supports monitoring extremely large files with features like regex filtering, text highlighting, side-by-side file views, and virtual scrolling.

## Use cases
- tail log files on windows
- monitor large log files in real time
- filter log lines with regex
- highlight text in log output
- watch multiple log files side by side

## When to choose
- you need a modern, fast log tailing tool on Windows
- you work with very large log files (tens of GB)
- you want regex-based filtering and conditional highlighting
- you prefer a GUI over command-line tail utilities

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform or Linux-native tail solution
- you require headless or automated log processing
- you need the future features like folder tailing or conditional alerts today
- you want a lightweight CLI tool rather than a desktop app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, logging, search-engine, gui, monitoring
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: log-tailing, reactive-programming, rx-net, dynamic-data, file-monitoring, log-viewer, regex-filtering, large-files, chocolatey, wpf, command-line, desktop

## Member repositories
- RolandPheasant/TailBlazer (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.716741+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 2026-08-30T02:42:38.671825+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RolandPheasant/TailBlazer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.716741+00:00, sha 8cd8f02e5883)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.