BareTail
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BareTail, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BareTail's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Version | Free | Real-time log file monitoring · Startup splash screen cannot be disabled |
| Registered Version — 1 concurrent user | $25 a month | 1 concurrent user |
| Registered Version — up to 10 concurrent users | $125 a month | Up to 10 concurrent users |
| Registered Version — up to 50 concurrent users | $312 a month | Up to 50 concurrent users |
| Enterprise global licence | $2,500 a month | Unlimited users |
| BareTail free version | Free | Startup splash screen cannot be disabled |
| BareTail registered version — 1 concurrent user | $25, paid once | 1 concurrent user · Option to disable startup splash screen |
| BareTail registered version — up to 10 concurrent users | $125, paid once | Up to 10 concurrent users |
| BareTail registered version — up to 50 concurrent users | $312, paid once | Up to 50 concurrent users |
| BareTail registered version — enterprise global licence | $2,500, paid once | Unlimited users |
The facts
Each one read from BareTail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Configuration
- Preferences can be saved to a file, the registry, or not saved on exit, and can be shared with other users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- BareTail is a single small executable with no installer; the FAQ says to uninstall it by deleting the executable and associated registry data if present.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It supports Windows/DOS and Unix text files, Microsoft IIS logfiles, Unicode, UTF-8, ANSI and ASCII.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File size
- BareTail can view files of any size, including files larger than 2 GB.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Highlighting
- Lines containing selected strings can be highlighted, and highlight colours are customizable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Live log tailing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Multiple files
- It can monitor multiple files simultaneously using tabs, with visual indicators of file status and changes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network files
- BareTail can view files over a network, and its small executable can also be run from a network location.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BareTail is a free real-time log file monitoring tool.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites questions and comments by email at [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tail mode
- Follow tail mode displays the end of a growing file in real time, like Unix tail -f.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Toowong, Queensland, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and address
- The maker identifies itself as Bare Metal Software Pty Ltd and lists a postal address in Toowong, Queensland, Australia.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform and release
- The maker lists BareTail as Win32 software for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista, release 3.50a dated 2006-11-02.checked 11 Oct 2026
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