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14 best Java Logging libraries in 2022

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by Open Weaver kits ✔ dot icon Updated: May 13, 2022

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Logging is a very important part of any application. It helps to debug and troubleshoot the application on production environments. It allows us to debug the code and analyze the results based on the logs collected during runtime. The need for logging has increased in recent years due to the complexity of applications being developed, and also because of the demand from customers and auditors for detailed information about what happens inside their systems. It helps in debugging, monitoring and analyzing the behavior of applications. Java Logging is a library used to write log messages. It provides a simple API that can be used to log the messages with different levels. Some of the most popular Java Logging Open Source libraries among developers are: logger - ️ Simple, pretty and powerful logger for android; graylog2-server - Free and open source log management; logging-log4j2 - Apache Log4j 2.

loggerby orhanobut

Java doticonstar image 13545 doticonVersion:2.2.0doticon
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✔️ Simple, pretty and powerful logger for android

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            loggerby orhanobut

            Java doticon star image 13545 doticonVersion:2.2.0doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

            ✔️ Simple, pretty and powerful logger for android
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                      graylog2-serverby Graylog2

                      Java doticonstar image 6480 doticonVersion:0.21.0-beta4doticon
                      License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                      Free and open source log management

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                                graylog2-serverby Graylog2

                                Java doticon star image 6480 doticonVersion:0.21.0-beta4doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                Free and open source log management
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                                          Java doticonstar image 3039 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                          Apache Log4j 2 is a versatile, feature-rich, efficient logging API and backend for Java.

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                                                    logging-log4j2by apache

                                                    Java doticon star image 3039 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                    Apache Log4j 2 is a versatile, feature-rich, efficient logging API and backend for Java.
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                                                              xLogby elvishew

                                                              Java doticonstar image 2786 doticonVersion:1.11.0doticon
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                                                              Android logger, pretty, powerful and flexible, log to everywhere, save to file, all you want is here.

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                                                                        xLogby elvishew

                                                                        Java doticon star image 2786 doticonVersion:1.11.0doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                                        Android logger, pretty, powerful and flexible, log to everywhere, save to file, all you want is here.
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                                                                                  gpsloggerby mendhak

                                                                                  Java doticonstar image 1688 doticonVersion:v126doticon
                                                                                  License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                  :satellite: Lightweight GPS Logging Application For Android.

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                                                                                            gpsloggerby mendhak

                                                                                            Java doticon star image 1688 doticonVersion:v126doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                            :satellite: Lightweight GPS Logging Application For Android.
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                                                                                                      p6spyby p6spy

                                                                                                      Java doticonstar image 1811 doticonVersion:p6spy-3.9.1doticon
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                                                                                                      P6Spy is a framework that enables database data to be seamlessly intercepted and logged with no code changes to the application.

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                                                                                                                p6spyby p6spy

                                                                                                                Java doticon star image 1811 doticonVersion:p6spy-3.9.1doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                                                                                P6Spy is a framework that enables database data to be seamlessly intercepted and logged with no code changes to the application.
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                                                                                                                          log-synthby tdunning

                                                                                                                          Java doticonstar image 232 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                          Generates more or less realistic log data for testing simple aggregation queries.

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                                                                                                                                    log-synthby tdunning

                                                                                                                                    Java doticon star image 232 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                                                                                                    Generates more or less realistic log data for testing simple aggregation queries.
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                                                                                                                                              Java doticonstar image 212 doticonVersion:chronicle-logger-4.22ea2doticon
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                                                                                                                                              A sub microsecond java logger, supporting standard logging APIs such as Slf & Log4J

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                                                                                                                                                        Chronicle-Loggerby OpenHFT

                                                                                                                                                        Java doticon star image 212 doticonVersion:chronicle-logger-4.22ea2doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                                                                                                                        A sub microsecond java logger, supporting standard logging APIs such as Slf & Log4J
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                                                                                                                                                                  Java doticonstar image 188 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                                                  A structured logger for Fluentd (Java)

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                                                                                                                                                                            fluent-logger-javaby fluent

                                                                                                                                                                            Java doticon star image 188 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                                                                                                                                            A structured logger for Fluentd (Java)
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                                                                                                                                                                                      nRF-Logger-APIby NordicSemiconductor

                                                                                                                                                                                      Java doticonstar image 177 doticonVersion:v2.3.0doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The public library with nRF Logger API. Allows to log custom logs into the nRF Logger database.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                nRF-Logger-APIby NordicSemiconductor

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                                                                                                                                                                                                The public library with nRF Logger API. Allows to log custom logs into the nRF Logger database.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sensor-Data-Loggerby Steppschuh

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Java doticonstar image 176 doticonVersion:v1.5doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Android Wear sensor data plotter

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sensor-Data-Loggerby Steppschuh

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Centralized logging for Java applications with the Elastic stack made easy

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ecs-logging-javaby elastic

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Centralized logging for Java applications with the Elastic stack made easy
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Apache Commons Logging

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            commons-loggingby apache

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Apache Commons Logging
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Java doticonstar image 92 doticonVersion:v1.1.7doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      OWASP Security Logging library for Java

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                owasp-security-loggingby javabeanz

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                OWASP Security Logging library for Java
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