# Install humanlog with Homebrew, apt Logs for humans to read. Version 0.8.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:humanlog ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install humanlog ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install humanlog ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: humanlog from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:humanlog - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.9 - **Source summary:** Logs for humans to read - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:18-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - humanlog (cli) - humanlog (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/humanlogio/humanlog - Upstream latest detected: v0.8.9 (current) ## Project history and usage humanlog is a command-line log reader and local observability tool. The repository README describes a tool that reads logs from standard input, prints them back in a prettier form, persists parsed logs locally, and also supports distributed traces through OpenTelemetry/OTLP. ### Project history GitHub Releases metadata records an MVP release in October 2014, followed by early 0.1.x releases focused on JSON parsing, bug fixes, CEE-prefixed logs, and more lenient log forms. Later releases in 2018 and 2019 marked the 0.2 and 0.3 series, while the repository README and documentation describe a broader localhost observability platform with a query engine, local database, background service, web UI, and OpenTelemetry trace ingestion. ### Adoption history humanlog has a smaller packaging footprint than older Unix tools or large cloud-native projects. The batch metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages, and the official CLI documentation also promotes a shell installer from humanlog.io for users who want the project's bundled distribution path. ### How it is used The common workflow is Unix-pipeline friendly: pipe JSON or logfmt logs into `humanlog`, get readable terminal output, and keep parsed records available for later local queries. The documentation also shows `humanlog query` and `humanlog stream` workflows, OTLP ingestion on local ports, and HumanlogQL, a pipeline query language inspired by Kusto query language. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, humanlog sits at the intersection of classic CLI text filters and heavier observability stacks. It is notable because it keeps the entry point as `stdin` and `stdout`, then layers persistence, traces, a query language, and a local UI on top of a command-line package. ### Timeline - 2014: MVP release published. - 2016: 0.1.x releases added structured log parsing fixes and CEE-prefixed log support. - 2018: 0.2.0 release published. - 2019: 0.3.0 release published. - 2020s: Documentation describes CLI, background service, local database, HumanlogQL, and OpenTelemetry ingestion workflows. ### Related projects - Related projects and formats include JSON logs, logfmt, OpenTelemetry, OTLP, Kusto query language, local web UIs for observability, and Unix pipeline logging workflows. ### Sources - Official repository README, official documentation, GitHub repository and release metadata, and Homebrew package metadata supplied in the batch input. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** humanlog - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - humanlog - 0.7.6+really0.7.5+git20231011.deb0543+ds1-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: humanlog from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Logs for humans to read (binary) | https://github.com/humanlogio/humanlog - Ubuntu apt - humanlog - 0.7.6+ds1-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: humanlog from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Logs for humans to read (binary) | https://github.com/humanlogio/humanlog ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [alp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [grafana-alloy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grafana-alloy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [stern](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stern/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [analog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/analog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [angle-grinder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angle-grinder/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [clog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, logs. - [fblog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fblog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, logs. - [grafana](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grafana/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/humanlog.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/humanlog.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph