A powerful Android Logcat viewer for VS Code — stream, filter, and search device logs without leaving your editor.
- Real-time streaming — Stream logs from any connected device or emulator
- Instant filtering — Toggle log levels, add tag/package filters with autocomplete
- Search — Full-text search with match counter, navigation, and filter mode
- Display modes — Standard, compact, and soft wrap with infinite scroll-back
- High performance — Smooth scrolling even with massive log volumes
- Export & copy — Double-click to copy, export filtered logs to editor
- App lifecycle tracking — Real-time app state (Foreground, Background, Killed, Crashed, ANR) with action buttons
- Tag groups — Save and load named groups of tags for quick switching
- Device monitoring — Auto-detect device connect/disconnect with online/offline status
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge) — the extension will auto-detect it from common locations, or you can install it directly from within VS Code. Android Studio is not required.
- A connected Android device or emulator
If ADB is not installed, Logcat Lens will prompt you to install it with a single click — no Android Studio needed.
You can also set a custom ADB path in Settings > Logcat Lens > Adb Path.
- Open the Logcat Lens tab in the bottom panel
- Select a device and click play to start streaming
- Filter by level, tag, or package using the filter bar
- Use sidebar buttons to pause, clear, wrap, or export
- Select a single package to enable lifecycle tracking and app actions
- Save frequently-used tag sets as groups for quick recall
Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue.
Want to contribute? Submit a pull request — all contributions are welcome!