LOG

Log

File type: Binary file, Various data file, Text file

Files with log extension can be usually found as logs generated by various apps and programs, often for reporting purposes.

Found 2 different file type records with the same log filename suffix.

.log (1)

What is log file?

File type category:
Binary file
Various data file
Text file

Date updated: December 31, 2024

File extension log is frequently used for log files. Such files are usually in plain text file format and are used by many programs.

A log generally contains a record of which program processes were requested at which times. It is a good bit of information for users and programmers or administrators.

MIME types:
text/plain

How to open log file?

Try to use any text editor to open and view the content of *.log files.

How to convert log file?

Usually not meant to be converted to anything else, but text based logs can be handled like any other text files.

Associated software actions with the log file

Open

Software applications that can open log files:

NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)

TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

gedit (Linux/Unix)

Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Edit

Software applications that can edit log files:

NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)

TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

gedit (Linux/Unix)

Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Save

Software capable of saving log files:

NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)

TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

gedit (Linux/Unix)

Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Create

Software apps that create log files:

Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that print log files:

NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)

PSPad (Microsoft Windows)

Other actions

Software applications that handle other tasks involving log files:

Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)

.log (2)

Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) transaction log file

File type category:
Database file

Date updated: April 7, 2024

The log file extension is associated with applications, that are used Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) technology. Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) was developed by Microsoft and introduced in Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.

The Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) transaction log records all changes to the queue database. Changes to the EDB database are first written to the transaction log and then committed to the database.

How to open log file?

It is not possible to open log extension file.

How to convert log file?

The log extension files are not convertable.

Associated software actions with the log file

Create

Software apps that create log files:

Microsoft Exchange Server (Microsoft Windows)

Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)

Windows Live Mail (Microsoft Windows)

Other actions

Software applications that handle other tasks involving log files:

Microsoft Exchange Server (Microsoft Windows)

Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)

Windows Live Mail (Microsoft Windows)