pidcat ☆

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Description:
Colored logcat script to show entries only for specified app

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @jakewharton | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: android logcat debugging development python

Install: brew install pidcat

About:
Pidcat is a Python script that wraps the standard Android logcat utility to filter log output for a specific application package. It automatically captures the application's PID and filters the stream to show only relevant entries, color-coding them by log level for improved readability. This tool significantly reduces noise in log output, making debugging and monitoring Android applications much more efficient.

Key Features:

Filters logcat output by application package name
Automatic PID detection and filtering
Color-coded output by log level (verbose, debug, info, warn, error)
Strips unnecessary system log noise

Use Cases:

Debugging Android applications during development
Monitoring specific app behavior in real-time
Filtering logcat output on devices with high system log volume

Alternatives:

logcat – Native Android tool that shows all system logs without filtering by default
Android Studio Logcat – GUI-based alternative with more features but heavier resource usage

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