Event Log Explorer is an effective software solution for viewing, analyzing and monitoring events recorded in Microsoft Windows event logs. Event Log Explorer greatly simplifies and speeds up the analysis of event logs (security, application, system, setup, directory service, DNS and others).
Event Log Explorer extends the standard Windows Event Viewer functionality and brings many new features. Users who tried Event Log Explorer see it as a superior solution to Windows Event Viewer helping to boost their productivity twice.
Event Log Explorer benefits
Instant access to event logs
Event Log Explorer works with both local and remote event logs as well as with event log files in EVT and EVTX format. It can read event log files directly (without Event Log API) which allows to access even damaged log files. Event Log Explorer lists computers, event logs and log files in the object tree. You can open or manage any event log in the tree with just a click.
Efficient filtering
Event Log Explorer features several ways to filter events in Windows event logs: on-load filter while loading events, quick filter by a template, filter by event descriptions using regular expressions, or filter by security event parameters. Intuitive user interface lets you build complex filters easily and organize them into a filter library.
Event Log consolidation
If you've ever tried to consolidate events from different networked machines in Windows Event Viewer, you will see how straightforward and easy-to-use Event Log Explorer is. It enables you to create a consolidated view of different event logs with a couple of mouse clicks and you can set on-load filter to work only with essential events.
Export events and report generator
Event Log Explorer lets you export and print events. You can export individual event logs, consolidated and filtered event log views, or even separate events into Microsoft Excel, CSV, HTML and other formats. Report generator allows you to print events using different layouts and create various analytical reports. A built-in scheduler helps you automate export and report routines.
Workspaces
Event Log Explorer keeps your working environment, opened logs with applied filters, scheduler settings and other settings in workspace files. Loading the saved workspaces greatly expedites solving your regular tasks.
Database Storage
Event Log Explorer Enterprise Edition collects events from servers and workstations and exports them into MS SQL Server database. Using your own collection rules, you can create as many database tables as you want.
Alert on certain events
Event Log Explorer Enterprise Edition can alarm you when a certain event occurs. It can send an email, execute a program or send an HTTP (POST) request to your server. This keeps you notified about all important events in your network.