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Logcat Viewer

Caspian-Explorer edited this page Feb 25, 2026 · 1 revision

Logcat Viewer

Real-time Android log viewer inside VS Code.

Opening Logcat

  • Right-click a device → Show Logcat
  • Or via command: Caspian: Show Logcat
  • Opens a webview panel with live log streaming

Features

Priority Filtering

Use the dropdown to set minimum log priority:

  • Verbose (V) — show everything
  • Debug (D)
  • Info (I) — default
  • Warning (W)
  • Error (E)
  • Fatal (F)

Text Search

Type in the search box to filter by tag name or message content. Filtering is case-insensitive and applies in real-time.

Pause / Resume

Click Pause to stop receiving new log entries. Click Resume to restart the stream. Useful for inspecting a specific log section.

Clear

Click Clear to wipe the log view and restart the logcat stream from scratch.

Auto-scroll

The viewer auto-scrolls to the latest entry. Scroll up manually to disable auto-scroll. Scroll back to the bottom to re-enable.

Color Coding

Log lines are color-coded by priority:

  • Verbose — gray
  • Debug — cyan
  • Info — green
  • Warning — yellow
  • Error — red
  • Fatal — magenta

Line Limit

The viewer retains up to 10,000 lines by default (configurable via caspian.logcat.maxLines). Older lines are automatically removed.

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