GhostLog vs timber

GhostLog

Android app that displays the logcat buffer in a system overlay window (by jgilfelt)

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timber

A logger with a small, extensible API which provides utility on top of Android's normal Log class. (by JakeWharton)

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GhostLog		timber
	Project
-	Mentions	9
382	Stars	10,316
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	4.7
over 9 years ago	Latest Commit	13 days ago
Java	Language	Kotlin
-	License	Apache License 2.0

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GhostLog

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

timber

Posts with mentions or reviews of timber. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-23.

Building software for cattle farmers. Part 2. Production errors
1 project | dev.to | 7 Feb 2023

To try and fix this problem fast I knew I needed some sort of logging and that is when I discovered Timber and Firebase Crashlynics. I then used THIS video to set both of them up and to create a decent crash reporting system.
Modern Android Development in 2023
7 projects | dev.to | 23 Jan 2023

Timber
Do yout stil use Android Timber lib?
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 18 Jul 2022

Do you still use the Android Timber lib? The only real pro I see is that you don't need to declare the Tag, other than that that "pro" where each call checks if debug or not I wonder why you would like to have that, I mean what I want is all debug-only logs to get stripped out from the code, and instead of calling if(BuildConfig.Debug) on each Timer.xy() call why not create an extra Application class under the debug folder where logs are activated? Just trying to figure out of this lib that actually started like 9 years ago is still needed or not really anymore. https://github.com/JakeWharton/timber
Advanced custom lint checks
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 14 Jun 2022
Logging best practices?
1 project | /r/androiddev | 15 Feb 2022

One of the options could be to setup logging to the file within the app and sync it with backend once necessary or required. This could be achieved by using library, such as Timber and setting up local file. Depending on your constraints, such as file size, you might want to include a file rotation strategy, e.g. start a new file and remove the old one.
What are the most common used (3rd party) libraries and frameworks used in Android development?
30 projects | /r/androiddev | 7 Jan 2022

Timber for logging
This video is about Square Logcat open source Library and how it works more efficient than Timber. No hard feelings toward Jake Wharton!
1 project | /r/androiddev | 12 Oct 2021

Same as in Timber
Timber 5.0 is out! Rewritten in Kotlin, binary compatible with 4.x and support for AGP 7.0 lint checks (/r/androiddev)
1 project | /r/mistyfront | 15 Aug 2021
Timber 5.0 is out! Rewritten in Kotlin, binary compatible with 4.x and support for AGP 7.0 lint checks
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 10 Aug 2021