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iOS Console

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A free iOS console log viewer for OS X. iOS Console is a viewer inspired by the built-in OS X Console app, making it familiar and simple to use. It displays all messages logged by any connected iOS devices and, unlike the (difficult to find) log viewer built into Xcode, adds filtering and text highlighting to narrow down the logs. You can also quickly add a marker in the console log to make finding your place easier, and there are shortcut buttons to quickly access Crash Logs, Terminal and Activity Monitor.

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