Log Watcher - Real-time Analysis of SKSE Logs

📜 Overview

Log Watcher is a lightweight SKSE plugin and in-game interface designed to monitor, parse, and analyze Skyrim’s logs in real time; directly inside the game. It continuously watches your SKSE and Papyrus log folders, detects important lines such as errors (including critical), warnings, and failures, and presents them in a clean, responsive UI without ever leaving Skyrim. This tool is ideal for players, mod developers, and testers who want immediate feedback about what’s happening under the hood without alt-tabbing or digging through giant .log files.

📜 Showcases

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📜 Key Features

Smart Log Detection and Cleaning

• []Monitors all SKSE log directories (SKSE, Plugins, Papyrus Logs, etc.).[/]

  []Automatically classifies lines as Error, Warning, Fail, or Other (with critical lines treated as errors).[/]

  []Automatically ignores crash logs.[/]

  []Cleans noisy or repetitive log entries, removing timestamps, thread IDs, script headers, and other clutter.[/]

  []Detects truncated or rotated logs (e.g., after a game restart) and resumes automatically.[/]

  []Categorizes messages by mod or source, making it easier to see which plugin is responsible for errors.[/]

• []Real-time HUD alerts for new errors, warnings, and fails from pinned mods.[/]

  []Periodic summaries showing new issues detected over time.[/]

  []A Mailbox section that retains all notifications for later review.[/]

  []Helps identify when (and which) mods not working properly during gameplay.[/]

• []Runs asynchronously on background threads using efficient file polling.[/]

  []Only new lines are read and processed; no heavy rescans or full reloads.[/]

  []Adaptive scheduling ensures minimal CPU overhead even on large logs.[/]

• []Runs entirely on background threads for efficiency.[/]

  []The in-game interface uses the SKSE Menu Framework; no Papyrus scripts or extra plugins required.[/]

  []Even with Deep Scan enabled, the process remains I/O-bound and optimized for modern SSDs.[/]

[]Accessible through the SKSE Menu Framework (no console commands needed).[/]

[*]Clean tabbed layout with: