Holo is a terminal user interface for Android developers who prefer to inspect, debug, and control devices without switching away from the command line.
Tt works with adb and brings together app data access, device monitoring, log inspection, trace recording, database querying, and device actions inside a keyboard-driven TUI.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Filters Logcat output by tag, search text, and log level.
- Opens app SQLite databases and runs SQL queries from the terminal interface.
- Shows live CPU, memory, and disk usage with sparkline graphs.
- Records Perfetto system traces and opens them in the Perfetto web UI.
- Includes a file browser for navigating app data directories and pulling files locally.
- Displays crash stack traces and ANR reasons as they happen.
- Grants and revokes Android runtime permissions.
- Provides quick commands for screenshots, app control, dark mode, layout bounds, show taps, and more.
- Supports device mirroring via scrcpy and wireless ADB setup.
- Uses vim-style keyboard navigation and includes built-in themes.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/measure-sh/holo
Support:
Developer: Measure
License: MIT License

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