---
title: Install tailspin on Fedora using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of tailspin for on Fedora - Log viewer with automatic
  highlighting of timestamps, addresses and more
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/tailspin/fedora
---

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# Install tailspin on **Fedora**

# tailspin

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/tailspin/fedora#install)

#### Log viewer with automatic highlighting of timestamps, addresses and more

tailspin highlights log files without any setup. Dates, IP addresses,
URLs, UUIDs, numbers, paths and keywords like ERROR or WARN are colored
automatically. Output opens in a pager, or goes to stdout when piped.

**Examples**

```
tspin ./application.log
tspin --follow ./application.log
journalctl -f | tspin
```

The command is `tspin`, as upstream. If `tspin` is not found, run
`tailspin.tspin` or create the alias:

```
sudo snap alias tailspin.tspin tspin
```

**File access**

tailspin can read files in your home directory. To also read USB drives
and other removable media (/media, /mnt), run:

```
sudo snap connect tailspin:removable-media
```

To read system logs in /var/log (for example /var/log/syslog), run:

```
sudo snap connect tailspin:log-observe
```

### Package name

* tailspin

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 15 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 21 October 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [github.com/bensadeh/tailspin](https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin "https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin")

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### Source code

* [github.com/bensadeh/tailspin](https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin "https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin")
* [github.com/sidalit/tailspin-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/tailspin-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/tailspin-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/bensadeh/tailspin/issues](https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin/issues "https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin/issues")
* [github.com/sidalit/tailspin-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/tailspin-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/tailspin-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/tailspin/fedora#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Fedora and install tailspin

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Fedora from the command line:

```
sudo dnf install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

### Install tailspin

To install tailspin, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install tailspin
```

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### More things to do…

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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