How to View and Analyze Salesforce Debug Logs: Advanced Log Analyser Plugin

Introduction

Did you know developers spend up to 50% of their time troubleshooting complex log files? Salesforce debug logs can be overwhelming—but what if analyzing them could be fast, visual, and stress-free?

In this article, you’ll learn how to enable debug logs (trace flags) in Salesforce and use a Chrome extension—Salesforce Debug Log Enhancer or similar—to analyze logs with clarity. We’ll guide you through installing the extension, viewing logs with color-coded levels, filtering entries, searching with regex, and extracting the insights you need.

Note: In case you are not able to install the Extension due to company policies try out the web app and just upload the log here.

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Table of Contents

• Enable Debug Logs in Salesforce (Trace Flags)
• Installing a Salesforce Debug Toolkit Chrome Extension
• Using the Extension: Step-by-Step
• Real-World Use Cases & Analogies
• Conclusion

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Step by Step guide to use the tool

1. Enable Debug Logs in Salesforce (Trace Flags)

To capture detailed info, start by adding a Debug Log trace flag:

1. Log in to Salesforce → Setup
2. Search for “Debug Logs”
3. Click “New” under Trace Flags
4. Select a user, set start/end time, choose log levels (e.g., Apex Code = DEBUG)
5. Save to begin capturing downstream actions

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2. Installing a Salesforce Debug Toolkit Chrome Extension

Download the Salesforce Dev Tookkit chrome extension here.

Want better visibility than the standard Debug Log. Install the most detailed and filtered chrome extension for Salesforce Debug Logs.

Installation steps:

• Visit the Chrome Web Store and search for Salesforce Dev Toolkit.
• Search and click “Add to Chrome”
• Confirm installation
• Launch via Chrome’s extensions menu

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3. Using the Extension: Step-by-Step

Once the extension is installed, you can see a launcher at the right hand side of you Salesforce instance. Click on the launcher and then select Debug Log

In the next screen, you can see the list of logs at the top and area to display log lines at the bottom. Select any log from the top section of the screen to see the log details.

As, you can see the log details are highlighted in different colors based on different log levels, also the font is highlighted to better readability. Different log levels (INFO, WARN, ERROR) are color-coded and styled for readability—similar to an IDE.

You can now filter the logs based on different log levels by selecting one or many log levels from the filter. You can also do a regex search for specific keywords to further filter the logs.

Looking for "SOQL.*\(" or "DML:.*insert"? Regex helps you pinpoint only those relevant entries quickly.

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Real-World Use Cases & Analogies

Scenario	Extension Benefit
Finding governor limit exceptions (e.g., SOQL 101)	Quickly filter and jump to the offending query
Debugging a complex flow-trigger interaction	Color-coded log + regex search helps isolate flow hits cleanly

Analogy: It’s like having a magnifying glass with smart filters in a haystack—save hours of manual log scanning with structured navigation and highlight tools.

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Conclusion

By combining Salesforce’s native trace flags with a powerful Chrome extension like Debug Log Enhancer or Log Inspector, developers gain:

• Faster log navigation
• Visual clarity via color codes and timelines
• Precise filtering and search capabilities (including regex)
• Insight into performance bottlenecks

These tools not only make debugging more efficient—but can turn log overwhelm into actionable clarity.

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