😼PIDCAT for Android Bug Bounty Logging

A focused logcat wrapper for Android security researchers and bug bounty hunters — helps filter logs from a specific app instead of the entire device, making vulnerability analysis faster and cleaner.

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Why Use PIDCAT?

adb logcat (Default behavior)

adb devices
adb -s <device-ip:port> logcat

• Captures all logs from the device: system, apps, services.

• Noisy and difficult to isolate logs for one app.

pidcat (Focused behavior)

pidcat -s <device-ip:port> <package.name>

• Captures logs only from a specific app using its PID (process ID).

• Automatically updates PID if the app restarts.

• Filters out irrelevant system logs.

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Installation

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat.git
cd pidcat

2. Run Directly

On Linux/macOS:

./pidcat.py -s <device-ip:port> <package.name>

On Windows:

python pidcat.py -s <device-ip:port> <package.name>

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Make It Universal on Windows

To run pidcat from any directory:

1. Move pidcat.py to a folder like C:\Tools\pidcat\

2. Add that folder to the System PATH:

   • Open Environment Variables

   • Edit the Path variable

   • Add: C:\Tools\pidcat

3. (Optional) Create pidcat.bat in the same folder:

   @echo off
   python C:\Tools\pidcat\pidcat.py %*

Now you can run:

pidcat -s <device-ip:port> com.target.app

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Example Commands

• For a remote device:

  pidcat -s 192.168.0.101:5555 com.target.app

• For a USB device:

  pidcat com.target.app

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Original Repository

https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat