Free Community tier for open source contributors
Debug Android and Linux projects with AI-powered log analysis
Open source is the foundation of everything we do. Android runs on Linux. AOSP powers billions of devices. Countless Android-based OSes exist because developers contribute their time and expertise to open projects.
logcat.ai exists because of open source. Our parsers understand bugreport formats documented in AOSP. Our kernel analysis works because Linux kernel logs follow standard conventions. The debugging patterns we've learned come from years of working with open source communities.
If you're spending your evenings and weekends making Android and Linux better for everyone, the least we can do is give you the tools to debug faster.
Includes 200 MB monthly storage, 10 Deep Research queries, and 50 Quick Search per month.
No strings attached — no required shout-outs, logo placement, or feature commitments. Use it for any open source work.
You're eligible if you're a member or contributor to an open source organization, including:
AOSP, LineageOS, CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, Paranoid Android, crDroid, PixelExperience, and other Android-based OS projects
Upstream kernel, device trees, vendor kernels
F-Droid apps, open source Android applications
Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, and derivatives
ADB, Fastboot, platform-tools, build systems
In the Android/Linux ecosystem
If you maintain a GitHub/GitLab org, contribute regularly to open source projects, or are part of an established OSS community—you qualify.
You maintain a LineageOS device tree. Users submit bugreports for random reboots, camera crashes, and battery drain. Instead of manually parsing 100MB files, upload to logcat.ai and get instant analysis—then use Deep Research to investigate the tricky ones.
You're working on a custom kernel. Boot loops, thermal issues, and driver problems come with the territory. logcat.ai analyzes dmesg output, identifies subsystem issues, and helps you trace kernel panics to specific drivers.
Your app crashes on certain devices but works fine on others. Users send logcats, but correlating app crashes with system behavior is time-consuming. logcat.ai helps you find the root cause across different Android versions and OEM customizations.
You're debugging framework issues in AOSP. The bugreports are huge, and the issues span system services, apps, and sometimes the kernel. logcat.ai's multi-source search helps you trace issues across logcat, event_log, and dmesg simultaneously.
Applying takes less than 2 minutes:
Your GitHub/GitLab profile, projects you contribute to, and your role
We'll verify and activate your account within 48 hours
That's it. No lengthy applications, no committee reviews, no waiting months for approval.
If you run an open source organization with multiple contributors, we offer team accounts:
Contact us at developer@logcat.ai to set up your organization.
We check your GitHub/GitLab profile for recent contributions to open source projects. If you're a member of a recognized OSS organization or have a history of contributions, you're in.
Any project with an OSI-approved license (Apache, MIT, GPL, etc.) in the Android/Linux ecosystem. This includes apps, ROMs, kernels, tools, documentation, and more.
Yes. You can use your free Community tier for personal open source projects, experiments, and helping other community members.
We don't actively monitor your contributions after approval. We trust that OSS developers stay involved in their communities. If circumstances change, you can always re-apply.
No hard limit. We want to support your entire team but we are paying for this out of our own pocket to give back. Contact us for organizations with 10+ members so we can set up appropriate infrastructure.
This is our most generous ongoing program; it's specifically for open source work. The free Community tier can't be combined with other promotions, but it should cover most open source debugging needs.
If you're building the future of Android and Linux in the open, we want to help you debug it.
Already have an account? Email us with your GitHub/GitLab profile and we'll upgrade you.
logcat.ai is built by engineers who've contributed to AOSP, Android-based OSes, and Linux kernel development. We know the pain of debugging open source projects with limited resources. This program is our way of saying thank you to the community that taught us everything we know.
*This is an experimental, discretionary program. We may adjust benefits, pause new enrollments, or end the program in the future to keep it sustainable, but we'll do our best to give advance notice and honor existing commitments.