diff --git a/automation_tools/appdata_management.sh b/automation_tools/appdata_management.sh
index f6cdfb19..2a0e35f5 100755
--- a/automation_tools/appdata_management.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/appdata_management.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # This script is getting the latest release notes from the wiki and add them to the appdata
 
 source automation_tools/version_extractor.sh
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
 
 # Fetch appdata version
 appdata_version=$(fetch_appdata_version)
diff --git a/functions/050_save_migration.sh b/functions/050_save_migration.sh
index 0f53c65c..480e22a4 100644
--- a/functions/050_save_migration.sh
+++ b/functions/050_save_migration.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 save_migration() {
   # Finding existing ROMs folder
   if [ -d "$default_sd/retrodeck" ]
diff --git a/functions/checks.sh b/functions/checks.sh
index bb93b322..3646b907 100644
--- a/functions/checks.sh
+++ b/functions/checks.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 check_network_connectivity() {
   # This function will do a basic check for network availability and return "true" if it is working.
   # USAGE: if [[ $(check_network_connectivity) == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/functions/compression.sh b/functions/compression.sh
index 72876292..ee440cf7 100644
--- a/functions/compression.sh
+++ b/functions/compression.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 compress_game() {
   # Function for compressing one or more files to .chd format
   # USAGE: compress_game $format $full_path_to_input_file
diff --git a/functions/dialogs.sh b/functions/dialogs.sh
index 2571a35b..6b8217e4 100644
--- a/functions/dialogs.sh
+++ b/functions/dialogs.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source functions/functions.sh
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
 
 debug_dialog() {
   # This function is for displaying commands run by the Configurator without actually running them
diff --git a/functions/functions.sh b/functions/functions.sh
index 3b3719fb..3bada305 100644
--- a/functions/functions.sh
+++ b/functions/functions.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 directory_browse() {
   # This function browses for a directory and returns the path chosen
   # USAGE: path_to_be_browsed_for=$(directory_browse $action_text)
diff --git a/functions/global.sh b/functions/global.sh
index 954acdda..0e0dcce5 100644
--- a/functions/global.sh
+++ b/functions/global.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ source /app/libexec/patching.sh
 source /app/libexec/post_update.sh
 source /app/libexec/prepare_emulator.sh
 source /app/libexec/presets.sh
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
 
 # Static variables
 rd_conf="/var/config/retrodeck/retrodeck.cfg"                                                                         # RetroDECK config file path
diff --git a/functions/logger.sh b/functions/logger.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52effe18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/logger.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# This script provides a logging function 'log' that can be sourced in other scripts.
+# It logs messages to both the terminal and a specified logfile, allowing different log levels.
+# The log function takes three parameters: log level, log message, and optionally the logfile. If no logfile is specified, it writes to retrodeck/logs/retrodeck.log
+
+# Example usage:
+# log w "foo" -> logs a warning with message foo in the default log file retrodeck/logs/retrodeck.log
+# log e "bar" -> logs an error with message bar in the default log file retrodeck/logs/retrodeck.log
+# log i "par" rekku.log -> logs an information with message in the specified log file inside the logs folder retrodeck/logs/rekku.log
+
+log() {
+    local level="$1"
+    local message="$2"
+    local timestamp="$(date +[%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S])"
+    local logfile="${3:-$logs_folder/retrodeck.log}" # Use specified logfile or default to retrodeck.log
+
+    case "$level" in
+        w) 
+            # Warning (yellow) for terminal, no color for log file
+            colored_message="\e[33m[WARN]\e[0m $message"
+            echo "$timestamp $colored_message" | tee -a >(sed $'s,\e\\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z],,g' >> "$logfile")
+            ;;
+        e) 
+            # Error (red) for terminal, no color for log file
+            colored_message="\e[31m[ERROR]\e[0m $message"
+            echo "$timestamp $colored_message" | tee -a >(sed $'s,\e\\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z],,g' >> "$logfile")
+            ;;
+        i) 
+            # Info (green) for terminal, no color for log file
+            colored_message="\e[32m[INFO]\e[0m $message"
+            echo "$timestamp $colored_message" | tee -a >(sed $'s,\e\\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z],,g' >> "$logfile")
+            ;;
+        d) 
+            # Debug (green) for both terminal and log file
+            colored_message="\e[32m[DEBUG]\e[0m $message"
+            echo "$timestamp $colored_message" | tee -a "$logfile"
+            ;;
+        *) 
+            # Default (no color)
+            echo "$timestamp $message" | tee -a "$logfile"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/functions/multi_user.sh b/functions/multi_user.sh
index 08d9bf4d..c1056c42 100644
--- a/functions/multi_user.sh
+++ b/functions/multi_user.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 multi_user_set_default_dialog() {
   chosen_user="$1"
   choice=$(zenity --icon-name=net.retrodeck.retrodeck --info --no-wrap --ok-label="Yes" --extra-button="No" --extra-button="No and don't ask again" \
diff --git a/functions/patching.sh b/functions/patching.sh
index c732163c..db5dc4b7 100644
--- a/functions/patching.sh
+++ b/functions/patching.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 set_setting_value() {
   # Function for editing settings
   # USAGE: set_setting_value "$setting_file" "$setting_name" "$new_setting_value" "$system" "$section_name(optional)"
diff --git a/functions/prepare_emulator.sh b/functions/prepare_emulator.sh
index 1ce4cd8d..f2e65593 100644
--- a/functions/prepare_emulator.sh
+++ b/functions/prepare_emulator.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 prepare_emulator() {
   # This function will perform one of several actions on one or more emulators
   # The actions currently include "reset" and "postmove"
diff --git a/functions/presets.sh b/functions/presets.sh
index 664b7893..0bf5a2f5 100644
--- a/functions/presets.sh
+++ b/functions/presets.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
+
 change_preset_dialog() {
   # This function will build a list of all systems compatible with a given preset, their current enable/disabled state and allow the user to change one or more
   # USAGE: change_preset_dialog "$preset"
diff --git a/retrodeck.sh b/retrodeck.sh
index daeb3cc8..b8104b26 100644
--- a/retrodeck.sh
+++ b/retrodeck.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source /app/libexec/global.sh
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
 
 # Arguments section
 
diff --git a/tools/configurator.sh b/tools/configurator.sh
index 659ac0f4..fd78e9c6 100644
--- a/tools/configurator.sh
+++ b/tools/configurator.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # VARIABLES SECTION
 
 source /app/libexec/global.sh
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
 
 # DIALOG SECTION
 
diff --git a/tools/retrodeck_function_wrapper.sh b/tools/retrodeck_function_wrapper.sh
index 98148ab8..94fca5b2 100644
--- a/tools/retrodeck_function_wrapper.sh
+++ b/tools/retrodeck_function_wrapper.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # USAGE: /bin/bash retrodeck_function_wrapper.sh <function_name> <arg1> <arg2> ...
 
 source /app/libexec/global.sh
+source /app/libexec/logger.sh
 
 # Check if a function was specified
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then