diff --git a/2dlib/CMakeLists.txt b/2dlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 38b84c8a..8577875d 100644
--- a/2dlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/2dlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(2dlib STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(2dlib PRIVATE
   cfile
+  logger
   mem
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(2dlib PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/AudioEncode/CMakeLists.txt b/AudioEncode/CMakeLists.txt
index a62cb677..e42538ff 100644
--- a/AudioEncode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/AudioEncode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(AudioEncode STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(AudioEncode PRIVATE
   libacm
-  plog::plog
+  logger
 )
 target_include_directories(AudioEncode PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f299597..88ad30e2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ add_subdirectory(linux)
 add_subdirectory(ddio)
 add_subdirectory(dd_video)
 add_subdirectory(fix)
+add_subdirectory(logger)
 add_subdirectory(manage)
 add_subdirectory(grtext)
 add_subdirectory(mem)
diff --git a/Descent3/CMakeLists.txt b/Descent3/CMakeLists.txt
index a63cff5a..e4919033 100644
--- a/Descent3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Descent3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -314,9 +314,36 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE INCS "../lib/*.h")
 
 add_executable(Descent3 WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE ${D3Icon} ${HEADERS} ${CPPS} ${INCS} ${MANIFEST} ${RC_FILE})
 target_link_libraries(Descent3 PRIVATE
-  2dlib AudioEncode bitmap cfile dd_video ddebug ddio libmve libacm
-  fix grtext manage mem misc model module stream_audio linux SDL2::SDL2 plog::plog
-  music networking physics renderer rtperformance sndlib ui unzip vecmat md5
+  SDL2::SDL2
+  2dlib
+  AudioEncode
+  bitmap
+  cfile
+  dd_video
+  ddebug
+  ddio
+  fix
+  grtext
+  libmve
+  libacm
+  linux
+  logger
+  manage
+  mem
+  md5
+  misc
+  model
+  module
+  music
+  networking
+  physics
+  renderer
+  rtperformance
+  sndlib
+  stream_audio
+  ui
+  unzip
+  vecmat
   ${PLATFORM_LIBS})
 target_include_directories(Descent3 PRIVATE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 target_link_options(Descent3 PRIVATE $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:/DEBUG:FULL>)
diff --git a/Descent3/sdlmain.cpp b/Descent3/sdlmain.cpp
index e44a5db5..dca8161e 100644
--- a/Descent3/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -33,20 +33,9 @@
 #include <csignal>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <windows.h>
-#include "debug.h"
-#endif
-
 #include <SDL.h>
-// We use direct plog includes instead of log.h for logger instance initialization
-#include <plog/Log.h>
-#include <plog/Appenders/ColorConsoleAppender.h>
-#include <plog/Initializers/RollingFileInitializer.h>
 
 #include "appdatabase.h"
-#include "ddio.h"
 #include "application.h"
 #include "args.h"
 #include "d3_version.h"
@@ -54,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "descent.h"
 #include "dedicated_server.h"
 #include "init.h"
+#include "log.h"
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -216,38 +206,6 @@ int SDLCALL d3SDLEventFilter(void *userdata, SDL_Event *event) {
   return (1);
 }
 
-/**
- * Initialize logger facility.
- * @param log_level desired log level (for example, plog::debug)
- * @param enable_filelog enable logging into Descent.log
- * @param enable_win_console enable console windows for WIN32 (no-op for POSIX systems)
- */
-void InitLog(plog::Severity log_level, bool enable_filelog, bool enable_win_console) {
-  std::filesystem::path log_file = "Descent3.log";
-  static plog::ColorConsoleAppender<plog::TxtFormatter> consoleAppender;
-  static plog::RollingFileAppender<plog::TxtFormatter> fileAppender(log_file.u8string().c_str());
-
-#ifdef WIN32
-  if (enable_win_console) {
-    // Open console window
-    AllocConsole();
-    freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
-    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
-    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
-  }
-#endif
-
-  plog::init(log_level, &consoleAppender);
-  if (enable_filelog) {
-    if (std::filesystem::is_regular_file(log_file)) {
-      // Delete old log
-      std::error_code ec;
-      std::filesystem::remove(log_file, ec);
-      plog::get()->addAppender(&fileAppender);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 //	---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Main
 //		creates all the OS objects and then runs Descent 3.
diff --git a/bitmap/CMakeLists.txt b/bitmap/CMakeLists.txt
index 531bb21a..12b05735 100644
--- a/bitmap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bitmap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ target_link_libraries(bitmap PRIVATE
   cfile
   ddebug
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
-  plog::plog
   stb
 )
 target_include_directories(bitmap PUBLIC
diff --git a/cfile/CMakeLists.txt b/cfile/CMakeLists.txt
index a249fdcf..2deebbdc 100644
--- a/cfile/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cfile/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(cfile STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(cfile PRIVATE
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(cfile PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/dd_grwin32/CMakeLists.txt b/dd_grwin32/CMakeLists.txt
index eb7dee33..5f524035 100644
--- a/dd_grwin32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dd_grwin32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(dd_grwin32 STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(dd_grwin32 PRIVATE
   2dlib
+  logger
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_compile_definitions(dd_grwin32 PRIVATE DX_APP)
 target_link_libraries(dd_grwin32 PRIVATE ${DDRAW_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/ddio/CMakeLists.txt b/ddio/CMakeLists.txt
index bb79eee2..474128e9 100644
--- a/ddio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ddio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(ddio STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(ddio PRIVATE
   SDL2::SDL2
-  plog::plog
   ddebug
+  logger
   mem
   misc
 )
diff --git a/grtext/CMakeLists.txt b/grtext/CMakeLists.txt
index f0b03b91..c7e35ea4 100644
--- a/grtext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/grtext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(grtext STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(grtext PRIVATE
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(grtext PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 63c99035..c6a25b9f 100644
--- a/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(linux STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(linux PRIVATE
   cfile
-  plog::plog
+  logger
 )
 target_include_directories(linux PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/logger/CMakeLists.txt b/logger/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b736f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+set(HEADERS
+  log.h
+)
+set(CPPS
+  log.cpp
+)
+
+add_library(logger STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
+target_link_libraries(logger PUBLIC
+  plog::plog
+)
+target_include_directories(logger PUBLIC
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/logger
+  >
+)
diff --git a/logger/log.cpp b/logger/log.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bc81075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/log.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Descent 3
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Descent Developers
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <plog/Log.h>
+#include <plog/Appenders/ColorConsoleAppender.h>
+#include <plog/Initializers/RollingFileInitializer.h>
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "debug.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "log.h"
+
+void InitLog(plog::Severity log_level, bool enable_filelog, bool enable_win_console) {
+  std::filesystem::path log_file = "Descent3.log";
+  static plog::ColorConsoleAppender<plog::TxtFormatter> consoleAppender;
+  static plog::RollingFileAppender<plog::TxtFormatter> fileAppender(log_file.u8string().c_str());
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+  if (enable_win_console) {
+    // Open console window
+    AllocConsole();
+    freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  plog::init(log_level, &consoleAppender);
+  if (enable_filelog) {
+    if (std::filesystem::is_regular_file(log_file)) {
+      // Delete old log
+      std::error_code ec;
+      std::filesystem::remove(log_file, ec);
+    }
+    plog::get()->addAppender(&fileAppender);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/log.h b/logger/log.h
similarity index 79%
rename from lib/log.h
rename to logger/log.h
index 53a278f2..0d5b6cfc 100644
--- a/lib/log.h
+++ b/logger/log.h
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ In case of swapping to another solution here should be redefined following macro
 #define LOG_FATAL                       PLOG(plog::fatal)
 
 */
+
+/**
+ * Initialize logger facility.
+ * @param log_level desired log level (for example, plog::debug)
+ * @param enable_filelog enable logging into Descent.log
+ * @param enable_win_console enable console windows for WIN32 (no-op for POSIX systems)
+ */
+void InitLog(plog::Severity log_level, bool enable_filelog, bool enable_win_console);
diff --git a/manage/CMakeLists.txt b/manage/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fd38cdb..262309fa 100644
--- a/manage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/manage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ add_library(manage STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(manage PRIVATE
   cfile
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   model
   sndlib
   stream_audio
-  plog::plog
 )
diff --git a/mem/CMakeLists.txt b/mem/CMakeLists.txt
index 8be9a709..7e72ae84 100644
--- a/mem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ target_compile_definitions(mem PUBLIC
   $<$<BOOL:${ENABLE_MEM_RTL}>:MEM_USE_RTL>
 )
 target_link_libraries(mem PRIVATE
+  logger
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(mem PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/model/CMakeLists.txt b/model/CMakeLists.txt
index b67e52db..ed1e5402 100644
--- a/model/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/model/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(model STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(model PRIVATE
   cfile
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   physics
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(model PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/module/CMakeLists.txt b/module/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bc96153..2add3641 100644
--- a/module/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/module/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(module STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(module PRIVATE
   ddebug
+  logger
 )
 target_include_directories(module PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/module/module.cpp b/module/module.cpp
index 72ed0876..16e56541 100644
--- a/module/module.cpp
+++ b/module/module.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "crossplat.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "module.h"
-#include "mono.h"
 
 /**
  * Returns fixed case file name to actual case on disk for case-sensitive filesystems (Linux).
@@ -231,18 +231,18 @@ bool mod_LoadModule(module *handle, const std::filesystem::path &imodfilename, i
     std::filesystem::path new_filename = mod_FindRealFileNameCaseInsensitive(parent_path, modfilename.filename());
 
     if (new_filename.empty()) {
-      mprintf(0, "Module Load Err: %s\n", dlerror());
+      LOG_ERROR.printf("Module Load Err: %s", dlerror());
       ModLastError = MODERR_MODNOTFOUND;
       return false;
     }
 
     // ok we have a different filename
-    mprintf(0, "MOD: Attempting to open %s instead of %s\n", new_filename.u8string().c_str(),
-            modfilename.u8string().c_str());
+    LOG_DEBUG.printf("MOD: Attempting to open %s instead of %s", new_filename.u8string().c_str(),
+                     modfilename.u8string().c_str());
     modfilename = parent_path / new_filename;
     handle->handle = dlopen(modfilename.u8string().c_str(), f);
     if (!handle->handle) {
-      mprintf(0, "Module Load Err: %s\n", dlerror());
+      LOG_ERROR.printf("Module Load Err: %s", dlerror());
       ModLastError = MODERR_MODNOTFOUND;
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/music/CMakeLists.txt b/music/CMakeLists.txt
index 154ffa3b..0b82370c 100644
--- a/music/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/music/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ target_link_libraries(music
   AudioEncode
   cfile
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   sndlib
   stream_audio
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(music PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/networking/CMakeLists.txt b/networking/CMakeLists.txt
index 39b87f45..0f9d5802 100644
--- a/networking/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/networking/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ endif()
 add_library(networking STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(networking PRIVATE
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   module
   ${PLATFORM_LIBS}
-  plog::plog
 )
diff --git a/physics/CMakeLists.txt b/physics/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a3cc73d..729322e8 100644
--- a/physics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/physics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(physics STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(physics PRIVATE
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   model
   module
   rtperformance
   sndlib
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(physics PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/renderer/CMakeLists.txt b/renderer/CMakeLists.txt
index da47d419..2d2dc954 100644
--- a/renderer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/renderer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ target_include_directories(renderer PRIVATE ${GENERATED_HEADERS})
 target_link_libraries(renderer PRIVATE
   glm::glm
   SDL2::SDL2
-  plog::plog
   bitmap
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   module
diff --git a/rtperformance/CMakeLists.txt b/rtperformance/CMakeLists.txt
index c9f6e556..c0a84189 100644
--- a/rtperformance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rtperformance/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(rtperformance STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(rtperformance PRIVATE
   ddio
-  plog::plog
+  logger
 )
 target_include_directories(rtperformance PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/sndlib/CMakeLists.txt b/sndlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 878052a2..779a4318 100644
--- a/sndlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sndlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ add_library(sndlib STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(sndlib PRIVATE
   cfile
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   stream_audio
   physics
   SDL2::SDL2
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(sndlib PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/stream_audio/CMakeLists.txt b/stream_audio/CMakeLists.txt
index f78b58a0..c1793be5 100644
--- a/stream_audio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/stream_audio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ set(CPPS
 add_library(stream_audio STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(stream_audio PRIVATE
   ddio
+  logger
   mem
   misc
   sndlib
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_link_libraries(stream_audio PUBLIC
   AudioEncode
diff --git a/ui/CMakeLists.txt b/ui/CMakeLists.txt
index 79154761..a11de00b 100644
--- a/ui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ add_library(ui STATIC ${HEADERS} ${CPPS})
 target_link_libraries(ui PRIVATE
   ddio
   grtext
+  logger
   mem
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )
 target_include_directories(ui PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:
diff --git a/win32/CMakeLists.txt b/win32/CMakeLists.txt
index a3967526..58377d20 100644
--- a/win32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/win32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ target_compile_definitions(win32 PRIVATE DX_APP)
 target_link_libraries(win32 PRIVATE
   ddebug
   ddio
+  logger
   misc
-  plog::plog
 )