diff --git a/lib/components/Artist/ArtistAlbumView.dart b/lib/components/Artist/ArtistAlbumView.dart
index b90a78a6..b65c67eb 100644
--- a/lib/components/Artist/ArtistAlbumView.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Artist/ArtistAlbumView.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:infinite_scroll_pagination/infinite_scroll_pagination.dart';
 import 'package:spotify/spotify.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/components/Album/AlbumCard.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/components/Shared/PageWindowTitleBar.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/SpotifyDI.dart';
 
 class ArtistAlbumView extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ class _ArtistAlbumViewState extends ConsumerState<ArtistAlbumView> {
   final PagingController<int, Album> _pagingController =
       PagingController<int, Album>(firstPageKey: 0);
 
+  final logger = createLogger(ArtistAlbumView);
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
@@ -51,8 +54,7 @@ class _ArtistAlbumViewState extends ConsumerState<ArtistAlbumView> {
         _pagingController.appendPage(items, albums.nextOffset);
       }
     } catch (e, stack) {
-      print("[ArtistAlbumView._fetchPage] $e");
-      print(stack);
+      logger.e(e, null, stack);
       _pagingController.error = e;
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/components/Category/CategoryCard.dart b/lib/components/Category/CategoryCard.dart
index fec5085b..19571664 100644
--- a/lib/components/Category/CategoryCard.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Category/CategoryCard.dart
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@ import 'package:infinite_scroll_pagination/infinite_scroll_pagination.dart';
 import 'package:spotify/spotify.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/components/Playlist/PlaylistCard.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/hooks/usePagingController.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/SpotifyDI.dart';
 
 class CategoryCard extends HookWidget {
   final Category category;
   final Iterable<PlaylistSimple>? playlists;
-  const CategoryCard(
+  CategoryCard(
     this.category, {
     Key? key,
     this.playlists,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
+  final logger = createLogger(CategoryCard);
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Column(
@@ -68,9 +71,7 @@ class CategoryCard extends HookWidget {
                     if (!_error.value) _error.value = true;
                     pagingController.error = e;
                   }
-                  print(
-                      "[CategoryCard.pagingController.addPageRequestListener] $e");
-                  print(stack);
+                  logger.e("pagingController.addPageRequestListener", e, stack);
                 }
               }
 
diff --git a/lib/components/Home/Home.dart b/lib/components/Home/Home.dart
index 4395daa4..97101a6e 100644
--- a/lib/components/Home/Home.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Home/Home.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import 'package:spotube/hooks/useHotKeys.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/hooks/usePagingController.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/hooks/useSharedPreferences.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/LocalStorageKeys.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/generated_secrets.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/Auth.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/SpotifyDI.dart';
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ List<String> spotifyScopes = [
 ];
 
 class Home extends HookConsumerWidget {
-  const Home({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+  Home({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+  final logger = createLogger(Home);
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, ref) {
@@ -82,8 +84,7 @@ class Home extends HookConsumerWidget {
         }
       } catch (e, stack) {
         pagingController.error = e;
-        print("[Home.pagingController.addPageRequestListener] $e");
-        print(stack);
+        logger.e("pagingController.addPageRequestListener", e, stack);
       }
     }, []);
 
@@ -146,16 +147,14 @@ class Home extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 clientSecret: clientSecret,
               );
             }
-            print("[Home.useEffect.spotify.getCredentials]: $e");
-            print(stack);
+            logger.e("useEffect.spotify.getCredentials", e, stack);
           });
         } else {
           pagingController.addPageRequestListener(listener);
           pagingController.notifyPageRequestListeners(0);
         }
       } catch (e, stack) {
-        print("[Home.initState]: $e");
-        print(stack);
+        logger.e("initState", e, stack);
       }
       return () {
         pagingController.removePageRequestListener(listener);
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ class Home extends HookConsumerWidget {
               ),
             ),
             // player itself
-            const Player(),
+            Player(),
             SpotubeNavigationBar(
               selectedIndex: _selectedIndex.value,
               onSelectedIndexChanged: _onSelectedIndexChanged,
diff --git a/lib/components/Library/UserArtists.dart b/lib/components/Library/UserArtists.dart
index 17fae18e..dc6a55c7 100644
--- a/lib/components/Library/UserArtists.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Library/UserArtists.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:infinite_scroll_pagination/infinite_scroll_pagination.dart';
 import 'package:spotify/spotify.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/components/Artist/ArtistCard.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/SpotifyDI.dart';
 
 class UserArtists extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class UserArtists extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
 class _UserArtistsState extends ConsumerState<UserArtists> {
   final PagingController<String, Artist> _pagingController =
       PagingController(firstPageKey: "");
+  final logger = createLogger(UserArtists);
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -36,8 +38,7 @@ class _UserArtistsState extends ConsumerState<UserArtists> {
           }
         } catch (e, stack) {
           _pagingController.error = e;
-          print("[UserArtists.pagingController]: $e");
-          print(stack);
+          logger.e("pagingController", e, stack);
         }
       });
     });
diff --git a/lib/components/Login.dart b/lib/components/Login.dart
index 8ac03136..918c2e5a 100644
--- a/lib/components/Login.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Login.dart
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import 'package:spotube/components/Shared/PageWindowTitleBar.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/oauth-login.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/hooks/useBreakpoints.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/LocalStorageKeys.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/Auth.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/UserPreferences.dart';
 
 class Login extends HookConsumerWidget {
-  const Login({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+  Login({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+  final log = createLogger(Login);
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, ref) {
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ class Login extends HookConsumerWidget {
           (value) => GoRouter.of(context).pop(),
         );
       } catch (e) {
-        print("[Login.handleLogin] $e");
+        log.e("[Login.handleLogin] $e");
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/components/Player/Player.dart b/lib/components/Player/Player.dart
index f3cf3ba5..6f94bf28 100644
--- a/lib/components/Player/Player.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Player/Player.dart
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ import 'package:spotube/components/Player/PlayerControls.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/image-to-url-string.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/hooks/useBreakpoints.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/LocalStorageKeys.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/Playback.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 class Player extends HookConsumerWidget {
-  const Player({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+  Player({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+
+  final logger = createLogger(Player);
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, ref) {
     Playback playback = ref.watch(playbackProvider);
@@ -37,7 +40,9 @@ class Player extends HookConsumerWidget {
       /// [disposeAllPlayers] method which is throwing
       /// [UnimplementedException] in the [PlatformInterface]
       /// implementation
-      player.setAsset("assets/warmer.mp3");
+      playback.audioSession
+          ?.setActive(true)
+          .then((_) => player.setAsset("assets/warmer.mp3"));
       return null;
     }, []);
 
@@ -65,8 +70,7 @@ class Player extends HookConsumerWidget {
         entryRef.value = null;
       } catch (e, stack) {
         if (e is! AssertionError) {
-          print("[Player.useEffect.cleanup] $e");
-          print(stack);
+          logger.e("useEffect.cleanup", e, stack);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ class Player extends HookConsumerWidget {
           children: [
             Expanded(child: PlayerTrackDetails(albumArt: albumArt)),
             // controls
-            const Expanded(
+            Expanded(
               flex: 3,
               child: PlayerControls(),
             ),
@@ -133,8 +137,7 @@ class Player extends HookConsumerWidget {
                             );
                           });
                         } catch (e, stack) {
-                          print("[VolumeSlider.onChange()] $e");
-                          print(stack);
+                          logger.e("onChange", e, stack);
                         }
                       },
                     ),
diff --git a/lib/components/Player/PlayerControls.dart b/lib/components/Player/PlayerControls.dart
index 376e1165..8b1c91b3 100644
--- a/lib/components/Player/PlayerControls.dart
+++ b/lib/components/Player/PlayerControls.dart
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:just_audio/just_audio.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/zero-pad-num-str.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/hooks/playback.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/Playback.dart';
 
 class PlayerControls extends HookConsumerWidget {
   final Color? iconColor;
-  const PlayerControls({
+  PlayerControls({
     this.iconColor,
     Key? key,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
+  final logger = createLogger(PlayerControls);
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, ref) {
     final Playback playback = ref.watch(playbackProvider);
@@ -115,8 +118,7 @@ class PlayerControls extends HookConsumerWidget {
                           _shuffled.value = false;
                         }
                       } catch (e, stack) {
-                        print("[PlayerControls.onShuffle()] $e");
-                        print(stack);
+                        logger.e("onShuffle", e, stack);
                       }
                     }),
                 IconButton(
@@ -150,8 +152,7 @@ class PlayerControls extends HookConsumerWidget {
                             _shuffled.value = false;
                             playback.reset();
                           } catch (e, stack) {
-                            print("[PlayerControls.onStop()] $e");
-                            print(stack);
+                            logger.e("onStop", e, stack);
                           }
                         }
                       : null,
diff --git a/lib/helpers/getLyrics.dart b/lib/helpers/getLyrics.dart
index 8fc4867a..c571e673 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/getLyrics.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/getLyrics.dart
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import 'package:html/parser.dart' as parser;
 import 'package:html/dom.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/get-random-element.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/generated_secrets.dart';
 
+final logger = createLogger("GetLyrics");
+
 String getTitle(String title, String artist) {
   return "$title $artist"
       .toLowerCase()
@@ -40,8 +43,7 @@ Future<String?> extractLyrics(Uri url) async {
 
     return lyrics;
   } catch (e, stack) {
-    print("[extractLyrics] $e");
-    print(stack);
+    logger.e("extractLyrics", e, stack);
     rethrow;
   }
 }
@@ -78,8 +80,7 @@ Future<List?> searchSong(
     }).toList();
     return results;
   } catch (e, stack) {
-    print("[searchSong] $e");
-    print(stack);
+    logger.e("searchSong", e, stack);
     rethrow;
   }
 }
@@ -103,8 +104,7 @@ Future<String?> getLyrics(
     String? lyrics = await extractLyrics(Uri.parse(results.first["url"]));
     return lyrics;
   } catch (e, stack) {
-    print("[getLyrics] $e");
-    print(stack);
+    logger.e("getLyrics", e, stack);
     return null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/helpers/oauth-login.dart b/lib/helpers/oauth-login.dart
index 32229297..ea78ab89 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/oauth-login.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/oauth-login.dart
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import 'package:spotify/spotify.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/components/Home/Home.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/server_ipc.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/LocalStorageKeys.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/Auth.dart';
 
 const redirectUri = "http://localhost:4304/auth/spotify/callback";
+final logger = createLogger("OAuthLogin");
 
 Future<void> oauthLogin(Auth auth,
     {required String clientId, required String clientSecret}) async {
@@ -57,8 +59,7 @@ Future<void> oauthLogin(Auth auth,
       isLoggedIn: true,
     );
   } catch (e, stack) {
-    print("[oauthLogin()] $e");
-    print(stack);
+    logger.e("oauthLogin", e, stack);
     rethrow;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/helpers/server_ipc.dart b/lib/helpers/server_ipc.dart
index 42b291ee..f455c28e 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/server_ipc.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/server_ipc.dart
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
+final logger = createLogger("ServerIPC");
+
 Future<String?> connectIpc(String authUri, String redirectUri) async {
   try {
-    print("[Launching]: $authUri");
+    logger.i("[Launching]: $authUri");
     await launch(authUri);
 
     HttpServer server =
         await HttpServer.bind(InternetAddress.loopbackIPv4, 4304);
-    print("Server started");
+    logger.i("Server started");
 
     await for (HttpRequest request in server) {
       if (request.uri.path == "/auth/spotify/callback" &&
@@ -30,9 +33,8 @@ Future<String?> connectIpc(String authUri, String redirectUri) async {
         }
       }
     }
-  } catch (error, stack) {
-    print("[connectIpc]: $error");
-    print(stack);
+  } catch (e, stack) {
+    logger.e("connectIpc", e, stack);
     rethrow;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/hooks/playback.dart b/lib/hooks/playback.dart
index f113d315..a37bb245 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/playback.dart
+++ b/lib/hooks/playback.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/Playback.dart';
 
+final logger = createLogger("PlaybackHook");
+
 Future<void> Function() useNextTrack(Playback playback) {
   return () async {
     try {
@@ -7,8 +10,7 @@ Future<void> Function() useNextTrack(Playback playback) {
       await playback.player.seek(Duration.zero);
       playback.movePlaylistPositionBy(1);
     } catch (e, stack) {
-      print("[PlayerControls.onNext()] $e");
-      print(stack);
+      logger.e("useNextTrack", e, stack);
     }
   };
 }
@@ -20,8 +22,7 @@ Future<void> Function() usePreviousTrack(Playback playback) {
       await playback.player.seek(Duration.zero);
       playback.movePlaylistPositionBy(-1);
     } catch (e, stack) {
-      print("[PlayerControls.onPrevious()] $e");
-      print(stack);
+      logger.e("onPrevious", e, stack);
     }
   };
 }
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@ Future<void> Function([dynamic]) useTogglePlayPause(Playback playback) {
           ? await playback.player.pause()
           : await playback.player.play();
     } catch (e, stack) {
-      print("[PlayPauseShortcut] $e");
-      print(stack);
+      logger.e("useTogglePlayPause", e, stack);
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index e51be40e..35aa3bdc 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:hotkey_manager/hotkey_manager.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/GoRouteDeclarations.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/LocalStorageKeys.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/AudioPlayer.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/ThemeProvider.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/YouTube.dart';
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ void main() async {
 
 class MyApp extends HookConsumerWidget {
   final GoRouter _router = createGoRouter();
+  final logger = createLogger(MyApp);
 
   MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
   @override
diff --git a/lib/models/GoRouteDeclarations.dart b/lib/models/GoRouteDeclarations.dart
index 022e109a..e734b7bd 100644
--- a/lib/models/GoRouteDeclarations.dart
+++ b/lib/models/GoRouteDeclarations.dart
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ GoRouter createGoRouter() => GoRouter(
       routes: [
         GoRoute(
           path: "/",
-          builder: (context, state) => const Home(),
+          builder: (context, state) => Home(),
         ),
         GoRoute(
           path: "/login",
           pageBuilder: (context, state) => SpotubePage(
-            child: const Login(),
+            child: Login(),
           ),
         ),
         GoRoute(
diff --git a/lib/models/Logger.dart b/lib/models/Logger.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc9a5fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/Logger.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:logger/logger.dart';
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
+import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
+
+_SpotubeLogger createLogger<T>(T owner) =>
+    _SpotubeLogger(owner is String ? owner : owner.toString());
+
+class _SpotubeLogger extends Logger {
+  String owner;
+  _SpotubeLogger(this.owner);
+
+  @override
+  void log(Level level, message, [error, StackTrace? stackTrace]) {
+    getApplicationDocumentsDirectory().then((dir) async {
+      final file = File(path.join(dir.path, ".spotube_logs"));
+      if (level == Level.error) {
+        await file.writeAsString("[${DateTime.now()}]\n$message\n$stackTrace",
+            mode: FileMode.writeOnlyAppend);
+      }
+    });
+    super.log(level, "[$owner] $message", error, stackTrace);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/provider/Playback.dart b/lib/provider/Playback.dart
index 27f9a468..2059127a 100644
--- a/lib/provider/Playback.dart
+++ b/lib/provider/Playback.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:spotify/spotify.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/artist-to-string.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/image-to-url-string.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/helpers/search-youtube.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/AudioPlayer.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/YouTube.dart';
 import 'package:youtube_explode_dart/youtube_explode_dart.dart';
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class CurrentPlaylist {
 }
 
 class Playback extends ChangeNotifier {
+  final _logger = createLogger(Playback);
   CurrentPlaylist? _currentPlaylist;
   Track? _currentTrack;
 
@@ -109,8 +111,7 @@ class Playback extends ChangeNotifier {
           movePlaylistPositionBy(1);
         }
       } catch (e, stack) {
-        print("[PrecessingStateStreamListener] $e");
-        print(stack);
+        _logger.e("PrecessingStateStreamListener", e, stack);
       }
     });
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class Playback extends ChangeNotifier {
   CurrentPlaylist? get currentPlaylist => _currentPlaylist;
   Track? get currentTrack => _currentTrack;
   bool get isPlaying => _isPlaying;
+  AudioSession? get audioSession => _audioSession;
 
   /// this duration field is almost static & changes occasionally
   ///
@@ -258,8 +260,7 @@ class Playback extends ChangeNotifier {
         }
       }
     } catch (e, stack) {
-      print("[Playback.startPlaying] $e");
-      print(stack);
+      _logger.e("startPlaying", e, stack);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/provider/UserPreferences.dart b/lib/provider/UserPreferences.dart
index b9a70cf3..7d586873 100644
--- a/lib/provider/UserPreferences.dart
+++ b/lib/provider/UserPreferences.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:hotkey_manager/hotkey_manager.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/models/LocalStorageKeys.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/models/Logger.dart';
 
 class UserPreferences extends ChangeNotifier {
   String geniusAccessToken;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ class UserPreferences extends ChangeNotifier {
     onInit();
   }
 
+  final logger = createLogger(UserPreferences);
+
   Future<HotKey?> _getHotKeyFromLocalStorage(
       SharedPreferences preferences, String key) async {
     String? str = preferences.getString(key);
@@ -68,8 +71,7 @@ class UserPreferences extends ChangeNotifier {
           );
       notifyListeners();
     } catch (e, stack) {
-      print("[UserPreferences.onInit]: $e");
-      print(stack);
+      logger.e("onInit", e, stack);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 2f0cc03a..1b75402c 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -373,6 +373,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.1"
+  logger:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: logger
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.0"
   logging:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index da6bac66..ff4d9a40 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ dependencies:
   palette_generator: ^0.3.3
   audio_session: ^0.1.6+1
   just_audio_background: ^0.0.1-beta.5
+  logger: ^1.1.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: