diff --git a/src/pamhyr.py b/src/pamhyr.py
index 0f957d70f6c5f403b6925e7d4bb01ab44c8d864e..1c7ec5caf35c9205e4c0bf7f3fba841a1f8bec84 100755
--- a/src/pamhyr.py
+++ b/src/pamhyr.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 from config import Config
 from tools import (
-    reset_timers, display_timers, timer
+    reset_timers, display_timers, timer,
+    logger_color_blue, logger_color_red, logger_color_green, logger_color_reset
 )
 
 from View.MainWindow import ApplicationWindow
@@ -35,12 +36,45 @@ from Model.Study import Study
 
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.DEBUG,
-    format='[PAMHYR][%(levelname)s] %(message)s'
+    format=(f'[{logger_color_blue()}PAMHYR{logger_color_reset()}]' +
+            f'[{logger_color_green()}%(levelname)s{logger_color_reset()}]' +
+            ' %(message)s')
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
+try:
+    log = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(Config.filename()), "log.txt"
+    )
+    logfile = open(log, "w+")
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(logfile)
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('[%(asctime)s][%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
+    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
+except:
+    logger.error("Failed to create logfile...")
+
 def license():
+    blue = lambda s: logger.info(f"{logger_color_blue()}{s}{logger_color_reset()}")
+
+    blue("""`7MM\"""Mq.   db      `7MMM.     ,MMF'`7MMF'  `7MMF'`YMM'   `MM'`7MM\"""Mq.""")
+    blue("""  MM   `MM. ;MM:       MMMb    dPMM    MM      MM    VMA   ,V    MM   `MM.""")
+    blue("""  MM   ,M9 ,V^MM.      M YM   ,M MM    MM      MM     VMA ,V     MM   ,M9""")
+    blue("""  MMmmdM9 ,M  `MM      M  Mb  M' MM    MMmmmmmmMM      VMMP      MMmmdM9""")
+    blue("""  MM      AbmmmqMA     M  YM.P'  MM    MM      MM       MM       MM  YM.""")
+    blue("""  MM     A'     VML    M  `YM'   MM    MM      MM       MM       MM   `Mb.""")
+    blue(""".JMML. .AMA.   .AMMA..JML. `'  .JMML..JMML.  .JMML.   .JMML.   .JMML. .JMM.""")
+    with open(os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.join(
+                os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                "VERSION"
+            )
+    ), "r") as f:
+        version = f.readline().strip()
+        logger.info(f"version:  {logger_color_green()}{version}{logger_color_reset()}")
+
     logger.info("license: pamhyr  Copyright (C) 2023  INRAE")
     logger.info("license: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.")
     logger.info("license: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it")
diff --git a/src/tools.py b/src/tools.py
index d5707c564ba0a21d9e87e69426a30d3baa95d2a8..c345fb7f691fb939df3b2effc7b3ea4d46c5c959 100644
--- a/src/tools.py
+++ b/src/tools.py
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ from functools import (
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
+def logger_color_blue():
+    posix = os.name == "posix"
+    if posix:
+        return f"{Style.BRIGHT}{Fore.BLUE}"
+    return ""
+
+def logger_color_red():
+    posix = os.name == "posix"
+    if posix:
+        return f"{Style.BRIGHT}{Fore.RED}"
+    return ""
+
+def logger_color_green():
+    posix = os.name == "posix"
+    if posix:
+        return f"{Style.BRIGHT}{Fore.GREEN}"
+    return ""
+
+def logger_color_reset():
+    posix = os.name == "posix"
+    if posix:
+        return f"{Style.RESET_ALL}"
+    return ""
+
 ##########
 # TIMERS #
 ##########