diff --git a/vasl_templates/main.py b/vasl_templates/main.py
index fb0b741..a909e3b 100755
--- a/vasl_templates/main.py
+++ b/vasl_templates/main.py
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ def _do_main( template_pack, default_scenario, remote_debugging, debug ): #pylin
     from vasl_templates.webapp import globvars, load_debug_config
     from vasl_templates.webapp import main as webapp_main, snippets as webapp_snippets
 
+    # initialize logging
+    # NOTE: We set up basic logging for people using the desktop app (if they are running from source,
+    # or using Docker, there is an expectation they can do this themselves). If logging has already
+    # been set up, this config is in *addition* to what's already been configured.
+    handler = logging.FileHandler( globvars.user_profile.default_log_fname, mode="w" )
+    handler.setLevel( logging.WARNING )
+    handler.setFormatter(
+        logging.Formatter( "%(asctime)s | %(message)s" )
+    )
+    logging.getLogger().addHandler( handler )
+
     # configure the default template pack
     if template_pack:
         if template_pack.lower().endswith( ".zip" ):
diff --git a/vasl_templates/main_window.py b/vasl_templates/main_window.py
index 033dca6..36ad806 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/main_window.py
+++ b/vasl_templates/main_window.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QIcon
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QUrl, QMargins, pyqtSlot, QVariant
 
 from vasl_templates.webapp.config.constants import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, IS_FROZEN
+from vasl_templates.webapp import globvars
 from vasl_templates.main import app_settings
 from vasl_templates.web_channel import WebChannelHandler
-from vasl_templates.utils import catch_exceptions
+from vasl_templates.utils import catch_exceptions, launch_file
 
 _CONSOLE_SOURCE_REGEX = re.compile( r"^http://.+?/static/(.*)$" )
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class AppWebPage( QWebEnginePage ):
         mo = _CONSOLE_SOURCE_REGEX.search( source_id )
         source = mo.group(1) if mo else source_id
         logger = logging.getLogger( "javascript" )
-        logger.info( "%s:%d - %s", source, line_no, msg )
+        logger.warning( "%s:%d - %s", source, line_no, msg )
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class MainWindow( QWidget ):
             action.triggered.connect( handler )
             file_menu.addAction( action )
         add_action( "&Settings", "settings.png", self.on_settings )
+        add_action( "&Log file", "log.png", self.on_log_file )
         add_action( "&About", "info.png", self.on_about )
         file_menu.addSeparator()
         add_action( "E&xit", "exit.png", self.on_exit )
@@ -219,6 +221,10 @@ class MainWindow( QWidget ):
         dlg = ServerSettingsDialog( self )
         dlg.exec_()
 
+    def on_log_file( self ):
+        """Menu action handler."""
+        launch_file( globvars.user_profile.default_log_fname )
+
     def on_about( self ):
         """Menu action handler."""
         from vasl_templates.about import AboutDialog #pylint: disable=cyclic-import
diff --git a/vasl_templates/utils.py b/vasl_templates/utils.py
index 14a1c2c..e9d2e78 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/utils.py
+++ b/vasl_templates/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """ Miscellaneous utilities. """
 
 import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
 import functools
 import logging
 import traceback
@@ -78,3 +80,14 @@ def show_msg_store( msg_store ):
     for msg_type in ("error","warning"):
         for msg in msg_store.get_msgs( msg_type ):
             MainWindow.showErrorMsg( msg )
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def launch_file( fname ):
+    """Launch the specified file."""
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        os.startfile( fname ) #pylint: disable=no-member
+    elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
+        subprocess.call( ("open", fname) )
+    else:
+        subprocess.call( ("xdg-open", fname) )
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/images/menu/log.png b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/images/menu/log.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c5083
Binary files /dev/null and b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/images/menu/log.png differ
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/user_profile.py b/vasl_templates/webapp/user_profile.py
index 730ea66..f914f12 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/user_profile.py
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/user_profile.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class UserProfile:
         # configure the location of the log files
         self.logs_dname = "/tmp" if is_container \
           else self._check_dir( appdirs.user_log_dir( _APP_NAME, _APP_AUTHOR ) )
+        if is_desktop_app:
+            self.default_log_fname = os.path.join( self.logs_dname, "app.log" )
         self.webdriver_log_fname = app_config.get( "WEBDRIVER_LOG",
             os.path.join( self.logs_dname, "webdriver.log" )
         )
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ class UserProfile:
         _logger.info( "- local data = %s", self.local_data_dname )
         _logger.debug( "  - Flask lock file = %s", self.flask_lock_fname )
         _logger.info( "- logs = %s", self.logs_dname )
+        if is_desktop_app:
+            _logger.debug( "- app = %s", self.default_log_fname )
         _logger.debug( "  - webdriver = %s", self.webdriver_log_fname )
         _logger.info( "- cache = %s", self.cache_dname )
         for key, val in self.downloaded_files.items():