diff --git a/channel.cpp b/channel.cpp
index 00f5a76c4..e0665bd12 100644
--- a/channel.cpp
+++ b/channel.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "channel.h"
 #include "emotes.h"
+#include "logging/loggingmanager.h"
 #include "messages/message.h"
 #include "windows.h"
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ Channel::Channel(const QString &channel)
               "/subscribe?ref=in_chat_subscriber_link")
     , channelLink("https://twitch.tv/" + name)
     , popoutPlayerLink("https://player.twitch.tv/?channel=" + name)
+    , loggingChannel(logging::get(name))
 {
     reloadChannelEmotes();
 }
@@ -127,6 +129,10 @@ Channel::addMessage(std::shared_ptr<messages::Message> message)
 {
     std::shared_ptr<messages::Message> deleted;
 
+    if (this->loggingChannel.get() != nullptr) {
+        this->loggingChannel->append(message);
+    }
+
     if (this->messages.appendItem(message, deleted)) {
         this->messageRemovedFromStart(deleted);
     }
@@ -135,4 +141,5 @@ Channel::addMessage(std::shared_ptr<messages::Message> message)
 
     Windows::repaintVisibleChatWidgets(this);
 }
-}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/channel.h b/channel.h
index a3a2d0405..bde15b923 100644
--- a/channel.h
+++ b/channel.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define CHANNEL_H
 
 #include "concurrentmap.h"
+#include "logging/loggingchannel.h"
 #include "messages/lazyloadedimage.h"
 #include "messages/limitedqueue.h"
 
@@ -128,10 +129,12 @@ private:
     int streamViewerCount;
     QString streamStatus;
     QString streamGame;
+    std::shared_ptr<logging::Channel> loggingChannel;
 
     void reloadBttvEmotes();
     void reloadFfzEmotes();
 };
-}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // CHANNEL_H
diff --git a/channels.cpp b/channels.cpp
index f6fcda7ad..4758693cd 100644
--- a/channels.cpp
+++ b/channels.cpp
@@ -3,13 +3,39 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-std::shared_ptr<Channel> Channels::whispers(new Channel(QString("/whispers")));
-std::shared_ptr<Channel> Channels::mentions(new Channel(QString("/mentions")));
-std::shared_ptr<Channel> Channels::empty(new Channel(QString("")));
+static std::shared_ptr<Channel> whispers(nullptr);
+static std::shared_ptr<Channel> mentions(nullptr);
+static std::shared_ptr<Channel> empty(nullptr);
 
 QMap<QString, std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Channel>, int>> Channels::channels;
 QMutex Channels::channelsMutex;
 
+void
+initChannels()
+{
+    whispers.reset(new Channel(QString("/whispers")));
+    mentions.reset(new Channel(QString("/mentions")));
+    empty.reset(new Channel(QString("")));
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Channel>
+Channels::getWhispers()
+{
+    return whispers;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Channel>
+Channels::getMentions()
+{
+    return mentions;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Channel>
+Channels::getEmpty()
+{
+    return empty;
+}
+
 const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Channel>>
 Channels::getItems()
 {
@@ -60,20 +86,20 @@ Channels::getChannel(const QString &channel)
 
     if (channel.length() > 1 && channel.at(0) == '/') {
         if (c == "/whispers") {
-            return Channels::whispers;
+            return whispers;
         }
 
         if (c == "/mentions") {
-            return Channels::mentions;
+            return mentions;
         }
 
-        return Channels::empty;
+        return empty;
     }
 
     auto a = Channels::channels.find(c);
 
     if (a == Channels::channels.end()) {
-        return Channels::empty;
+        return empty;
     }
 
     return std::get<0>(a.value());
@@ -103,4 +129,5 @@ Channels::removeChannel(const QString &channel)
         Channels::channels.remove(c);
     }
 }
-}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/channels.h b/channels.h
index 0d5fbe499..46b547e06 100644
--- a/channels.h
+++ b/channels.h
@@ -5,26 +5,14 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
+void initChannels();
+
 class Channels
 {
 public:
-    static std::shared_ptr<Channel>
-    getWhispers()
-    {
-        return whispers;
-    }
-
-    static std::shared_ptr<Channel>
-    getMentions()
-    {
-        return mentions;
-    }
-
-    static std::shared_ptr<Channel>
-    getEmpty()
-    {
-        return empty;
-    }
+    static std::shared_ptr<Channel> getWhispers();
+    static std::shared_ptr<Channel> getMentions();
+    static std::shared_ptr<Channel> getEmpty();
 
     const static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Channel>> getItems();
 
@@ -37,12 +25,10 @@ private:
     {
     }
 
-    static std::shared_ptr<Channel> whispers;
-    static std::shared_ptr<Channel> mentions;
-    static std::shared_ptr<Channel> empty;
-
     static QMap<QString, std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Channel>, int>> channels;
     static QMutex channelsMutex;
 };
-}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
+
 #endif  // CHANNELS_H
diff --git a/chatterino.pro b/chatterino.pro
index 7b582562c..13819c5e2 100644
--- a/chatterino.pro
+++ b/chatterino.pro
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp\
     widgets/settingsdialogtab.cpp \
     widgets/textinputdialog.cpp \
     windows.cpp \
-    logging.cpp \
-    messages/messageref.cpp
+    messages/messageref.cpp \
+    logging/loggingmanager.cpp \
+    logging/loggingchannel.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += account.h \
     asyncexec.h \
@@ -96,10 +97,11 @@ HEADERS  += account.h \
     windows.h \
     widgets/resizingtextedit.h \
     settingssnapshot.h \
-    logging.h \
     messages/limitedqueue.h \
     messages/limitedqueuesnapshot.h \
-    messages/messageref.h
+    messages/messageref.h \
+    logging/loggingmanager.h \
+    logging/loggingchannel.h
 
 PRECOMPILED_HEADER =
 
diff --git a/ircmanager.h b/ircmanager.h
index 2c25d9666..17f9a0124 100644
--- a/ircmanager.h
+++ b/ircmanager.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QString>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 namespace chatterino {
 
 class IrcManager
diff --git a/logging.cpp b/logging.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a33d793b..000000000
--- a/logging.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#include "logging.h"
-
-Logging::Logging()
-{
-
-}
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b2e40a21..000000000
--- a/logging.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef LOGGING_H
-#define LOGGING_H
-
-class Logging
-{
-public:
-private:
-    Logging();
-};
-
-#endif  // LOGGING_H
diff --git a/logging/loggingchannel.cpp b/logging/loggingchannel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa58fac3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/loggingchannel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#include "loggingchannel.h"
+#include "loggingmanager.h"
+
+#include <QDir>
+
+#include <ctime>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace logging {
+
+Channel::Channel(const QString &_channelName, const QString &_baseDirectory)
+    : channelName(_channelName)
+    , baseDirectory(_baseDirectory)
+{
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+
+    this->fileName =
+        this->channelName + "-" + now.toString("yyyy-MM-dd") + ".log";
+
+    // Open file handle to log file of current date
+    this->fileHandle.setFileName(this->baseDirectory + QDir::separator() +
+                                 this->fileName);
+
+    this->fileHandle.open(QIODevice::Append);
+    this->appendLine(this->generateOpeningString(now));
+}
+
+Channel::~Channel()
+{
+    this->appendLine(this->generateClosingString());
+    this->fileHandle.close();
+}
+
+void
+Channel::append(std::shared_ptr<messages::Message> message)
+{
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+
+    QString str;
+    str.append('[');
+    str.append(now.toString("HH:mm:ss"));
+    str.append("] ");
+    str.append(message->getUserName());
+    str.append(": ");
+    str.append(message->getContent());
+    str.append('\n');
+    this->appendLine(str);
+}
+
+QString
+Channel::generateOpeningString(const QDateTime &now) const
+{
+    QString ret = QLatin1Literal("# Start logging at ");
+
+    ret.append(now.toString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss "));
+    ret.append(now.timeZoneAbbreviation());
+    ret.append('\n');
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+QString
+Channel::generateClosingString(const QDateTime &now) const
+{
+    QString ret = QLatin1Literal("# Stop logging at ");
+
+    ret.append(now.toString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"));
+    ret.append(now.timeZoneAbbreviation());
+    ret.append('\n');
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void
+Channel::appendLine(const QString &line)
+{
+    this->fileHandle.write(line.toUtf8());
+    this->fileHandle.flush();
+}
+
+}  // namespace logging
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/logging/loggingchannel.h b/logging/loggingchannel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e777ff7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/loggingchannel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef LOGGINGCHANNEL_H
+#define LOGGINGCHANNEL_H
+
+#include "messages/message.h"
+
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace logging {
+
+class Channel
+{
+public:
+    explicit Channel(const QString &_channelName,
+                     const QString &_baseDirectory);
+    ~Channel();
+
+    void append(std::shared_ptr<messages::Message> message);
+
+private:
+    QString generateOpeningString(
+        const QDateTime &now = QDateTime::currentDateTime()) const;
+    QString generateClosingString(
+        const QDateTime &now = QDateTime::currentDateTime()) const;
+
+    void appendLine(const QString &line);
+
+private:
+    QString channelName;
+    const QString &baseDirectory;
+    QString fileName;
+    QFile fileHandle;
+};
+
+}  // namespace logging
+}  // namespace chatterino
+
+#endif  // LOGGINGCHANNEL_H
diff --git a/logging/loggingmanager.cpp b/logging/loggingmanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15a92ce66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/loggingmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#include "loggingmanager.h"
+
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace logging {
+
+static QString logBasePath;
+static QString channelBasePath;
+static QString whispersBasePath;
+static QString mentionsBasePath;
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string, std::weak_ptr<Channel>> channels;
+
+void
+init()
+{
+    // Make sure all folders are properly created
+    logBasePath =
+        QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation) +
+        QDir::separator() + "Logs";
+    channelBasePath = logBasePath + QDir::separator() + "Channels";
+    whispersBasePath = logBasePath + QDir::separator() + "Whispers";
+    mentionsBasePath = logBasePath + QDir::separator() + "Mentions";
+
+    {
+        QDir dir(logBasePath);
+        if (!dir.exists()) {
+            dir.mkpath(".");
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        QDir dir(channelBasePath);
+        if (!dir.exists()) {
+            dir.mkpath(".");
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        QDir dir(whispersBasePath);
+        if (!dir.exists()) {
+            dir.mkpath(".");
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        QDir dir(mentionsBasePath);
+        if (!dir.exists()) {
+            dir.mkpath(".");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static const QString &
+getBaseDirectory(const QString &channelName)
+{
+    if (channelName == "/whispers") {
+        return whispersBasePath;
+    } else if (channelName == "/mentions") {
+        return mentionsBasePath;
+    } else {
+        return channelBasePath;
+    }
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Channel>
+get(const QString &channelName)
+{
+    if (channelName.isEmpty()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    const QString &baseDirectory = getBaseDirectory(channelName);
+
+    auto channel = channels.find(channelName.toStdString());
+    if (channel == std::end(channels)) {
+        // This channel is definitely not logged yet.
+        // Create shared_ptr that we will return, and store a weak_ptr reference
+        std::shared_ptr<Channel> ret =
+            std::shared_ptr<Channel>(new Channel(channelName, baseDirectory));
+
+        channels[channelName.toStdString()] = std::weak_ptr<Channel>(ret);
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (auto ret = channels[channelName.toStdString()].lock()) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<Channel> ret =
+        std::shared_ptr<Channel>(new Channel(channelName, baseDirectory));
+
+    channels[channelName.toStdString()] = std::weak_ptr<Channel>(ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+}  // namespace logging
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/logging/loggingmanager.h b/logging/loggingmanager.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7d7d0399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging/loggingmanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef LOGGINGMANAGER_H
+#define LOGGINGMANAGER_H
+
+#include "loggingchannel.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace logging {
+
+void init();
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> get(const QString &channelName);
+
+}  // namespace logging
+}  // namespace chatterino
+
+#endif  // LOGGINGMANAGER_H
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 72ea0727f..2b502fdc2 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "emojis.h"
 #include "emotes.h"
 #include "ircmanager.h"
+#include "logging/loggingmanager.h"
 #include "resources.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "widgets/mainwindow.h"
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
 
+    chatterino::logging::init();
+    chatterino::initChannels();
     Settings::getInstance().load();
     Resources::load();
     Emojis::loadEmojis();
diff --git a/messages/message.cpp b/messages/message.cpp
index 80700f003..846092a59 100644
--- a/messages/message.cpp
+++ b/messages/message.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "messages/message.h"
+#include "channel.h"
 #include "colorscheme.h"
 #include "emojis.h"
 #include "emotes.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Message::Message(const QString &text)
 Message::Message(const IrcPrivateMessage &ircMessage, Channel &channel,
                  bool enablePingSound, bool isReceivedWhisper,
                  bool isSentWhisper, bool includeChannel)
+    : content(ircMessage.content())
 {
     this->parseTime = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 
@@ -144,14 +146,10 @@ Message::Message(const IrcPrivateMessage &ircMessage, Channel &channel,
     }
 
     // username
-    this->userName = ircMessage.account();
+    this->userName = ircMessage.nick();
 
     if (this->userName.isEmpty()) {
-        auto iterator = tags.find("login");
-
-        if (iterator != tags.end()) {
-            this->userName = iterator.value().toString();
-        }
+        this->userName = tags.value(QLatin1String("login")).toString();
     }
 
     QString displayName;
diff --git a/messages/message.h b/messages/message.h
index e017c8778..da3c0a964 100644
--- a/messages/message.h
+++ b/messages/message.h
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 #ifndef MESSAGE_H
 #define MESSAGE_H
 
-#include "channel.h"
 #include "messages/word.h"
 #include "messages/wordpart.h"
 
 #include <IrcMessage>
 #include <QVector>
+
 #include <chrono>
 
 namespace chatterino {
+
+class Channel;
+
 namespace messages {
 
 class Message
@@ -54,6 +57,18 @@ public:
         return displayName;
     }
 
+    inline const QString &
+    getContent() const
+    {
+        return this->content;
+    }
+
+    inline const std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> &
+    getParseTime() const
+    {
+        return this->parseTime;
+    }
+
     std::vector<Word> &
     getWords()
     {
@@ -91,6 +106,7 @@ private:
 
     QString userName = "";
     QString displayName = "";
+    QString content;
     QString id = "";
 
     std::vector<Word> words;
diff --git a/messages/word.cpp b/messages/word.cpp
index 32ecbd4d8..6e31794c3 100644
--- a/messages/word.cpp
+++ b/messages/word.cpp
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ Word::Word(const QString &text, Type type, const QColor &color,
     , characterWidthCache()
 {
 }
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace messages
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/messages/word.h b/messages/word.h
index 1e3d3808f..73467e8ed 100644
--- a/messages/word.h
+++ b/messages/word.h
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ private:
 
     std::vector<short> characterWidthCache;
 };
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace messages
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // WORD_H
diff --git a/widgets/chatwidget.cpp b/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
index 1c05fc20a..fb2f5abf4 100644
--- a/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ ChatWidget::setChannelName(const QString &name)
 
                 auto messageRef = new messages::MessageRef(message);
 
-                qDebug() << "xD";
-
                 this->messages.appendItem(
                     std::shared_ptr<messages::MessageRef>(messageRef), deleted);
             });