diff --git a/src/blackmisc/logpattern.cpp b/src/blackmisc/logpattern.cpp
index 0caa53736..48c1fc345 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/logpattern.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/logpattern.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,35 @@
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
+    const QHash<QString, CLogPattern> &CLogPattern::allHumanReadablePatterns()
+    {
+        static const QHash<QString, CLogPattern> patterns
+        {
+            { "uncategorized (swift)",  exactMatch(CLogCategory::uncategorized()) },
+            { "validation",             exactMatch(CLogCategory::validation()) },
+            { "swift contexts",         exactMatch(CLogCategory::context()) },
+            { "swift context slots",    exactMatch(CLogCategory::contextSlot()) },
+            { "swift GUI",              exactMatch(CLogCategory::guiComponent()) },
+            { "swift downloads",        exactMatch(CLogCategory::download()) },
+            { "Qt library",             startsWith("qt.") },
+            { "uncategorized (other)",  empty() }
+        };
+        return patterns;
+    }
+
+    const QStringList &CLogPattern::allHumanReadableNames()
+    {
+        static const QStringList names = allHumanReadablePatterns().keys();
+        return names;
+    }
+
+    const CLogPattern &CLogPattern::fromHumanReadableName(const QString &name)
+    {
+        static const CLogPattern empty {};
+        auto it = allHumanReadablePatterns().find(name);
+        return it == allHumanReadablePatterns().end() ? empty : *it;
+    }
+
     CLogPattern::CLogPattern(Strategy strategy, const QSet<QString> &strings)
         : m_strategy(strategy), m_strings(strings)
     {
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/logpattern.h b/src/blackmisc/logpattern.h
index 8b2dd75a9..9c4f85979 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/logpattern.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/logpattern.h
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         public Mixin::Icon<CLogPattern>
     {
     public:
+        //! Get a list of human-readable names of predefined log patterns.
+        static const QStringList &allHumanReadableNames();
+
+        //! Return a predefined CLogPattern corresponding to the given human-readable name.
+        static const CLogPattern &fromHumanReadableName(const QString &name);
+
         //! Default constructed CLogPattern will match any message.
         CLogPattern();
 
@@ -121,6 +127,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         const QString &getPrefix() const { Q_ASSERT(m_strategy == StartsWith && m_strings.size() == 1); return *m_strings.begin(); }
         const QString &getSuffix() const { Q_ASSERT(m_strategy == EndsWith && m_strings.size() == 1); return *m_strings.begin(); }
         const QString &getSubstring() const { Q_ASSERT(m_strategy == Contains && m_strings.size() == 1); return *m_strings.begin(); }
+
+        static const QHash<QString, CLogPattern> &allHumanReadablePatterns();
     };
 }