diff --git a/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp b/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp
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+++ b/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2015
+ * Swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "filelogger.h"
+#include <QString>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+
+    CFileLogger::CFileLogger(QObject *parent) : CFileLogger(QCoreApplication::applicationName(), QString(), parent)
+    {
+    }
+
+    CFileLogger::CFileLogger(const QString &applicationName, const QString &logPath, QObject *parent) :
+        QObject(parent),
+        m_logSubscriber(this, &CFileLogger::ps_writeStatusMessageToFile),
+        m_logFile(this),
+        m_applicationName(applicationName),
+        m_logPath(logPath)
+    {
+        removeOldLogFiles();
+        if (!m_logPath.isEmpty() && !m_logPath.endsWith('/')) { m_logPath += '/'; }
+        m_logFile.setFileName(getFullFileName());
+        m_logFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Append | QIODevice::Text);
+        m_stream.setDevice(&m_logFile);
+        m_stream.setCodec("UTF-8");
+        writeHeaderToFile();
+    }
+
+    CFileLogger::~CFileLogger()
+    {
+        if (m_logFile.isOpen())
+        {
+            writeContentToFile(QStringLiteral("Application stopped."));
+            m_logFile.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void CFileLogger::changeLogPattern(const CLogPattern &pattern)
+    {
+        m_logSubscriber.changeSubscription(pattern);
+    }
+
+    void CFileLogger::ps_writeStatusMessageToFile(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &statusMessage)
+    {
+        QString finalContent = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(QStringLiteral("hh:mm:ss "));
+        finalContent += statusMessage.getHumanReadableCategory();
+        finalContent += " ";
+        finalContent += statusMessage.getSeverityAsString();
+        finalContent += ": ";
+        finalContent += statusMessage.getMessage();
+        writeContentToFile(finalContent);
+    }
+
+    QString CFileLogger::getFullFileName()
+    {
+        QString filename;
+        Q_ASSERT(!m_applicationName.isEmpty());
+        if (!m_logPath.isEmpty()) filename += m_logPath;
+        filename += m_applicationName;
+        filename += QLatin1String("_");
+        filename += QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(QStringLiteral("yyMMddhhmmss"));
+        filename += QLatin1String(".log");
+        return filename;
+    }
+
+    void CFileLogger::removeOldLogFiles()
+    {
+        QString nameFilter(m_applicationName);
+        nameFilter += QLatin1String("*.log");
+        QDir dir(m_logPath, nameFilter, QDir::Name, QDir::Files);
+
+        for (const auto &logFile : dir.entryList())
+        {
+            if (QFileInfo(logFile).lastModified().daysTo(QDateTime::currentDateTime()) > 7 )
+            {
+                dir.remove(logFile);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void CFileLogger::writeHeaderToFile()
+    {
+        QString header(QStringLiteral("Application started."));
+        writeContentToFile(header);
+    }
+
+    void CFileLogger::writeContentToFile(const QString &content)
+    {
+        m_stream << content << endl;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/filelogger.h b/src/blackmisc/filelogger.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/blackmisc/filelogger.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2015
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_FILELOGGER_H
+#define BLACKMISC_FILELOGGER_H
+
+//! \file
+
+#include "blackmiscexport.h"
+#include "loghandler.h"
+#include "statusmessage.h"
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+
+    //! Class to write log messages to file
+    class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CFileLogger : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+
+        //! Constructor.
+        //! Filename defaults to QCoreApplication::applicationName() and path to "."
+        CFileLogger(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+        /*!
+         * Constructor
+         * \param applicationName Use the applications name without any extension.
+         *                        A timestamp and extension will be added automatically.
+         * \param logPath Path the log files is written to. If you leave this empty, the
+         *                file will be written in the working directory of the binary.
+         * \param parent QObject parent
+         */
+        CFileLogger(const QString &applicationName, const QString &logPath, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+        //! Destructor.
+        ~CFileLogger();
+
+        //! Change the log pattern. Call this method at least once to start logging
+        void changeLogPattern(const CLogPattern &pattern);
+
+    private slots:
+
+        void ps_writeStatusMessageToFile(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &statusMessage);
+
+    private:
+
+        QString getFullFileName();
+        void removeOldLogFiles();
+
+        void writeHeaderToFile();
+        void writeContentToFile(const QString &content);
+
+        CLogSubscriber m_logSubscriber;
+        QFile m_logFile;
+        QTextStream m_stream;
+        QString m_applicationName;
+        QString m_logPath; //!< Empty by default. Hence the working directory "." is used
+    };
+}
+
+#endif