diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 018061bba..d17c6800b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ Logs are printed to both render console and stdout. Logs are also written to a l
 
 `yarn log-osx` will tail the file. Similar commands (as yet untested) exist for linux/windows.
 
+`electron-log`is used under the hood, and ouputs logs to:
+
+- on Linux: ~/.config/safe-browser/logs/{process type}.log
+- on macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Safe Browser/{process type}.log
+- on Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Safe Browser\logs\{process type}.log
+
 ## Contributing
 
 As an open source project we're excited to accept contributions to the code from outside of MaidSafe, and are striving to make that as easy and clean as possible.
diff --git a/app/logger.ts b/app/logger.ts
index eaa4d5dc9..ef1287e07 100644
--- a/app/logger.ts
+++ b/app/logger.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import {
 if ( log.transports ) {
     // Log level
     // error, warn, log, log, debug, silly
-    // log.transports.console.level = 'silly';
     log.transports.file.level = 'silly';
+    log.transports.console.format = '[Renderer: {h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}] › {text}';
 
     if (
         isRunningSpectronTestProcess ||
@@ -34,22 +34,21 @@ if ( log.transports ) {
         log.transports.console.level = 'warn';
     }
 
-    log.transports.file.file = path.resolve( os.tmpdir(), 'safe-browser.log' );
-
-    log.transports.console.format = '[{label} {h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}] › {text}';
     if ( inTabProcess ) {
-        log.variables.label = `A Tab: `;
+        log.transports.file.fileName = 'tab.log';
+        log.transports.console.format = '[Tab: {h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}] › {text}';
     }
     if ( currentWindowId ) {
-        log.variables.label = `window ${currentWindowId}`;
+        log.transports.console.format = `[Window :${currentWindowId}: {h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}] › {text}`;
     }
     if ( inMainProcess ) {
         log.variables.label = 'main';
-        log.transports.console.format = '%c[{label} {h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}]%c › {text}';
+        log.transports.console.format = '%c{h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}%c › {text}';
     }
 
     if ( inBgProcess ) {
-        log.variables.label = 'background';
+        log.transports.file.fileName = 'background.log';
+        log.transports.console.format = '[Background: {h}:{i}:{s}.{ms}] › {text}';
     }
 
     log.transports.file.maxSize = 5 * 1024 * 1024;