diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87d01fd..e9aa999 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ add_library(${TARGET_APP} STATIC
   network/apiroutes.h
   # 3rd party libraries
   ../3rdParty/rapidcsv/src/rapidcsv.h
+  utils/messagehandler.h
 )
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/utils/messagehandler.h b/utils/messagehandler.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..955fb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/messagehandler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGEHANDLER_H
+#define MESSAGEHANDLER_H
+/**
+ * Color and formatting codes
+ * @see: http://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
+ */
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+//  qSetMessagePattern("%{file}(%{line}): %{message}");
+//  qSetMessagePattern("%{type}(%{line}):\t%{message}");
+//  qSetMessagePattern("%{type}%{file}(%{line}):\t%{message}");
+
+void consoleHandlerColoredVerbose(QtMsgType type,
+                                  const QMessageLogContext& context,
+                                  const QString& msg) {
+  QByteArray localMsg = msg.toLocal8Bit();
+  switch (type) {
+    case QtDebugMsg:
+      //      fprintf(stderr, "\033[1;30mDebug: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file,
+      //      context.line, context.function, localMsg.constData());  // bold
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[107;30mDebug: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtInfoMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[107;32mInfo:  (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtWarningMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[43;30mWarning: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtCriticalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[41;30mCritical: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtFatalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[41;30mFatal: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      abort();
+  }
+}
+
+void consoleHandlerColoredVerboseInDarkTheme(QtMsgType type,
+                                             const QMessageLogContext& context,
+                                             const QString& msg) {
+  QByteArray localMsg = msg.toLocal8Bit();
+  switch (type) {
+    case QtDebugMsg:
+      //      fprintf(stderr, "\033[1;30mDebug: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file,
+      //      context.line, context.function, localMsg.constData());  // bold
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[107;37mDebug: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtInfoMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[107;32mInfo:  (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtWarningMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[43;30mWarning: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtCriticalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[41;30mCritical: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtFatalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[41;30mFatal: (%s:%u, %s) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              context.function, localMsg.constData());
+      abort();
+  }
+}
+
+void consoleHandlerColored(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext& context, const QString& msg) {
+  QByteArray localMsg = msg.toLocal8Bit();
+  switch (type) {
+    case QtDebugMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[1;30mDebug: (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtInfoMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[0;30mInfo:  (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtWarningMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[1;33mWarning: (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtCriticalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[31mCritical: (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      break;
+    case QtFatalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "\033[31mFatal: (%s:%u) \t%s\n\033[0m", context.file, context.line,
+              localMsg.constData());
+      abort();
+  }
+}
+
+void myMessageOutput(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext& context, const QString& msg) {
+  QByteArray localMsg = msg.toLocal8Bit();
+  switch (type) {
+    case QtDebugMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "Debug: %s (%s:%u, %s)\n", localMsg.constData(), context.file, context.line,
+              context.function);
+      break;
+    case QtInfoMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "Info: %s (%s:%u, %s)\n", localMsg.constData(), context.file, context.line,
+              context.function);
+      break;
+    case QtWarningMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "Warning: %s (%s:%u, %s)\n", localMsg.constData(), context.file, context.line,
+              context.function);
+      break;
+    case QtCriticalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "Critical: %s (%s:%u, %s)\n", localMsg.constData(), context.file,
+              context.line, context.function);
+      break;
+    case QtFatalMsg:
+      fprintf(stderr, "Fatal: %s (%s:%u, %s)\n", localMsg.constData(), context.file, context.line,
+              context.function);
+      abort();
+  }
+}
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
+#include <android/log.h>
+
+const char* const applicationName = "Pensieve";
+void androidMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext& context, const QString& msg) {
+  QString report = msg;
+  if (context.file && !QString(context.file).isEmpty()) {
+    report += " in file ";
+    report += QString(context.file);
+    report += " line ";
+    report += QString::number(context.line);
+  }
+  if (context.function && !QString(context.function).isEmpty()) {
+    report += +" function ";
+    report += QString(context.function);
+  }
+  const char* const local = report.toLocal8Bit().constData();
+  switch (type) {
+    case QtDebugMsg:
+      __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, applicationName, local);
+      break;
+    case QtInfoMsg:
+      __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, applicationName, local);
+      break;
+    case QtWarningMsg:
+      __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_WARN, applicationName, local);
+      break;
+    case QtCriticalMsg:
+      __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, applicationName, local);
+      break;
+    case QtFatalMsg:
+    default:
+      __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, applicationName, local);
+      abort();
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif  // MESSAGEHANDLER_H