diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42c3d19b97..595ece48da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Debug messages are disabled by default, enable them with the `--log-debug` flag.
 | `--log-debug`                   | Log debug messages                           |
 | `--log-to-console`              | Output the log to stout / chrome dev console |
 | `--machine-readable-stacktrace` | Enable JSON stacktrace                       |
+| `--no-color`                    | Disable colors in the output of main process | 
 
 #### Log locations
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6b2ac45271..1a567bdc50 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "deltachat-desktop",
-  "version": "0.200.0",
+  "version": "0.201.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -2777,10 +2777,9 @@
       }
     },
     "colors": {
-      "version": "1.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mmGt/1pZqYRjMxB1axhTo16/snVZ5krrKkcmMeVKxzECMMXoCgnvTPp10QgHfcbQZw8Dq2jMNG6je4JlWU0gWg==",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a+UqTh4kgZg/SlGvfbzDHpgRu7AAQOmmqRHJnxhRZICKFUT91brVhNNt58CMWU9PsBbv3PDCZUHbVxuDiH2mtA=="
     },
     "combined-stream": {
       "version": "1.0.8",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4faf7ba4df..5532dca6ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     "simple-markdown": "^0.4.4",
     "styled-components": "^4.3.2",
     "tempy": "^0.3.0",
-    "use-debounce": "^3.0.1"
+    "use-debounce": "^3.0.1",
+    "colors": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.5.5",
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@
     "@types/mapbox-gl": "^0.54.2",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.6",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
-    "colors": "^1.3.3",
     "cp-file": "^7.0.0",
     "depcheck": "^0.8.3",
     "electron": "^4.2.9",
diff --git a/src/logger.js b/src/logger.js
index 9cc4a2f489..2a0d6d7ca1 100644
--- a/src/logger.js
+++ b/src/logger.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const esp = require('error-stack-parser')
 const { app, remote } = require('electron')
+const colors = require('colors/safe')
+const startTime = Date.now()
 
 const rc = remote ? remote.app.rc : app ? app.rc : {}
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ function setLogHandler (LogHandler) {
   handler = LogHandler
 }
 
-function log (channel, level, ...args) {
+function log ({ channel, isMainProcess }, level, stacktrace, args) {
   const variant = LoggerVariants[level]
   if (!handler) {
     /* ignore-console-log */
@@ -26,9 +28,30 @@ function log (channel, level, ...args) {
     console.log(`Log Message: ${channel} ${level} ${args.join(' ')}`)
     throw Error('Failed to log message - Handler not initilized yet')
   }
-  handler(channel, variant.level, ...args)
+  handler(channel, variant.level, stacktrace, ...args)
   if (rc['log-to-console']) {
-    variant.log(channel, variant.level, ...args)
+    if (isMainProcess) {
+      const begining = `${Math.round((Date.now() - startTime) / 100) / 10}s ${[
+        '[D]',
+        colors.blue('[i]'),
+        colors.yellow('[w]'),
+        colors.red('[E]'),
+        colors.red('[C]')
+      ][level]}${colors.grey(channel)}:`
+      if (!stacktrace) {
+        /* ignore-console-log */
+        console.log(begining, ...args)
+      } else {
+        /* ignore-console-log */
+        console.log(begining, ...args, colors.red(stacktrace))
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (stacktrace) {
+        variant.log(channel, variant.level, stacktrace, ...args)
+      } else {
+        variant.log(channel, variant.level, ...args)
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -39,34 +62,35 @@ function getStackTrace () {
 }
 
 class Logger {
-  constructor (channel) {
+  constructor (channel, isMainProcess) {
     this.channel = channel
+    this.isMainProcess = isMainProcess
   }
 
   debug (...args) {
     if (!rc['log-debug']) return
-    log(this.channel, 0, [], ...args)
+    log(this, 0, undefined, args)
   }
 
   info (...args) {
-    log(this.channel, 1, [], ...args)
+    log(this, 1, undefined, args)
   }
 
   warn (...args) {
-    log(this.channel, 2, getStackTrace(), ...args)
+    log(this, 2, getStackTrace(), args)
   }
 
   error (...args) {
-    log(this.channel, 3, getStackTrace(), ...args)
+    log(this, 3, getStackTrace(), args)
   }
 
   critical (...args) {
-    log(this.channel, 4, getStackTrace(), ...args)
+    log(this, 4, getStackTrace(), args)
   }
 }
 
-function getLogger (channel) {
-  return new Logger(channel)
+function getLogger (channel, isMainProcess = false) {
+  return new Logger(channel, isMainProcess)
 }
 
 module.exports = { setLogHandler, Logger, getLogger }
diff --git a/src/main/deltachat/backup.js b/src/main/deltachat/backup.js
index d78e910fcb..d339a47bca 100644
--- a/src/main/deltachat/backup.js
+++ b/src/main/deltachat/backup.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const { ipcMain } = require('electron')
 const path = require('path')
 const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/backup')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/backup', true)
 
 function backupExport (dir) {
   this._dc.importExport(C.DC_IMEX_EXPORT_BACKUP, dir)
diff --git a/src/main/deltachat/chatlist.js b/src/main/deltachat/chatlist.js
index 4efba2bbc7..ec0415e0e8 100644
--- a/src/main/deltachat/chatlist.js
+++ b/src/main/deltachat/chatlist.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const C = require('deltachat-node/constants')
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/chatlist')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/chatlist', true)
 const { app } = require('electron')
 
 function selectChat (chatId) {
diff --git a/src/main/deltachat/chatmethods.js b/src/main/deltachat/chatmethods.js
index 1db46f9bcb..ae917f1234 100644
--- a/src/main/deltachat/chatmethods.js
+++ b/src/main/deltachat/chatmethods.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const DeltaChat = require('deltachat-node')
 const C = require('deltachat-node/constants')
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/chatmethods')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/chatmethods', true)
 
 function getInfo () {
   if (this.ready === true) {
diff --git a/src/main/deltachat/index.js b/src/main/deltachat/index.js
index 236fa524bf..3d007503f9 100644
--- a/src/main/deltachat/index.js
+++ b/src/main/deltachat/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const C = require('deltachat-node/constants')
 const eventStrings = require('deltachat-node/events')
 const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat', true)
+const logCoreEv = require('../../logger').getLogger('core/event', true)
 const windows = require('../windows')
 const { app } = require('electron')
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class DeltaChatController extends EventEmitter {
 
     if (data1 === 0) data1 = ''
 
-    log.debug('Core Event', event, data1, data2)
+    logCoreEv.debug(event, data1, data2)
   }
 
   callMethod (evt, methodName, args) {
diff --git a/src/main/deltachat/login.js b/src/main/deltachat/login.js
index 4b5add6385..53b5a6e43f 100644
--- a/src/main/deltachat/login.js
+++ b/src/main/deltachat/login.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const DeltaChat = require('deltachat-node')
 const C = require('deltachat-node/constants')
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/login')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/login', true)
 const path = require('path')
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/main/deltachat/settings.js b/src/main/deltachat/settings.js
index 9cea264981..a97e38689b 100644
--- a/src/main/deltachat/settings.js
+++ b/src/main/deltachat/settings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const C = require('deltachat-node/constants')
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/settings')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/deltachat/settings', true)
 
 function setConfig (key, value) {
   log.info(`Setting config ${key}:${value}`)
diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index ac32bb758c..d11896a520 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mkdirp.sync(getLogsPath())
 // Setup Logger
 const logHandler = require('./log-handler')()
 const logger = require('../logger')
-const log = logger.getLogger('main/index')
+const log = logger.getLogger('main/index', true)
 logger.setLogHandler(logHandler.log)
 process.on('exit', logHandler.end)
 
diff --git a/src/main/ipc.js b/src/main/ipc.js
index 9aaabb50fb..e0ddb555e4 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc.js
+++ b/src/main/ipc.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { getConfigPath } = require('../application-constants')
 const localize = require('../localize')
 const menu = require('./menu')
 const windows = require('./windows')
-const log = require('../logger').getLogger('main/ipc')
+const log = require('../logger').getLogger('main/ipc', true)
 const DeltaChat = (() => {
   try {
     return require('./deltachat/index.js')
diff --git a/src/main/log-handler.js b/src/main/log-handler.js
index 2281983304..98652aca2a 100644
--- a/src/main/log-handler.js
+++ b/src/main/log-handler.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function logName () {
     `${pad(d.getHours())}-`,
     `${pad(d.getMinutes())}-`,
     `${pad(d.getSeconds())}`,
-    '.log'
+    '.log.tsv'
   ].join('')
   return path.join(dir, fileName)
 }
diff --git a/src/main/menu.js b/src/main/menu.js
index b77a442f40..f2f7104b86 100644
--- a/src/main/menu.js
+++ b/src/main/menu.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = { init }
 
 const { app, Menu, shell } = require('electron')
-const log = require('../logger').getLogger('main/menu')
+const log = require('../logger').getLogger('main/menu', true)
 const windows = require('./windows')
 const {
   homePageUrl,
diff --git a/src/main/state.js b/src/main/state.js
index 4399231eab..fbafd2aef2 100644
--- a/src/main/state.js
+++ b/src/main/state.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const appConfig = require('../application-config')
 const { EventEmitter } = require('events')
-const log = require('../logger').getLogger('main/state')
+const log = require('../logger').getLogger('main/state', true)
 
 const SAVE_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL = 1000
 
diff --git a/src/main/windows/main.js b/src/main/windows/main.js
index c3b193e293..da205bd0ba 100644
--- a/src/main/windows/main.js
+++ b/src/main/windows/main.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const {
   windowDefaults
 } = require('../../application-constants')
 
-const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/mainWindow')
+const log = require('../../logger').getLogger('main/mainWindow', true)
 
 function init (app, options) {
   if (main.win) {