diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index e8051982..b204023a 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1444,6 +1444,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc_version",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "file-rotate"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e8e2fa049328a1f3295991407a88585805d126dfaadf74b9fe8c194c730aafc"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "flate2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "filetime"
 version = "0.2.25"
@@ -2026,6 +2036,7 @@ name = "hoppscotch-desktop"
 version = "25.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
+ "file-rotate",
  "portpicker",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -2044,6 +2055,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
+ "tracing-appender",
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
@@ -2619,9 +2631,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.172"
+version = "0.2.168"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d750af042f7ef4f724306de029d18836c26c1765a54a6a3f094cbd23a7267ffa"
+checksum = "5aaeb2981e0606ca11d79718f8bb01164f1d6ed75080182d3abf017e6d244b6d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloading"
@@ -2928,15 +2940,6 @@ version = "0.1.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72ef4a56884ca558e5ddb05a1d1e7e1bfd9a68d9ed024c21704cc98872dae1bb"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ntapi"
-version = "0.4.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8a3895c6391c39d7fe7ebc444a87eb2991b2a0bc718fdabd071eec617fc68e4"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-ansi-term"
 version = "0.46.0"
@@ -3063,15 +3066,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-foundation",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc2-core-foundation"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1c10c2894a6fed806ade6027bcd50662746363a9589d3ec9d9bef30a4e4bc166"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.6.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-core-image"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -4747,16 +4741,13 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "sysinfo"
-version = "0.34.2"
+name = "sys-info"
+version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4b93974b3d3aeaa036504b8eefd4c039dced109171c1ae973f1dc63b2c7e4b2"
+checksum = "0b3a0d0aba8bf96a0e1ddfdc352fc53b3df7f39318c71854910c3c4b024ae52c"
 dependencies = [
+ "cc",
  "libc",
- "memchr",
- "ntapi",
- "objc2-core-foundation",
- "windows 0.57.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4993,7 +4984,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-appload"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/CuriousCorrelation/tauri-plugin-appload#60adb82d0cc886004307057194cf680373e14e02"
+source = "git+https://github.com/CuriousCorrelation/tauri-plugin-appload#1c2e8b19db7f1b6af6d00abb907f15cdc2017298"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "blake3",
@@ -5016,7 +5007,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sysinfo",
+ "sys-info",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
  "thiserror 2.0.7",
@@ -5045,7 +5036,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "url",
  "windows-registry 0.3.0",
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-result",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5606,6 +5597,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-appender"
+version = "0.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3566e8ce28cc0a3fe42519fc80e6b4c943cc4c8cef275620eb8dac2d3d4e06cf"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "time",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-attributes"
 version = "0.1.28"
@@ -6148,8 +6151,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "webview2-com-sys",
  "windows 0.58.0",
  "windows-core 0.58.0",
- "windows-implement 0.58.0",
- "windows-interface 0.58.0",
+ "windows-implement",
+ "windows-interface",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6228,16 +6231,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows"
-version = "0.57.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12342cb4d8e3b046f3d80effd474a7a02447231330ef77d71daa6fbc40681143"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-core 0.57.0",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6257,42 +6250,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.57.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d2ed2439a290666cd67ecce2b0ffaad89c2a56b976b736e6ece670297897832d"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-implement 0.57.0",
- "windows-interface 0.57.0",
- "windows-result 0.1.2",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.58.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6ba6d44ec8c2591c134257ce647b7ea6b20335bf6379a27dac5f1641fcf59f99"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-implement 0.58.0",
- "windows-interface 0.58.0",
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-implement",
+ "windows-interface",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-strings 0.1.0",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-implement"
-version = "0.57.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9107ddc059d5b6fbfbffdfa7a7fe3e22a226def0b2608f72e9d552763d3e1ad7"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.90",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-implement"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6304,17 +6274,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-interface"
-version = "0.57.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "29bee4b38ea3cde66011baa44dba677c432a78593e202392d1e9070cf2a7fca7"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.90",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-interface"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6332,7 +6291,7 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e400001bb720a623c1c69032f8e3e4cf09984deec740f007dd2b03ec864804b0"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-strings 0.1.0",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
@@ -6343,20 +6302,11 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bafa604f2104cf5ae2cc2db1dee84b7e6a5d11b05f737b60def0ffdc398cbc0a"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-strings 0.2.0",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e383302e8ec8515204254685643de10811af0ed97ea37210dc26fb0032647f8"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -6372,7 +6322,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4cd9b125c486025df0eabcb585e62173c6c9eddcec5d117d3b6e8c30e2ee4d10"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index f8416ea3..c17afe6b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1", features = [] }
 tracing = "0.1.41"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
+tracing-appender = { version = "0.2.3" }
 tauri-plugin-store = "2.2.0"
 tauri-plugin-dialog = "2.2.0"
 tauri-plugin-fs = "2.2.0"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ tower-http = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["cors"] }
 portpicker = "0.1.1"
 tokio = "1.43.0"
 tauri-plugin-process = "2.2.0"
+file-rotate = "0.8.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))'.dependencies]
 tauri-plugin-updater = "2.3.1"
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index a8c48a19..c7956a57 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod logger;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod updater;
 
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ fn hopp_auth_port() -> u16 {
 pub fn run() {
     tracing::info!("Starting Hoppscotch Desktop v{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
 
+    let server_port = portpicker::pick_unused_port().expect("Cannot find unused port");
+    SERVER_PORT
+        .set(server_port)
+        .expect("Failed to set server port");
+    tracing::info!("Selected server port: {}", server_port);
+
     tauri::Builder::default()
         .plugin(
             tauri_plugin_window_state::Builder::new()
@@ -61,14 +68,20 @@ pub fn run() {
         })
         .setup(|app| {
             let handle = app.handle().clone();
-            let port = portpicker::pick_unused_port().expect("Cannot find unused port");
-            SERVER_PORT.set(port).expect("Failed to set server port");
+
+            let port = *SERVER_PORT.get().expect("Server port not initialized");
+            tracing::info!(port = port, "Initializing server with pre-selected port");
             let port = server::init(port, handle);
             tracing::info!(port = port, "Server initialization complete");
             Ok(())
         })
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_fs::init())
+        .setup(|app| {
+            logger::setup(app.handle().clone())?;
+            tracing::info!("Logger setup complete");
+            Ok(())
+        })
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_appload::init(
             VendorConfigBuilder::new().bundle(
                 include_bytes!("../../bundle.zip").to_vec(),
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/logger.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/logger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afc94234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/logger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use file_rotate::{compression::Compression, suffix::AppendCount, ContentLimit, FileRotate};
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, Runtime};
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt, EnvFilter};
+
+pub struct LogGuard(pub tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard);
+
+pub fn setup<R: Runtime>(app_handle: AppHandle<R>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let log_dir = app_handle.path().app_log_dir()?;
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&log_dir)?;
+
+    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| format!("debug").into());
+
+    let log_file_path = log_dir.join("io.hoppscotch.desktop.log");
+    tracing::info!(log_file_path =? &log_file_path);
+
+    let file = FileRotate::new(
+        &log_file_path,
+        AppendCount::new(5),
+        ContentLimit::Bytes(10 * 1024 * 1024),
+        Compression::None,
+        None,
+    );
+
+    let (non_blocking, guard) = tracing_appender::non_blocking(file);
+
+    let console_layer = fmt::layer()
+        .with_writer(std::io::stdout)
+        .with_thread_ids(true)
+        .with_thread_names(true)
+        .with_ansi(!cfg!(target_os = "windows"));
+
+    let file_layer = fmt::layer()
+        .with_writer(non_blocking)
+        .with_ansi(false)
+        .with_thread_ids(true)
+        .with_thread_names(true);
+
+    tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(env_filter)
+        .with(file_layer)
+        .with(console_layer)
+        .init();
+
+    app_handle.manage(LogGuard(guard));
+
+    tracing::info!(
+        log_file = %log_file_path.display(),
+        "Logging initialized with single file"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index e55176ac..aeae0164 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
-use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
-
 fn main() {
-    tracing_subscriber::registry()
-        .with(
-            tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
-                .unwrap_or_else(|_| format!("{}=debug", env!("CARGO_CRATE_NAME")).into()),
-        )
-        .with(tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer().without_time())
-        .init();
-
-    tracing::info!("Starting Hoppscotch Desktop...");
-
+    println!("Starting Hoppscotch Desktop application...");
     hoppscotch_desktop_lib::run()
 }