diff --git a/.clangd b/.clangd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359a391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clangd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CompileFlags:
+  Add: [-std=c++20]
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bec64e..b13d854 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES "src/*.cpp" "src/*.h")
 add_library(openblocks STATIC ${SOURCES})
 set_target_properties(openblocks PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "openblocks")
 target_link_libraries(openblocks ${GLEW_LIBRARIES} OpenGL::GL ReactPhysics3D::ReactPhysics3D pugixml::pugixml)
-target_include_directories(openblocks PUBLIC "src" "../include")
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+target_include_directories(openblocks PUBLIC "src" "../include")
+
+# Windows-specific dependencies
+if(WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(openblocks shell32.lib)
+endif()
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diff --git a/core/src/logger.cpp b/core/src/logger.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f82a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/logger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "logger.h"
+#include "platform.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <format>
+
+static std::ofstream logStream;
+
+void Logger::init() {
+    initProgramLogsDir();
+
+    const auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+
+    std::string fileName = std::format("log_{0:%Y%m%d}_{0:%H%M%S}.txt", now);
+
+    logStream = std::ofstream(getProgramLogsDir() + "/" + fileName);
+    Logger::debug("Logger initialized");
+}
+
+void Logger::finish() {
+    Logger::debug("Closing logger...");
+    logStream.close();
+}
+
+void log(std::string message, Logger::LogLevel logLevel) {
+    std::string logLevelStr = logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::INFO ? "INFO" : 
+        logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::DEBUG ? "DEBUG" :
+        logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::WARNING ? "WARN" :
+        logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::ERROR ? "ERROR" :
+        logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::FATAL_ERROR ? "FATAL" : "?";
+
+    const auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+
+    std::string formattedLogLine = std::format("[{:%Y-%m-%d %X}] [{}] {}", now, logLevelStr, message);
+
+    printf("%s\n", formattedLogLine.c_str());
+    logStream << formattedLogLine << std::endl;
+
+    if (logLevel == Logger::LogLevel::FATAL_ERROR) {
+        displayErrorMessage(formattedLogLine);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core/src/logger.h b/core/src/logger.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4701f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/logger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace Logger {
+    enum class LogLevel {
+        INFO,
+        DEBUG,
+        WARNING,
+        ERROR,
+        FATAL_ERROR,
+    };
+
+    void init();
+    void finish();
+
+    void log(std::string message, LogLevel logLevel);
+    inline void info(std::string message) { log(message, LogLevel::INFO); }
+    inline void debug(std::string message) { log(message, LogLevel::DEBUG); }
+    inline void warning(std::string message) { log(message, LogLevel::WARNING); }
+    inline void error(std::string message) { log(message, LogLevel::ERROR); }
+    inline void fatalError(std::string message) { log(message, LogLevel::FATAL_ERROR); }
+};
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diff --git a/core/src/platform.cpp b/core/src/platform.cpp
index dd3cc2b..bd67175 100644
--- a/core/src/platform.cpp
+++ b/core/src/platform.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ std::string getProgramDataDir() {
     return std::string(homedir) + "/openblocks";
 }
 
-void printErrorMessage(std::string message) {
+void displayErrorMessage(std::string message) {
     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message.c_str());
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ std::string getProgramDataDir() {
     return localAppData + "/openblocks";
 }
 
-void printErrorMessage(std::string message) {
+void displayErrorMessage(std::string message) {
     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message.c_str());
     MessageBoxA(NULL, message.c_str(), "Fatal Error", MB_OK);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/platform.h b/core/src/platform.h
index 92a8767..ff26517 100644
--- a/core/src/platform.h
+++ b/core/src/platform.h
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ void initProgramDataDir();
 void initProgramLogsDir();
 
 // Displays an error message box on Windows, or prints to eprintf
-void printErrorMessage(std::string message);
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+void displayErrorMessage(std::string message);
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