# megahertz/electron-log

Simple logging module Electron/Node.js/NW.js application. No dependencies. No complicated configuration.

Repository: https://github.com/megahertz/electron-log
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-log
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: log, logging, console, nwjs, electron, file
Last push: 2026-05-14T01:41:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3775, "days_push": 112, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1470, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.115228+00:00)

## What it is
A zero-dependency logging library for Electron, Node.js, and NW.js applications that writes logs to console and platform-appropriate file locations. It supports log levels, pluggable transports, and logging from main, renderer, and preload processes.

## Use cases
- add file logging to an electron app
- log from electron renderer process
- simple logger with no dependencies for node.js
- write app logs to user data directory
- capture logs from electron main and preload scripts
- customize log format and transports in electron

## When to choose
- building an Electron, NW.js, or plain Node.js app and want simple, zero-config logging
- you need logs written to standard OS log locations on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- you want logging across main, renderer, and preload processes with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- you need structured/centralized logging with shipping to external services like ELK or Datadog
- you need high-performance async logging for server-side workloads
- your project doesn't use Electron, Node.js, or NW.js

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: logging
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: electron, nwjs, file-logging, zero-dependency, renderer-logging, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- megahertz/electron-log (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.115228+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:50.348755+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/megahertz/electron-log (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.115228+00:00, sha 23d4ceaa5cf9)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-log (fetched 2026-08-29T11:43:07.019251+00:00, sha b0c5a1e29da3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.