diff --git a/client/CMakeLists.txt b/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 078f2ab..6d6c4f0 100644
--- a/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if (NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
         # Create a library for each .cpp file
         add_library(ui_${LIB_NAME} SHARED ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/simulators/${LIB_NAME}.hpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/simulators/${LIB_NAME}.cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/simulators/${LIB_NAME}.ui)
         target_link_libraries(ui_${LIB_NAME} PRIVATE Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets magic_enum::magic_enum nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
-        target_include_directories(ui_${LIB_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ui ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/qwt/src ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/spdlog/include ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/)
+        target_include_directories(ui_${LIB_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ui ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/qwt/src ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/)
 
         set_target_properties(
             ui_${LIB_NAME}
diff --git a/client/mainwindow.cpp b/client/mainwindow.cpp
index 3b08a23..21bf820 100644
--- a/client/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/client/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <magic_enum/magic_enum.hpp>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 typedef UI_base *(*Get_UI)(Web_socket_wrapper *, QWidget *);
 
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QUrl ws_url, QString sim, QWidget *parent)
         }
         auto widget = loaded_ui(m_web_socket.get(), this);
         m_sims.insert(std::make_pair(widget->name(), widget));
+        connect(widget, &UI_base::log_signal, this,
+                [](const char *filename_in, int line_in, const char *funcname_in, int level, QString msg) {
+                    spdlog::default_logger_raw()->log(spdlog::source_loc{filename_in, line_in, funcname_in},
+                                                      (spdlog::level::level_enum)level, msg.toStdString());
+                });
         lib.unload();
     }
 
diff --git a/client/ui_base.cpp b/client/ui_base.cpp
index 1c3e976..c965a40 100644
--- a/client/ui_base.cpp
+++ b/client/ui_base.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void UI_base::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 {
     QWidget::showEvent(event);
     setWindowTitle(m_name);
-    SPDLOG_DEBUG("Connecting callbacks");
+    LOG_DEBUG("Connecting callbacks");
     m_first_load = true;
 
     connect(m_web_socket, &Web_socket_wrapper::on_command_cb, this, [=, this](json &j) { on_cmd_cb(j); });
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void UI_base::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
     QWidget::closeEvent(event);
     if (m_open == true)
     {
-        SPDLOG_DEBUG("Disconnecting callbacks");
+        LOG_DEBUG("Disconnecting callbacks");
         m_timer_update->stop();
         disconnect(m_web_socket, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
         m_open = false;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void UI_base::UI_item_parser(json &input)
         auto widget = id_to_ui(ui_item.at("id"));
         if (widget == nullptr)
         {
-            SPDLOG_WARN("id_to_ui returned null on {}", QString::number((size_t)ui_item.at("id")).toStdString());
+            LOG_WARN(QString("id_to_ui returned null on %0").arg((size_t)ui_item.at("id")));
             return;
         }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_label(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto label = qobject_cast<QLabel *>(widget);
     if (label == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QLabel");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QLabel");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_slider(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto slider = qobject_cast<QwtSlider *>(widget);
     if (slider == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtSlider");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtSlider");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_dial(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto dial = qobject_cast<QwtDial *>(widget);
     if (dial == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtDial");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtDial");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_thermo(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto thermo = qobject_cast<QwtThermo *>(widget);
     if (thermo == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtThermo");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtThermo");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_textbox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto line_edit = qobject_cast<QLineEdit *>(widget);
     if (line_edit == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QLineEdit");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QLineEdit");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_combobox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto combobox = qobject_cast<QComboBox *>(widget);
     if (combobox == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QComboBox");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QComboBox");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_combobox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
 
 void UI_base::process_ui_radiobutton(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
 {
-    SPDLOG_CRITICAL("Not implemented");
+    LOG_CRITICAL("Not implemented");
 }
 
 void UI_base::process_ui_checkbox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_checkbox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto checkbox = qobject_cast<QCheckBox *>(widget);
     if (checkbox == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QCheckbox");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QCheckbox");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_button(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto button = qobject_cast<QPushButton *>(widget);
     if (button == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QPushButton");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QPushButton");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_led(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto led = qobject_cast<Led *>(widget);
     if (led == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type led");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type led");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_spinbox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto spinbox = qobject_cast<QSpinBox *>(widget);
     if (spinbox == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QSpinBox");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QSpinBox");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_double_spinbox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto spinbox = qobject_cast<QDoubleSpinBox *>(widget);
     if (spinbox == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QDoubleSpinBox");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QDoubleSpinBox");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_hex_spinbox(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto spinbox = qobject_cast<HexSpinBox *>(widget);
     if (spinbox == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type HexSpinBox");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type HexSpinBox");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -718,13 +718,13 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_tab_widget(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto tab_widget = qobject_cast<QTabWidget *>(widget);
     if (tab_widget == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QTabWidget");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QTabWidget");
         return;
     }
 
     if (tab_widget->count() != ui_item.at("tab_names").size())
     {
-        SPDLOG_ERROR("QTabWidget has not the same amount of tabs as the server");
+        LOG_ERROR("QTabWidget has not the same amount of tabs as the server");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -765,13 +765,13 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_stacked_widget(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto stacked_widget = qobject_cast<QStackedWidget *>(widget);
     if (stacked_widget == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QStackedWidget");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QStackedWidget");
         return;
     }
 
     if (stacked_widget->count() != ui_item.at("tab_count"))
     {
-        SPDLOG_ERROR("QStackedWidget has not the same amount of tabs as the server");
+        LOG_ERROR("QStackedWidget has not the same amount of tabs as the server");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_status_bar(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto status_bar = qobject_cast<QStatusBar *>(widget);
     if (status_bar == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QStatusBar");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QStatusBar");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_plot(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto plot = qobject_cast<Plot_wrapper *>(widget);
     if (plot == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtPlot");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QwtPlot");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_table(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto table = qobject_cast<QTableWidget *>(widget);
     if (table == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type QTableWidget");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type QTableWidget");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ void UI_base::process_ui_can(json &ui_item, QWidget *widget)
     auto can_ui = qobject_cast<Can_Transceive *>(widget);
     if (can_ui == nullptr)
     {
-        SPDLOG_WARN("widget is not of type led");
+        LOG_WARN("widget is not of type led");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/client/ui_base.hpp b/client/ui_base.hpp
index 569ecac..b51dc32 100644
--- a/client/ui_base.hpp
+++ b/client/ui_base.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
@@ -18,6 +17,14 @@ using json = nlohmann::json;
         return new client(api, parent);                                                                                \
     }
 
+#define LOG_SRC_LOC(level, msg) emit log_signal(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, (int)level, msg)
+#define LOG_TRACE(msg) LOG_SRC_LOC(Log_level_enum::trace, msg)
+#define LOG_DEBUG(msg) LOG_SRC_LOC(Log_level_enum::debug, msg)
+#define LOG_INFO(msg) LOG_SRC_LOC(Log_level_enum::info, msg)
+#define LOG_WARN(msg) LOG_SRC_LOC(Log_level_enum::warn, msg)
+#define LOG_ERROR(msg) LOG_SRC_LOC(Log_level_enum::err, msg)
+#define LOG_CRITICAL(msg) LOG_SRC_LOC(Log_level_enum::critical, msg)
+
 /**
  * @brief Base class for client UIs
  */
@@ -25,6 +32,17 @@ class UI_base : public QMainWindow
 {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
+    enum class Log_level_enum : int
+    {
+        trace,
+        debug,
+        info,
+        warn,
+        err,
+        critical,
+        off,
+        n_levels
+    };
     /**
      * @brief Construct a new ui base object
      *
@@ -320,6 +338,9 @@ class UI_base : public QMainWindow
      */
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
 
+  signals:
+    void log_signal(const char *filename_in, int line_in, const char *funcname_in, int level, QString msg);
+
   private:
     Web_socket_wrapper *m_web_socket;
     QString m_name;