diff --git a/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.cpp b/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.cpp
index fafcc2e..48b38d6 100644
--- a/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.cpp
+++ b/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 #include "eventlog.h"
 
 EventLog::EventLog(QWidget *parent) : QPlainTextEdit (parent),
-    m_useTimestamp(true)
+    m_useTimestamp(true),
+    m_logFile(nullptr),
+    m_logStream(nullptr)
 {
 
 }
 
+EventLog::~EventLog()
+{
+    if (m_logFile != nullptr)
+        m_logFile->close();
+}
+
 
 void EventLog::setTimestamp(bool state)
 {
@@ -13,6 +21,23 @@ void EventLog::setTimestamp(bool state)
 }
 
 
+void EventLog::open(const QString &pathExport)
+{
+    QString fileName = "EventLog_" + QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("yyyyMMdd_hhmmss") + "_BrainATUMtome.txt";
+    QString pathWrite = QDir(pathExport).filePath("logs");
+
+    // check path
+    QDir path(pathWrite);
+    if (!path.exists())
+        path.mkdir(pathWrite);
+
+    // open file for writing
+    m_logFile = new QFile(QDir(pathWrite).filePath(fileName));
+    m_logFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
+    m_logStream = new QTextStream(m_logFile);
+}
+
+
 void EventLog::addMessageToBoard(const QString &message, QBrush brush)
 {
     QTextCharFormat textFormat = this->currentCharFormat();
@@ -36,4 +61,7 @@ void EventLog::on_log(const Qt::GlobalColor &color, const QString &message)
     }
 
     addMessageToBoard(logMessage, brush);
+
+    // write to fle
+    *m_logStream << logMessage << "\n";
 }
diff --git a/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.h b/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.h
index 1ba4068..dade3e4 100644
--- a/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.h
+++ b/BrainATUMtome/eventlog.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QDateTime>
 
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
 #include <QDebug>
 
 class EventLog : public QPlainTextEdit
@@ -15,10 +19,15 @@ class EventLog : public QPlainTextEdit
 
 public:
     explicit EventLog(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~EventLog();
+
     void setTimestamp(bool state);
+    void open(const QString &fileName);
 
 private:
     bool m_useTimestamp;
+    QFile *m_logFile;
+    QTextStream *m_logStream;
     void addMessageToBoard(const QString &message, QBrush brush);
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.cpp b/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.cpp
index 3717acd..f48bb1b 100644
--- a/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
         ui->widget_board->on_log(Qt::red, "MainWindow :: provided INI file " + fileIni + " is not valid.");
     m_settings = new QSettings(fileIni, QSettings::IniFormat);
 
+    configure_logs();
     configure_epos();
     configure_microtome();
     configure_syringe();
@@ -38,6 +39,21 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 }
 
 
+void MainWindow::configure_logs()
+{
+    QString pathExport;
+    if (m_settings->value("export/path").isNull()) {
+        ui->widget_board->on_log(Qt::red, "Logs :: export is falling back to default location");
+        pathExport = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation);
+    }
+    else {
+        pathExport = m_settings->value("export/path").toString();
+    }
+
+    ui->widget_board->open(pathExport);
+}
+
+
 void MainWindow::configure_epos()
 {
     if (m_settings->value("epos/deviceName").isNull()) {
diff --git a/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.h b/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.h
index 118fd0d..c8ce540 100644
--- a/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.h
+++ b/BrainATUMtome/mainwindow.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
     int m_microtome_advanceRemaining;
 
     void drive_epos_motor(int motorid, int velocity);
+    void configure_logs();
     void configure_epos();
     void configure_microtome();
     void configure_syringe();
diff --git a/config/settings.ini b/config/settings.ini
index 8406467..7329ab0 100644
--- a/config/settings.ini
+++ b/config/settings.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[export]
+path=/Users/tushevg/Desktop/export
+
 [microtome]
 #deviceName=LeicaEMUC7
 #port=COM2