diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 603bf9a96..bdf3071cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,3 +183,5 @@ documentation on [How Does Appium Work?](https://appium.io/docs/en/latest/intro/
 [Apache-2.0](./LICENSE)
 
 [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.io/api/projects/git%2Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fappium%2Fappium.svg?type=large)](https://app.fossa.io/projects/git%2Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fappium%2Fappium?ref=badge_large)
+
+`@appium/logger` package is under [ISC](./packages/logger/LICENSE) License.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 83665b68e..295673742 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@
       "resolved": "packages/universal-xml-plugin",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@apppium/logger": {
+      "resolved": "packages/logger",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.23.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.23.5.tgz",
@@ -22525,6 +22529,19 @@
         "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "0.33.0"
       }
     },
+    "packages/logger": {
+      "name": "@apppium/logger",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "console-control-strings": "1.1.0",
+        "set-blocking": "2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0",
+        "npm": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/opencv": {
       "name": "@appium/opencv",
       "version": "3.0.4",
@@ -23967,6 +23984,13 @@
         "xpath": "0.0.34"
       }
     },
+    "@apppium/logger": {
+      "version": "file:packages/logger",
+      "requires": {
+        "console-control-strings": "1.1.0",
+        "set-blocking": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.23.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.23.5.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/packages/logger/LICENSE b/packages/logger/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..845be76f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ISC License
+
+Copyright npm, Inc.
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this
+software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby
+granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this
+permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND NPM DISCLAIMS ALL
+WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO
+EVENT SHALL NPM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
+TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/logger/README.md b/packages/logger/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fed3f83a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Appium Logger
+
+The logger util that Appium uses.
+
+# Installation
+
+```console
+npm install @appium/logger --save
+```
+
+# Basic Usage
+
+```js
+import log from '@appium/logger';
+
+// additional stuff ---------------------------+
+// message ----------+                         |
+// prefix ----+      |                         |
+// level -+   |      |                         |
+//        v   v      v                         v
+    log.info('fyi', 'I have a kitty cat: %j', myKittyCat);
+```
+
+# History
+
+This module is forked from [npmlog](https://github.com/npm/npmlog) under ISC License because the original project has been archived.
+Please check [the npmlog changelog](https://github.com/npm/npmlog/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) to see the list of former module updates before it was forked.
+
+# License
+
+ISC License
diff --git a/packages/logger/index.ts b/packages/logger/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dce9efdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import log from './lib/log';
+export type * from './lib/types';
+
+export {log};
+export default log;
diff --git a/packages/logger/lib/log.ts b/packages/logger/lib/log.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20686c151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/lib/log.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+import {EventEmitter} from 'node:events';
+import setBlocking from 'set-blocking';
+import consoleControl from 'console-control-strings';
+import * as util from 'node:util';
+import type {MessageObject, StyleObject, Logger, LogLevel} from './types';
+import type {Writable} from 'node:stream';
+
+const DEFAULT_LOG_LEVELS: any[][] = [
+  ['silly', -Infinity, {inverse: true}, 'sill'],
+  ['verbose', 1000, {fg: 'cyan', bg: 'black'}, 'verb'],
+  ['info', 2000, {fg: 'green'}],
+  ['timing', 2500, {fg: 'green', bg: 'black'}],
+  ['http', 3000, {fg: 'green', bg: 'black'}],
+  ['notice', 3500, {fg: 'cyan', bg: 'black'}],
+  ['warn', 4000, {fg: 'black', bg: 'yellow'}, 'WARN'],
+  ['error', 5000, {fg: 'red', bg: 'black'}, 'ERR!'],
+  ['silent', Infinity],
+] as const;
+
+setBlocking(true);
+
+export class Log extends EventEmitter implements Logger {
+  level: LogLevel | string;
+  record: MessageObject[];
+  maxRecordSize: number;
+  prefixStyle: StyleObject;
+  headingStyle: StyleObject;
+  heading: string;
+  stream: Writable; // Defaults to process.stderr
+
+  _colorEnabled?: boolean;
+  _buffer: MessageObject[];
+  _style: Record<LogLevel | string, StyleObject | undefined>;
+  _levels: Record<LogLevel | string, number>;
+  _disp: Record<LogLevel | string, number | string>;
+  _id: number;
+  _paused: boolean;
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+
+    this.level = 'info';
+    this._buffer = [];
+    this.record = [];
+    this.maxRecordSize = 10000;
+    this.stream = process.stderr;
+    this.prefixStyle = {fg: 'magenta'};
+    this.headingStyle = {fg: 'white', bg: 'black'};
+    this._id = 0;
+    this._paused = false;
+
+    this._style = {};
+    this._levels = {};
+    this._disp = {};
+    this.initDefaultLevels();
+
+    // allow 'error' prefix
+    this.on('error', () => {});
+  }
+
+  private useColor(): boolean {
+    // by default, decide based on tty-ness.
+    return (
+      this._colorEnabled ?? Boolean(this.stream && 'isTTY' in this.stream && this.stream.isTTY)
+    );
+  }
+
+  enableColor(): void {
+    this._colorEnabled = true;
+  }
+
+  disableColor(): void {
+    this._colorEnabled = false;
+  }
+
+  // this functionality has been deliberately disabled
+  enableUnicode(): void {}
+  disableUnicode(): void {}
+  enableProgress(): void {}
+  disableProgress(): void {}
+  progressEnabled(): boolean {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Temporarily stop emitting, but don't drop
+   */
+  pause(): void {
+    this._paused = true;
+  }
+
+  resume(): void {
+    if (!this._paused) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._paused = false;
+
+    const b = this._buffer;
+    this._buffer = [];
+    for (const m of b) {
+      this.emitLog(m);
+    }
+  }
+
+  silly(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('silly', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  verbose(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('verbose', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  info(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('info', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  timing(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('timing', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  http(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('http', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  notice(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('notice', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  warn(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('warn', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  error(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('error', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  silent(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    this.log('silent', prefix, message, ...args);
+  }
+
+  addLevel(level: string, n: number, style?: StyleObject, disp?: string): void {
+    this._levels[level] = n;
+    this._style[level] = style;
+    if (!this[level]) {
+      this[level] = (prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]) => {
+        this.log(level, prefix, message, ...args);
+      };
+    }
+    // If 'disp' is null or undefined, use the level as a default
+    this._disp[level] = disp ?? level;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a log message
+   * @param level
+   * @param prefix
+   * @param message message of the log which will be formatted using utils.format()
+   * @param args additional arguments appended to the log message also formatted using utils.format()
+   */
+  log(level: LogLevel | string, prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void {
+    const l = this._levels[level];
+    if (l === undefined) {
+      this.emit('error', new Error(util.format('Undefined log level: %j', level)));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const messageArguments: any[] = [];
+    let stack: string | null = null;
+    for (const formatArg of [message, ...args]) {
+      messageArguments.push(formatArg);
+      // resolve stack traces to a plain string.
+      if (typeof formatArg === 'object' && formatArg instanceof Error && formatArg.stack) {
+        Object.defineProperty(formatArg, 'stack', {
+          value: (stack = formatArg.stack + ''),
+          enumerable: true,
+          writable: true,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    if (stack) {
+      messageArguments.unshift(`${stack}\n`);
+    }
+    const formattedMessage: string = util.format(...messageArguments);
+
+    const m: MessageObject = {
+      id: this._id++,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      level,
+      prefix: String(prefix || ''),
+      message: formattedMessage,
+    };
+
+    this.emit('log', m);
+    this.emit('log.' + level, m);
+    if (m.prefix) {
+      this.emit(m.prefix, m);
+    }
+
+    this.record.push(m);
+    const mrs = this.maxRecordSize;
+    if (this.record.length > mrs) {
+      this.record.shift();
+    }
+
+    this.emitLog(m);
+  }
+
+  private emitLog(m: MessageObject): void {
+    if (this._paused) {
+      this._buffer.push(m);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const l = this._levels[m.level];
+    if (l === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (l < this._levels[this.level]) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (l > 0 && !isFinite(l)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // If 'disp' is null or undefined, use the lvl as a default
+    // Allows: '', 0 as valid disp
+    const disp = this._disp[m.level];
+    this.clearProgress();
+    for (const line of m.message.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+      const heading = this.heading;
+      if (heading) {
+        this.write(heading, this.headingStyle);
+        this.write(' ');
+      }
+      this.write(String(disp), this._style[m.level]);
+      const p = m.prefix || '';
+      if (p) {
+        this.write(' ');
+      }
+
+      this.write(p, this.prefixStyle);
+      this.write(` ${line}\n`);
+    }
+    this.showProgress();
+  }
+
+  private _format(msg: string, style: StyleObject = {}): string | undefined {
+    if (!this.stream) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let output = '';
+    if (this.useColor()) {
+      const settings: string[] = [];
+      if (style.fg) {
+        settings.push(style.fg);
+      }
+      if (style.bg) {
+        settings.push('bg' + style.bg[0].toUpperCase() + style.bg.slice(1));
+      }
+      if (style.bold) {
+        settings.push('bold');
+      }
+      if (style.underline) {
+        settings.push('underline');
+      }
+      if (style.inverse) {
+        settings.push('inverse');
+      }
+      if (settings.length) {
+        output += consoleControl.color(settings);
+      }
+      if (style.bell) {
+        output += consoleControl.beep();
+      }
+    }
+    output += msg;
+    if (this.useColor()) {
+      output += consoleControl.color('reset');
+    }
+    return output;
+  }
+
+  private write(msg: string, style: StyleObject = {}): void {
+    if (!this.stream) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const formatted = this._format(msg, style);
+    if (formatted !== undefined) {
+      this.stream.write(formatted);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private initDefaultLevels(): void {
+    for (const [level, index, style, disp] of DEFAULT_LOG_LEVELS) {
+      this._levels[level] = index;
+      this._style[level] = style;
+      this._disp[level] = disp ?? level;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // this functionality has been deliberately disabled
+  private clearProgress(): void {}
+  private showProgress(): void {}
+}
+
+export const GLOBAL_LOG = new Log();
+export default GLOBAL_LOG;
diff --git a/packages/logger/lib/types.ts b/packages/logger/lib/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..445d02ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/lib/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import type {EventEmitter} from 'node:events';
+
+export interface Logger extends EventEmitter {
+  level: string;
+  record: MessageObject[];
+  maxRecordSize: number;
+  prefixStyle: StyleObject;
+  headingStyle: StyleObject;
+  heading: string;
+  stream: any; // Defaults to process.stderr
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a log message
+   * @param level
+   * @param prefix
+   * @param message message of the log which will be formatted using utils.format()
+   * @param args additional arguments appended to the log message also formatted using utils.format()
+   */
+  log(level: LogLevel | string, prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+
+  /**
+   * @param prefix
+   * @param message message of the log which will be formatted using utils.format()
+   * @param args additional arguments appended to the log message also formatted using utils.format()
+   */
+  silly(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  verbose(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  info(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  timing(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  http(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  notice(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  warn(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  error(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+  silent(prefix: string, message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+
+  enableColor(): void;
+  disableColor(): void;
+
+  enableProgress(): void;
+  disableProgress(): void;
+  progressEnabled(): boolean;
+
+  enableUnicode(): void;
+  disableUnicode(): void;
+
+  pause(): void;
+  resume(): void;
+
+  addLevel(level: string, n: number, style?: StyleObject, disp?: string): void;
+
+  // Allows for custom log levels
+  // log.addLevel("custom", level)
+  // log.custom(prefix, message)
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+export type LogLevel =
+  | 'silly'
+  | 'verbose'
+  | 'info'
+  | 'timing'
+  | 'http'
+  | 'notice'
+  | 'warn'
+  | 'error'
+  | 'silent';
+
+export interface StyleObject {
+  fg?: string | undefined;
+  bg?: string | undefined;
+  bold?: boolean | undefined;
+  inverse?: boolean | undefined;
+  underline?: boolean | undefined;
+  bell?: boolean | undefined;
+}
+
+export interface MessageObject {
+  id: number;
+  timestamp: number;
+  level: string;
+  prefix: string;
+  message: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/logger/package.json b/packages/logger/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5563f87ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+  "name": "@apppium/logger",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": "https://github.com/appium",
+  "description": "A Universal Logger For The Appium Ecosystem",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/appium/appium.git",
+    "directory": "packages/logger"
+  },
+  "main": "build/index.js",
+  "types": "index.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "index.ts",
+    "lib",
+    "build",
+    "tsconfig.json",
+    "!build/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
+    "CHANGELOG.md"
+  ],
+  "directories": {
+    "lib": "./lib"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "npm run test:unit",
+    "test:smoke": "node ./build/index.js",
+    "test:unit": "mocha --exit --timeout 1m \"./test/unit/**/*-specs.js\""
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "console-control-strings": "1.1.0",
+    "set-blocking": "2.0.0"
+  },
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0",
+    "npm": ">=8"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/appium/appium/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://appium.io",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "gitHead": "8480a85ce2fa466360e0fb1a7f66628331907f02",
+  "keywords": [
+    "automation",
+    "javascript",
+    "selenium",
+    "webdriver",
+    "ios",
+    "android",
+    "firefoxos",
+    "testing"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/logger/test/unit/basic-specs.js b/packages/logger/test/unit/basic-specs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..154e4f2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/test/unit/basic-specs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,425 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+import { Log } from '../../lib/log';
+import {Stream} from 'node:stream';
+
+describe('basic', async function () {
+  const chai = await import('chai');
+  chai.should();
+
+  let log;
+
+  describe('logging', function () {
+    let s;
+    let result = [];
+    let logEvents = [];
+    let logInfoEvents = [];
+    let logPrefixEvents = [];
+    const resultExpect = [
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[7msill\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35msilly prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[36;40mverb\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mverbose prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[32minfo\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35minfo prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[32;40mtiming\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mtiming prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[32;40mhttp\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mhttp prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[36;40mnotice\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mnotice prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[30;43mWARN\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mwarn prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[31;40mERR!\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35merror prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[32minfo\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35minfo prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[32;40mtiming\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mtiming prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[32;40mhttp\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mhttp prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[36;40mnotice\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mnotice prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[30;43mWARN\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35mwarn prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[31;40mERR!\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35merror prefix\u001b[0m x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[31;40mERR!\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35m404\u001b[0m This is a longer\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[31;40mERR!\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35m404\u001b[0m message, with some details\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[31;40mERR!\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35m404\u001b[0m and maybe a stack.\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[31;40mERR!\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35m404\u001b[0m \n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u0007noise\u001b[0m\u001b[35m\u001b[0m LOUD NOISES\n',
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      '\u001b[0m\u001b[37;40mnpm\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u0007noise\u001b[0m \u001b[0m\u001b[35merror\u001b[0m erroring\n',
+      '\u001b[0m',
+    ];
+    const logPrefixEventsExpect = [
+      { id: 2,
+        level: 'info',
+        prefix: 'info prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 11,
+        level: 'info',
+        prefix: 'info prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 20,
+        level: 'info',
+        prefix: 'info prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+    ];
+    // should be the same.
+    const logInfoEventsExpect = logPrefixEventsExpect;
+    const logEventsExpect = [
+      { id: 0,
+        level: 'silly',
+        prefix: 'silly prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 1,
+        level: 'verbose',
+        prefix: 'verbose prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 2,
+        level: 'info',
+        prefix: 'info prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 3,
+        level: 'timing',
+        prefix: 'timing prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 4,
+        level: 'http',
+        prefix: 'http prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 5,
+        level: 'notice',
+        prefix: 'notice prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 6,
+        level: 'warn',
+        prefix: 'warn prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 7,
+        level: 'error',
+        prefix: 'error prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 8,
+        level: 'silent',
+        prefix: 'silent prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 9,
+        level: 'silly',
+        prefix: 'silly prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 10,
+        level: 'verbose',
+        prefix: 'verbose prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 11,
+        level: 'info',
+        prefix: 'info prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 12,
+        level: 'timing',
+        prefix: 'timing prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 13,
+        level: 'http',
+        prefix: 'http prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 14,
+        level: 'notice',
+        prefix: 'notice prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 15,
+        level: 'warn',
+        prefix: 'warn prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 16,
+        level: 'error',
+        prefix: 'error prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 17,
+        level: 'silent',
+        prefix: 'silent prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 18,
+        level: 'silly',
+        prefix: 'silly prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 19,
+        level: 'verbose',
+        prefix: 'verbose prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 20,
+        level: 'info',
+        prefix: 'info prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 21,
+        level: 'timing',
+        prefix: 'timing prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 22,
+        level: 'http',
+        prefix: 'http prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 23,
+        level: 'notice',
+        prefix: 'notice prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 24,
+        level: 'warn',
+        prefix: 'warn prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 25,
+        level: 'error',
+        prefix: 'error prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 26,
+        level: 'silent',
+        prefix: 'silent prefix',
+        message: 'x = {"foo":{"bar":"baz"}}',
+      },
+      { id: 27,
+        level: 'error',
+        prefix: '404',
+        message: 'This is a longer\nmessage, with some details\nand maybe a stack.\n',
+      },
+      { id: 28,
+        level: 'noise',
+        prefix: '',
+        message: 'LOUD NOISES',
+      },
+      { id: 29,
+        level: 'noise',
+        prefix: 'error',
+        message: 'erroring',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    this.beforeEach(function () {
+      result = [];
+      logEvents = [];
+      logInfoEvents = [];
+      logPrefixEvents = [];
+
+      log = new Log();
+      s = new Stream();
+      s.write = (m) => result.push(m);
+      s.writable = true;
+      s.isTTY = true;
+      s.end = () => {};
+      log.stream = s;
+      log.heading = 'npm';
+    });
+
+    it('should work', function () {
+      log.stream.should.equal(s);
+      log.on('log', logEvents.push.bind(logEvents));
+      log.on('log.info', logInfoEvents.push.bind(logInfoEvents));
+      log.on('info prefix', logPrefixEvents.push.bind(logPrefixEvents));
+
+      console.error('log.level=silly');
+      log.level = 'silly';
+      log.silly('silly prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.verbose('verbose prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.info('info prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.timing('timing prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.http('http prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.notice('notice prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.warn('warn prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.error('error prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.silent('silent prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+
+      console.error('log.level=silent');
+      log.level = 'silent';
+      log.silly('silly prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.verbose('verbose prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.info('info prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.timing('timing prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.http('http prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.notice('notice prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.warn('warn prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.error('error prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.silent('silent prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+
+      console.error('log.level=info');
+      log.level = 'info';
+      log.silly('silly prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.verbose('verbose prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.info('info prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.timing('timing prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.http('http prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.notice('notice prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.warn('warn prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.error('error prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.silent('silent prefix', 'x = %j', { foo: { bar: 'baz' } });
+      log.error('404', 'This is a longer\n' +
+        'message, with some details\n' +
+        'and maybe a stack.\n');
+      log.addLevel('noise', 10000, { bell: true });
+      log.noise(false, 'LOUD NOISES');
+      log.noise('error', 'erroring');
+
+      result.join('').trim().should.equal(resultExpect.join('').trim());
+      const withoutTimestamps = (x) => x.map((m) => {
+        Boolean(m.timestamp).should.be.true;
+        const copy = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(m));
+        delete copy.timestamp;
+        return copy;
+      });
+      withoutTimestamps(log.record).should.eql(logEventsExpect);
+      withoutTimestamps(logEvents).should.eql(logEventsExpect);
+      withoutTimestamps(logInfoEvents).should.eql(logInfoEventsExpect);
+      withoutTimestamps(logPrefixEvents).should.eql(logPrefixEventsExpect);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('utils', function () {
+    it('enableColor', function () {
+      log.enableColor();
+      log.useColor().should.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('disableColor', function () {
+      log.disableColor();
+      log.useColor().should.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('_buffer while paused', function () {
+      log.pause();
+      log.log('verbose', 'test', 'test log');
+      log._buffer.length.should.equal(1);
+      log.resume();
+      log._buffer.length.should.equal(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('log.log', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      log = new Log();
+    });
+
+    it('emits error on bad loglevel', async function() {
+      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        log.once('error', (err) => {
+          /Undefined log level: "asdf"/.test(err).should.be.true;
+          resolve();
+        });
+        log.log('asdf', 'bad loglevel');
+        setTimeout(reject, 1000);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('resolves stack traces to a plain string', async function() {
+      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        log.once('log', (m) => {
+          /Error: with a stack trace/.test(m.message).should.be.true;
+          /at Test/.test(m.message).should.be.true;
+          resolve();
+        });
+        const err = new Error('with a stack trace');
+        log.log('verbose', 'oops', err);
+        setTimeout(reject, 1000);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('max record size', function() {
+      log.maxRecordSize = 3;
+      log.log('verbose', 'test', 'log 1');
+      log.log('verbose', 'test', 'log 2');
+      log.log('verbose', 'test', 'log 3');
+      log.log('verbose', 'test', 'log 4');
+      log.record.length.should.equal(3);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('stream', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      log = new Log();
+    });
+
+    it('write with no stream', function() {
+      log.stream = null;
+      log.write('message');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('emitLog', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      log = new Log();
+    });
+
+    it('to nonexistant level', function() {
+      log.emitLog({ prefix: 'test', level: 'asdf' });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('format', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      log = new Log();
+    });
+
+    it('with nonexistant stream', function() {
+      log.stream = null;
+      (log._format('message') === undefined).should.be.true;
+    });
+    it('fg', function () {
+      log.enableColor();
+      const o = log._format('test message', { bg: 'blue' });
+      o.includes('\u001b[44mtest message\u001b[0m').should.be.true;
+    });
+    it('bg', function () {
+      log.enableColor();
+      const o = log._format('test message', { bg: 'white' });
+      o.includes('\u001b[47mtest message\u001b[0m').should.be.true;
+    });
+    it('bold', function () {
+      log.enableColor();
+      const o = log._format('test message', { bold: true });
+      o.includes('\u001b[1mtest message\u001b[0m').should.be.true;
+    });
+    it('underline', function () {
+      log.enableColor();
+      const o = log._format('test message', { underline: true });
+      o.includes('\u001b[4mtest message\u001b[0m').should.be.true;
+    });
+    it('inverse', function () {
+      log.enableColor();
+      const o = log._format('test message', { inverse: true });
+      o.includes('\u001b[7mtest message\u001b[0m').should.be.true;
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/logger/test/unit/display-specs.js b/packages/logger/test/unit/display-specs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3823a6931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/test/unit/display-specs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Log } from '../../lib/log';
+import { waitForCondition } from 'asyncbox';
+
+describe('display', function () {
+  let log;
+
+  describe('explicitly set new log level display to empty string', function () {
+    let actual;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      actual = '';
+      log = new Log();
+      log.write = (msg) => {
+        actual += msg;
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('explicitly set new log level display to empty string', async function () {
+      log.addLevel('explicitNoLevelDisplayed', 20000, {}, '');
+      log.explicitNoLevelDisplayed('1', '2');
+      await waitForCondition(() => actual.trim() === '1 2', {waitMs: 1000, intervalMs: 50});
+
+      actual = '';
+      log.explicitNoLevelDisplayed('', '1');
+      await waitForCondition(() => actual.trim() === '1', {waitMs: 1000, intervalMs: 50});
+    });
+
+    it('explicitly set new log level display to 0', async function () {
+      log.addLevel('explicitNoLevelDisplayed', 20000, {}, 0);
+      log.explicitNoLevelDisplayed('', '1');
+      await waitForCondition(() => actual.trim() === '0 1', {waitMs: 1000, intervalMs: 50});
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/logger/tsconfig.json b/packages/logger/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d870803d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logger/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@appium/tsconfig/tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "strict": false,
+    "outDir": "build",
+    "types": ["node"],
+    "checkJs": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "index.ts",
+    "lib"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 2962b9aef..915238982 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/strongbox"
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "packages/logger"
+    },
   ]
 }