Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored 2.0.0

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<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored" Version="2.0.0" />

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<PackageVersion Include="Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored" Version="2.0.0" />
                    

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#addin nuget:?package=Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored&version=2.0.0
                    

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Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored

A Serilog sink that writes log events to a WinForms RichTextBox with support for coloring and custom themes.

Screenshot of Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored in action

Features

Write log events to a WinForms RichTextBox control
Customizable themes (Dark and Light presets available)
Configurable output templates
Auto-scrolling option
Line limit control

Installation

Install the package from NuGet:

Install-Package Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored

Usage

Basic Setup

Declare your RichTextBox control:

private System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox richTextBox1;

private void InitializeComponent()
{
    this.richTextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window;
    this.richTextBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
    this.richTextBox1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 10.8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
    this.richTextBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
    this.richTextBox1.Name = "richTextBox1";
}

Configure the logger:

Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
    .WriteTo.RichTextBox(richTextBox1)
    .CreateLogger();

Log.Information("Hello, world!");

Advanced Configuration

You can customize the sink using various parameters from the RichTextBox extension method:

Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
    .WriteTo.RichTextBox(
        richTextBoxControl: richTextBox1,
        minimumLogEventLevel: LogEventLevel.Debug,
        outputTemplate: "[{Timestamp:HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}",
        theme: ThemePresets.Light,
        messageBatchSize: 100,
        messagePendingInterval: 10,
        autoScroll: true,
        maxLogLines: 1000)
    .CreateLogger();

Themes

Available built-in themes:

Theme	Description
`ThemePresets.Dark`	Similar to the default theme of Serilog.Sinks.Console
`ThemePresets.Light`	Light background with contrasting colors

Support and Contribute

If you find value in this project, there are several ways you can contribute:

Become a Sponsor: Support the project through GitHub Sponsors.
Show Your Appreciation: Give the project a star on GitHub.
Contribute: Improve documentation, report bugs, or submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

Product	Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET	net6.0-windows7.0 is compatible. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net8.0-windows7.0 is compatible. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0-windows was computed.
.NET Framework	net452 is compatible. net46 was computed. net461 was computed. net462 was computed. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed.

Compatible target framework(s)

Included target framework(s) (in package)

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

.NETFramework 4.5.2
- Serilog (>= 2.10.0)
net6.0-windows7.0
- Serilog (>= 2.10.0)
net8.0-windows7.0
- Serilog (>= 2.10.0)

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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
3.2.0	646	11/10/2025
3.1.3	7,239	7/13/2025
3.1.2	305	7/7/2025
3.1.1	232	7/3/2025
3.1.0	221	6/30/2025
3.0.1	194	6/28/2025
3.0.0	246	6/21/2025
2.1.2	327	6/6/2025
2.1.0	3,459	3/17/2025
2.0.0	9,337	9/8/2024
1.2.2	5,422	4/15/2024
1.2.1	1,280	3/30/2024
1.2.0	5,078	9/25/2023
1.1.2	11,225	10/16/2022
1.1.1	975	9/9/2022
1.1.0	1,344	6/24/2022
1.0.2	1,010	6/11/2022
1.0.1	1,026	5/16/2022
1.0.0	1,034	5/9/2022

- Added support for .NET 8
- Added support for .NET Framework 4.5.2
- Added outputTemplate and formatProvider to options

See repository for more information:
https://github.com/vonhoff/Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.WinForms.Colored