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Signal Desktop

3 log locations · Windows, macOS, Linux

Signal Messenger LLC

Where Signal Desktop keeps its logs

Signal Desktop logs to %APPDATA%\Signal\logs\ on Windows.

Signal Desktop logs to ~/Library/Application Support/Signal/logs/ on macOS.

Signal Desktop logs to ~/.config/Signal/logs/ on Linux.

Paths are printed exactly as Signal Desktop writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.

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Signal Desktop log file locations - Windows, macOS, Linux · Where Them Logs App