diff --git a/log/formatting.go b/log/formatting.go
index 8d2c4c8..581e5b3 100644
--- a/log/formatting.go
+++ b/log/formatting.go
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ func formatLine(line *logLine, useColor bool) string {
 
 	var fLine string
 	if line.line == 0 {
-		fLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s ? ▶ %s %03d%s %s", colorStart, line.time.Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), line.level.String(), counter, colorEnd, line.msg)
+		fLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s ? %s %s %03d%s %s", colorStart, line.time.Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), rightArrow, line.level.String(), counter, colorEnd, line.msg)
 	} else {
 		fLen := len(line.file)
 		fPartStart := fLen - 10
 		if fPartStart < 0 {
 			fPartStart = 0
 		}
-		fLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s %s:%03d ▶ %s %03d%s %s", colorStart, line.time.Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), line.file[fPartStart:], line.line, line.level.String(), counter, colorEnd, line.msg)
+		fLine = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s %s:%03d %s %s %03d%s %s", colorStart, line.time.Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), line.file[fPartStart:], line.line, rightArrow, line.level.String(), counter, colorEnd, line.msg)
 	}
 
 	if counter >= maxCount {
diff --git a/log/formatting_nix.go b/log/formatting_linux.go
similarity index 78%
rename from log/formatting_nix.go
rename to log/formatting_linux.go
index 9b8996e..4b8096e 100644
--- a/log/formatting_nix.go
+++ b/log/formatting_linux.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright Safing ICS Technologies GmbH. Use of this source code is governed by the AGPL license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
 package log
 
-type color int
+const (
+	rightArrow = "▶"
+	leftArrow  = "◀"
+)
 
 const (
 	// colorBlack   = "\033[30m"
diff --git a/log/formatting_windows.go b/log/formatting_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2889321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/formatting_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package log
+
+import (
+	"github.com/Safing/portbase/utils/osdetail"
+)
+
+const (
+	rightArrow = ">"
+	leftArrow  = "<"
+)
+
+const (
+	// colorBlack   = "\033[30m"
+	colorRed = "\033[31m"
+	// colorGreen   = "\033[32m"
+	colorYellow  = "\033[33m"
+	colorBlue    = "\033[34m"
+	colorMagenta = "\033[35m"
+	colorCyan    = "\033[36m"
+	// colorWhite   = "\033[37m"
+)
+
+var (
+	colorsSupported bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	colorsSupported = osdetail.EnableColorSupport()
+}
+
+func (s severity) color() string {
+	if colorsSupported {
+		switch s {
+		case DebugLevel:
+			return colorCyan
+		case InfoLevel:
+			return colorBlue
+		case WarningLevel:
+			return colorYellow
+		case ErrorLevel:
+			return colorRed
+		case CriticalLevel:
+			return colorMagenta
+		default:
+			return ""
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func endColor() string {
+	if colorsSupported {
+		return "\033[0m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/log/output.go b/log/output.go
index ae50f30..02225e7 100644
--- a/log/output.go
+++ b/log/output.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func writeLine(line *logLine) {
 
 func startWriter() {
 	shutdownWaitGroup.Add(1)
-	fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s ▶ BOF%s", InfoLevel.color(), time.Now().Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), endColor()))
+	fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s %s BOF%s", InfoLevel.color(), time.Now().Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), rightArrow, endColor()))
 	go writer()
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func writer() {
 				case line = <-logBuffer:
 					writeLine(line)
 				case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
-					fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s ◀ EOF%s", InfoLevel.color(), time.Now().Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), endColor()))
+					fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s %s EOF%s", InfoLevel.color(), time.Now().Format("060102 15:04:05.000"), leftArrow, endColor()))
 					return
 				}
 			}